A film festival being organised as part of the 51st state conference of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) will be held in Kottayam on Thursday. Films including ‘Pather Panchali’, ‘Meghe Dhaka Tara’, ‘Antarjali Jatra’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Ankur’, ‘Ek Doctor Ki Maut’, ‘Swayamvaram’, ‘Vasthuhara’, ‘Vanaprastham’, ‘Ghatashraddha’, ‘Nayakan’ and ‘36 Chowringhee Lane’ will be screened until September 27 at the Press Club hall.
The state conference will be formally launched by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on September 28. Ministers Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, K C Joseph and LDF convener Vaikom Viswan will participate.
The conference will conclude on September 29 and the valedictory function will be inaugurated by the Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan. Union Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs K V Thomas and Finance Minister K M Mani will attend.