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Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image
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| Abbreviation | MAMI |
|---|---|
| Type | Not for profit |
| Legal status | Trust |
| Location |
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Region served | India |
Chairperson | Priyanka Chopra Jonas |
The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) is a public trust that organizes the annual international film festival in Mumbai known as the Mumbai Film Festival (MFF). Actress Deepika Padukone was the former chairperson of the trust.
Film festival[edit]
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Mumbai Film Festival (mumbaifilmfestival.com) is an International film festival held in Mumbai each year. Organized by MAMI, the festival previews new films of all genres from around the world with a range of Competitions and Showcase categories. [1][2]
The 20th edition of the film festival was held from 25 October 2018 to 1 November 2018.[3] The 21st edition of the festival is scheduled to be held on 17 October 2019.[needs update]
Awards[edit]
- International competition for the first feature films of directors[4]
- This selection aims to attract fresh talent to the festival. The competition is open to debut filmmakers from all over the world.
- Dimensions Mumbai
- A short film competition of five-minute duration or less in any format by the Youth of Mumbai below the age of twenty five, on any aspect of this bustling metropolis, Mumbai.
- Harmony celebrate age
- This competition aspires to encourage filmmakers from all over the world to look at the spice, fun, adventure and concerns of growing older.
- World cinema[5]
- World Cinema showcases the best cinema of the year which are selected from important global film festivals.
- Above the cut
- Films in this category screens a package of debut feature films which could not be accommodated in the International Competition.
- Retrospectives
- Films in this selection present films from the past.
- Indian frame
- Features the very best of Indian Cinema from all regions of the country.
- New faces in Indian cinema
- Screens first and second feature films of Indian directors to provide a platform for emerging Indian filmmakers.
- The real reel
- Showcases award-winning and critically acclaimed feature length documentaries which carry strong opinions on issues concerning social lives, human nature and many other topics.
- Film India worldwide
- The global face of Indian cinema, which has gone beyond reflecting diaspora.
Notable participants[edit]
MAMI is chaired by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra. The other Trustees of MAMI are:
- Ashutosh Gowarikar, director (Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film for Lagaan)
- Jaya Bachchan, actress
- Amol Palekar, actor-director
- Shabana Azmi, actress
- Amit Khanna, producer, lyricist and Chairman of Reliance Entertainment
- Farhan Akhtar, director
- Anupama Chopra, film critic and festival director of MAMI
Former Trustees of MAMI[edit]
- Yash Chopra, producer and director
- Karan Johar, producer and director
References[edit]
- ↑ "Screening schedule of 12th Mumbai Film Festival". Bollywood Hungama.
- ↑ "Mumbai Film Festival". Mumbaifilmfest.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "JioMAMI Mumbai Film Festival unveils its line-up : Bollywood, News". India Today. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ "Mumbai Film Festival". Mumbaifilmfest.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ "Mumbai Film Festival". Mumbaifilmfest.com. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
External links[edit]
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}}- Bombay International Film Festival at IMDb
- List of Mumbai Film Festival awards