The state government will honor the filmmakers who have raised the fame of Kerala at the Cannes Film Festival.  Actors Kani Kushmi, Divyaprabha, Hridhu Haroon and Aziz Nedumangad who won the grant prize for the film ‘All We Imagine As Light’ and Santhosh Sivan, who was awarded the Pier Ongjanyu Excellence in Cinematography Award, an award given to the best cinematographers at the international level by the Mela.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the ceremony and present the gifts at the Symphony Hall of Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, June 13 at 3 pm.  Culture Minister Saji Cherian presided over the function
Ministers V. Sivankutty, G.R.  Anil, VK Prashanth MLA, Mayor Arya Rajendran, Culture Department Additional Chief Secretary Rajan N.  Khobragade IAS will deliver the valedictory address.  KSFDC Chairman Shaji N.  Karun, Cultural Workers Welfare Board Chairman Madhupal, Cultural Department Director N.  Maya IFS, Vice Chairman Prem Kumar and Secretary C. Ajoy will attend.  Santhosh Sivan, Kani Kasumi, Divyaprabha, Hridhu Haroon and Aziz Nedumangad will deliver the reply speech.

Prakash Ullyeri’s instrumental music program ‘Divine Fingers on Keyboard’ will start at 2.30 before the ceremony.  The event is organized by the Kerala State Film Academy and the Film Development Corporation under the leadership of the Department of Culture.  Representatives of film organizations and cultural workers will participate in the event.

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Courtesy: Kerala chalachithra Academy