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Kerala film festival organisers say 31 films denied screening nod by Centre

Hindustan Times and The Indian Express describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Kerala film festival organisers say 31 films denied screening nod by Centre.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘No reason given’: Keralam govt claims 31 films ‘denied’ screening at documentary and fil...". The center frames it as "Kerala film festival organisers say 31 films denied screening nod by Centre".
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Left / center-left‘No reason given’: Keralam govt claims 31 films ‘denied’ screening at documentary and film festival

Hindustan Times · Center-left · News report

CenterKerala film festival organisers say 31 films denied screening nod by Centre

The Indian Express · Center · News report

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Hindustan TimesNews report · Sep 21, 5:47 AM

‘No reason given’: Keralam govt claims 31 films ‘denied’ screening at documentary and film festival

Despite not needing a censor certificate, these films require screening approval, which remains uncommunicated from the ministry.

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