IFFK faces crisis as 19 films, including Battleship Potemkin, denied censor exemption by I&B Ministry, disrupting festival screenings.

IFFK faces crisis as 19 films, including Battleship Potemkin, denied censor exemption by I&B Ministry, disrupting festival screenings.

Four of 19 films at IFFK 2025 have received screening clearance, while 15 await government approval, sparking controversy.

Among the initially blocked titles: Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece Battleship Potemkin, four films about Palestine, and a Spanish film titled Beef.