MUMBAI: The 13th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), which begins from 12 December in Thiruvananthapuram, will be screening approximately 186 films across 14 categories.

While 14 films, including two Malayalam films, will be screened in the competition section, approximately 56 films from 28 countries will be screened in the world cinema section.

Films by Argentine Director Fernando Birri, Israeli director Amos Gitai and African Director Idrissa Ouedraogo will be screened in the retrospective section.

Also, 40 films, including short films and documentaries, will be included in the festival.

This year’s country in focus will be Russia and five films will be screened under this section.