New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Thirty-one films scheduled to be screened at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), which begins in Thiruvananthapuram on September 25, are yet to receive screening clearance from the ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B), three days before the festival.

The festival's Instagram account said the ministry had denied screening permission to the 31 films. However, I&B through their X account clarified that permission hasn't been denied, but that they asked the organisers to provide more detailed information about six films and a few others have been sent to sectoral authorities for review.

"Permission has not been denied to any film for screening in the 18th International D...