Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image

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Mumbai Academy of Moving Image
AbbreviationMAMI
Formation1996
TypeNot for profit
Legal statusTrust
HeadquartersMumbai, India
Region served
India
Chairperson
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Festival Director
Anupama Chopra
Artistic Director
Deepti Dcunha
Websitewww.mumbaifilmfestival.com

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]

MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
LocationMumbai, India
Founded27 November 1997; 26 years ago (1997-11-27)
Most recentJio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023
Websitewww.mumbaifilmfestival.com Edit this at Wikidata
For the festival for documentary, short and animation Films, see Mumbai International Film Festival.

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 and eventually cancelled. The 22nd edition of the film festival 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 next edition of the festival is scheduled for 19th to 24th October 2024.

Awards[1][edit]

The following prizes are awarded to the feature-length films screening at the festival:
Golden Gateway Award: Films screening in the India Gold section are eligible for this award. It includes a trophy plus a cash prize of INR 15,00,000*. The cash prize is to be equally shared by the director(s) & producer(s). Silver Gateway Award: Films screening in the India Gold section are eligible for this award. It includes a trophy plus a cash prize of INR 8,00,000*. The cash prize is to be equally shared by the director(s) & producer(s). Best Female Filmmaker: Films screening in the India Gold and Spotlight sections are eligible for this award. It includes a trophy plus a cash prize of INR 5,00,000*. The cash prize is to be equally shared by the director(s). Audience Choice Award: Films screening in the World Cinema section are eligible for this award. This includes a trophy plus a cash prize of INR 10,00,000*. The cash prize is to be equally shared by the director(s).
The following prizes are awarded to the short-length films screening at the festival:
Golden Gateway Award: Films screening in the City Shorts Mumbai section are eligible for this award. It includes a trophy plus a cash prize of INR 1,00,000*. The cash prize is to be equally shared by the director(s). Silver Gateway Award: Films screening in the City Shorts Mumbai section are eligible for this award. It includes a trophy plus a cash prize of INR 50,000*. The cash prize is to be equally shared by the director(s).

Board of Trustees [2][edit]

MAMI is chaired by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The other Trustees of MAMI are:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image - Awards Site". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image - Trustees Site". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

External links[edit]

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