Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image
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| Abbreviation | MAMI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1997 |
| Type | Not for profit |
| Legal status | Trust |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Region served | India |
Chairperson | Priyanka Chopra Jonas |
Festival Director | Anupama Chopra |
Artistic Director | Deepti DCunha |
| Website | www |
The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) is a public trust that organises the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival in the city of Mumbai, India. Actor, producer and author Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the chairperson of the trust while Anupama Chopra serves as the Festival Director.
MAMI Mumbai Film Festival[edit]
| Location | Mumbai, India |
|---|---|
| Founded | 27 November 1997 |
| Most recent | Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 |
| Website | www |
The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (formerly known as the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival) is organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, which was founded by a group of Indian film industry stalwarts in 1997 and was conceived and created with the aim to "engage film lovers from all walks of life, and to foster an ideal climate of good cinema across the country by presenting the best of global and Indian cinema". The Academy’s vision is to celebrate cinema by hosting the annual international film festival in Mumbai, India's film and entertainment capital.
Over the course of its history, the festival has been host to film talent such as Fernando Meirelles, Ari Aster, Darren Aronofsky, Ava DuVernay, Sean Baker, John Madden and Lucrecia Martel. The festival programmes Indian and international films, and also maintains the Year Round Programme under which MAMI holds screenings and talks throughout the year (physical and virtual).
The 2020 edition of the festival was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but was eventually cancelled. The 22nd edition was held exclusively online in February and March of 2022.
The festival returned as a 10-day physical event in October and November 2023. The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 introduced the South Asia Competition, inviting films from filmmakers of South Asia and the South Asian diaspora, with the exception of Pakistan.
The upcoming edition of the festival is scheduled for 19th to 24th October 2024.[1]
Programmes[edit]
The various sections of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival change with every edition of the festival. The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 was organised into the following sections[2]:
- South Asia Competition
- Focus South Asia
- Icons: South Asia
- Gala Premieres
- World Cinema
- Filmmakers' Programme
- After Dark
- Dimensions Mumbai
- Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films
- Play
- Marathi Talkies
- Restored Classics
- Restrospective
- Tributes
- Recap
Juries[edit]
The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 had the following juries[2]:
- South Asia Competition Jury – Mira Nair (Head of Jury), David Michôd, Edouard Waintrop, Isabel Sandoval
- Dimensions Mumbai Jury – Anvita Dutt, Shahana Goswami, Shriya Pilgaonkar
- Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films Jury – Anurag Kashyap, Paolo Bertolin, Sobhita Dhulipala
- NETPAC Jury – Gulnara Abikeyeva (Head of Jury), Latika Padgaonkar, Nashen Moodley
- Film Critics Guild Jury – Bharathi Pradhan (Head of Jury), Aditya Shrikrishna, Stutee Ghosh
Awards[edit]
The following awards were presented at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023[3]:
- South Asia Competition
- Golden Gateway Award
- Silver Gateway Award
- Special Jury Prize
- Rashid Irani Young Critics Choice Award
- NETPAC Award
- Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Film
- Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Film for Best Film
- Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Film for Best Actor
- Dimensions Mumbai
- Dimensions Mumbai Gold Award
- Dimensions Mumbai Silver Award
- Other Sections
- Film Critics Guild Gender Sensitivity Award
- IMDb Audience Choice Award
- Lights Camera Impact Award presented by Civic Studios
- Non-film Awards
- Book Award for Excellence in Writing on Cinema
- Rashid Irani Best Young Critic Award
Board of Trustees[edit]
MAMI is chaired by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The other trustees of MAMI are[4]:
- Nita M. Ambani
- Anupama Chopra
- Ajay Bijli
- Anand Mahindra
- Anjali Menon
- Farhan Akhtar
- Isha Ambani
- Kabir Khan
- Kaustubh Dhavse
- Rana Daggubati
- Riteish Deshmukh
- Rohan Sippy
- Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
- Siddharth Roy Kapur
- Vikramaditya Motwane
- Vishal Bhardwaj
- Zoya Akhtar
References[edit]
- ^ "Film Submission | MAMI Mumbai Film Festival". mami.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Festival Catalogue | MAMI Mumbai Film Festival". mami.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "MAMI Mumbai Film Festival: Future of Cinema in the Heart of Bollywood". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image - Trustees Site". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.