The state government is to set up a permanent venue for conducting the popular International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). As per the State minister for Education and Culture M A Baby, a government appointed committee headed by film maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, had recently submitted its report on the matter, which also proposes to start a Film Institute, a video park and film archive by Kerala Chalachithra Academy.

The government is also considering the demand for increasing subsidy of Rs four lakh, given by Chalachitra Academy for Malayalam films produced in state-owned 'Chitranjali' studio.