Organisers of the 31st International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), scheduled to be held from December 11-18 in Thiruvananthapuram, have announced the official film selections. The selections include the Mammootty-Adoor Gopalakrishnan film Padayaatra, which is set to hit theatres on December 4. The film is part of the International Competition category. The categories also include Malayalam Cinema Today, Indian Cinema Now and the latest addition, Critics' Discovery.

While a total of 14 films have been picked in the International Competition section, 12 have been selected in Malayalam Cinema Today and seven in Indian Cinema Today segments. The newly introduced Critics' Discovery category features five films.

Apart from Padayaatra, the International Competition also has Leo Thaddeus' Chevittorma/The Soul Whisperer from Malayalam. Two Tamil films — Members of the Problematic Family and Selvi — are also part of this section. The other titles are from China, Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uruguay and Bangladesh.

Dinjith Ayyathan's critically acclaimed mystery thriller Eko is part of the Malayalam Cinema Today segment. It also includes A Duck Tale, Ottanjaavalmaram, Domestic Circus, Metro Paramo, Leftover, Mosco, Not a Cinema, Ekadesham/Principle The Uncertainty, Kallalan, Rivo Rukaiah, Trace of Wind.

Hunter's Moon/Kaati Ri Raati, Master Bantoo/Ustad Bantoo, Urmi, An Evening Ballad/Mwnabili, The Ink Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb, Whispers of the Shadow/Nashon, and Pikna feature in the Indian Cinema Today category.

Vasara/The Chosen Day, Tharkam, Nebula, Ezhu Niramulla Swapnam/Spetacular Every Colour Has Its Dream, and Sudeeptham are the five films featuring in the Critics Discovery section.