The Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival with Star is organized by Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), a non-profit trust that aims to foster a culture of good cinema in the country by bringing the best of films and talent the world has to offer. The Festival announced its lineup, brimming over with 220 films, from 49 countries, filmed in 51 languages, at its annual press conference held t at JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai.
With the Board of Trustees – Anurag Kashyap, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Rohan Sippy, Ajay Bijli and Kaustubh Dhavse
Joined by MAMI Co-chairperson Kiran Rao, Festival Director Anupama Chopra and Creative Director Smriti Kiran
Over 220 films, 49 countries, 51 languages including features, documentaries, short films to be screened at the festival.
The Hungry, Mukkabaaz (The Brawler) & Omerta will Asia Premiere at the Festival
The Festival runs from 12th – 18th October 2017 across 7 prominent venues in Mumbai. The curtain opens on the festival on the 12th of October with Anurag Kashyap’s film Mukkabaaz (The Brawler), at the iconic Liberty Cinema.
Jio MAMI with Star, Festival Co-chairperson, Ms. Kiran Rao said, “ This year our attempt has been to go deeper, to strengthen and consolidate our programming that we have created over the last two years rather than spread ourselves horizontally. Our endeavor is to change and shape the cinema around us, in the city and to do that we have to engage more deeply in order to that we have started an year round programme which really has been a great success, we have had 24 events since the year began and all of them have been well attended. The masterclasses, workshops, in-depth conversations with filmmakers have added a great deal to peoples’ engagement with cinema through the year and also it helped the academy become not just once a year presence but a continuing sustained conversation with our audiences.”
As usual, the festival will host filmmakers from around the world. One of the aims of the festival is to get as many voices out there from diverse cinema cultures as possible and therefore countries that have had a rare presence at MAMI like Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Slovenia, Senegal and Iceland have films playing at the festival this year. Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival with Star received over 850 entries for the movies. The Programmers, curators, selection committee members picked a diverse slate of films.
Commenting on the Jio MAMI with Star, Festival Director, Ms. Anupama Chopra said, “ It’s been an honour to be a part of this Festival. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful partners for their unparalleled support without which we wouldn’t have been able to put up such an amazing line-up all through the year. I strongly believe that good films make us into better people and I am confident that the Festival will bridge gaps between cultures and communities world over.”
Board member & Director Mr. Anurag Kashyap whose film also opens the festival this year said, “I am not only excited but elated that Mukkabaaz has been chosen to open at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star. I think MAMI is a great platform for filmmakers across the city and the country. MAMI has really transformed a lot of fortunes, especially for the regional first time Indian filmmakers. MAMI has such an incredible list of movies world over and most importantly it gives people a chance to discover these amazing films at MAMI. With so much talent and cinema that comes down to India, MAMI becomes that one place where everyone can catch up on their film binge-watching of international and Indian cinema.”
Jio MAMI with Star, Creative Director, Smriti Kiran said, “The idea behind the academy and the festival is to create value and not just tick boxes. To fill chasms and build bridges where currently there are none. We want to revive the culture of conversation by offering the audience the opportunity to engage with an array of filmmakers while highlighting different aspects of filmmaking. This year, we have deepened the engagement and strengthened our verticals through the Year Round Programme. I’m really excited and I am convinced that it’s going to be really fun and accessible to every movie-lover and I urge each and everyone to visit the festival and immerse themselves in the movie-mania.”
Siddharth Roy Kapur, Member MAMI Board of Trustees, said, “This festival is all about positive and creative energies coming together from Kiran, Anupama and Smriti, who actually run the festival and to all the board of members and trustees who are responsible for providing all the support to the creative community, in the city and around the rest of the country. Its incredible to see the strides that MAMI has made in the last couple of years. I would like to congratulate the entire MAMI team and I want them to know that they will always have my support.”
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