New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- : The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) sparked controversy on Tuesday after reports claimed that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had denied censor exemption to 19 films scheduled for screening at the festival.
However, sources in the ministry clarified that the issue arose due to delays by the festival organisers in submitting the required applications within the stipulated timeframe.
An official from the Ministry said that by Tuesday evening, 178 out of the 187 films submitted for exemption had been cleared for screening, while the window for processing the remaining films had been closed.
"By Tuesday evening, 178 films out of the 187 submitted have been cleared for screening. However,...