The 23rd IFFK was held from 7 December 2018 to 13 December 2018 . This edition was initially cancelled due to heavy flooding across parts of Kerala . However , it was later decided to conduct the festival on a limited scale . The opening film was Todos lo Saben by Asghar Farhadi . The international jury was chaired by Iranian director Majid Majidi
heavy flooding
2018 Kerala floods
International Film Festival of Kerala