Mumbai Film Festival

Mumbai Film Festival (mumbaifilmfestival.com) is an International film festival held in Mumbai each year. Organized by the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI), the festival previews new films of all genres from around the world with a range of Competitions and Showcase categories. The 14th Edition of MFF was held from October 18 to 25, 2012.

In 1997, a group of film industry stalwarts headed by late Hrishikesh Mukherjee founded the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image as a not for profit trust with the intention of organizing a renowned annual International Film Festival. MAMI aims to foster a climate of good cinema through the appreciation of good cinema, stripped of the limiting labels of art and commercial which can only come about through exposure to the best of films the world has to offer. The festival is the first step in that direction.

MAMI Board of Trustees clarified in their Mission Statement in 1997, “We feel it is the need of the hour to disseminate and inculcate good cinema among Indian audiences. The only way to achieve this is to celebrate cinema by hosting an international film festival in Mumbai (birth place of Indian Cinema), India 's film and entertainment capital. Mumbai Academy of Moving Image is committed to start Mumbai's first independent international film festival organized by practicing film makers.”

MAMI is chaired by Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal.

The other Trustees of MAMI are:

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