MTIFF's mission is to foreground the importance of film and its impact on social change and promote the work of filmmakers as agents of social change.
The festival showcases the world’s best filmmakers as well as provides a platform for new talent from around the world to launch their work.
The Kerala Museum has a 35-year long track record as a non-governmental initiative providing authentic learning experiences in history, fine arts and performing arts. Today the Museum is a vibrant arts venue powered by in-house curations, collaborations with other arts-based organizations and participatory audiences.
The Museum is managed by the Madhavan Nayar Foundation. Its core objective is to provide interactive, engaging and experiential arts-based learning that places the understanding of the individual within the larger context of community and history. Through its programs, it aims to actualize the potential of the “Museum as an instrument of social change” thereby impacting critical thinking, tolerance towards the world around us and better citizenship.
The Kerala Museum Film Society is called the Museum Talkies. It holds screenings, discussions and meet and greet sessions with film persons and film buffs.
AWARDS BY JURY ARE AS FOLLOWS
-BEST CATEGORY AWARDS-
For Feature Films
Audience Choice Category
Best International Feature Film
Best Indian Feature Film
Best Children’s Feature Film
Best Student Feature Film
Best Documentary Feature Film
-BEST CATEGORY AWARDS-
For Short Films
Audience Choice Category
Best International Short Film
Best Indian Short Film
Best Children’s Short Film
Best Student Short Film
Best Short Documentary
-BEST SPECIAL CATEGORIES AWARDS-
Best Animated Feature Film
Best Animated Short
Best Documentary Film on Intangible Heritage of India
Best Installation Film
Best New Media
Best Experimental Film
Best Fantastic/Science Fiction Film
Best Film made by Women
Best Film on Women and Women’s Issues
Best Film on Gender
Best Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife
-BEST INDIVIDUAL AWARDS-
Best Director Feature Film
Best Director Short Film
Best Debut Filmmaker- Feature Film
Best Debut Filmmaker- Short Film
Best Cinematography- Feature Film
Best Cinematography- Short Film
Best Editing- Feature Film
Best Editing- Short Film
Best Original Score- Feature Film
Best Original Score- Short Film
Best Sound Designing- Feature Film
Best Sound Designing- Short Film
Best Actor- Feature Film
Best Actor- Short Film
Best Actress- Feature Film
Best Actress- Short Film
Best Supporting Actor- Feature Film
Best Supporting Actor- Short Film
Best Supporting Actress- Feature Film
Best Supporting Actress- Short Film
Best Poster
Best Trailer