MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023

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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023
Opening film The Buckingham Murders by Hansal Mehta
Closing film Priscilla by Sofia Coppola
Location Mumbai, India
AwardsGolden Gateway Award: Against the Tide by Sarvnik Kaur
Directors Anupama Chopra
Artistic directorDeepti Dcunha
Festival dateOpening: 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27)
Closing: 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Website www.mumbaifilmfestival.com
MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
21st
22nd (cancelled)

The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 took place between 27 October and 5 November 2023 in Mumbai, India. [1] It was the first in-person edition of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was also the final edition with Anupama Chopra serving as the Festival Director. Indian-American filmmaker Mira Nair was named the Head of Jury for the South Asia Competition. [2]

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Over 250 films were screened during this edition of the festival, with the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre serving as the festival hub, and PVR INOX and Regal Cinema serving as the screening venue partners. [3] [4]

The documentary Against the Tide, directed by filmmaker Sarvnik Kaur, won the Golden Gateway Award, while the feature film Bahadur: The Brave by Diwa Shah won the Silver Gateway Award in the South Asia Competition at the festival. [2]

Background

Following the 21st edition of the festival ("Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star"), the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the in-person hosting of the 22nd Mumbai Film Festival in 2020. The in-person event was postponed to 2021, then March 2022, and was eventually cancelled due to 'logistical and financial challenges'. [5]

A number of filmmakers whose films had been chosen for the 22nd edition of the festival protested the cancellation of the event and demanded in-person screenings of their films. [6] However, films from the official selection for this edition of the Mumbai Film Festival were eventually screened online from 24 February to 16 March 2022, in partnership with Shift72. [7]

In February 2023, it was announced that the film festival would be returning as an in-person event later that year, backed by long-standing title partner Jio. [8] This was notably the first edition of the festival to not have the edition number in its title, using the year of the festival instead.

The main competition for this year was limited to filmmakers from South Asian countries (excluding Pakistan [9] ) and the South Asian diaspora. [1]

This edition of the festival, which spanned 10 days, also featured more screening venues than previous editions of the festival, expanding from mainstay venues in Andheri, Juhu, Bandra, and Colaba, to multiplexes in Ghatkopar, Malad, and Goregaon. [10]

Opening and closing ceremonies

The festival's opening ceremony took place on 27 October at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre. It was attended by stars from across Indian film industries, including MAMI chairperson Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who presented the Excellence in Cinema Award (International) award to Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. [11] Indian director Mani Ratnam received the Excellence in Cinema (South Asia) award. [12]

In the opening ceremony, Chopra Jonas championed female filmmakers, describing their contribution to cinema as "unparalleled". The Buckingham Murders by Hansal Mehta was screened during the opening ceremony. [11]

The closing ceremony was held on 3 November, and was hosted by India-based French actor Kalki Koechlin. The South Asia Competition Jury awarded the Golden Gateway Award to Against the Tide by Sarvnik Kaur, a documentary about the Koli fishing community in Mumbai. The jury also awarded the Silver Gateway Award to Bahadur: The Brave by Diwa Shah, a feature film about Nepali migrant workers in India; and the Special Jury Award was given to Agra by Kanu Behl. [13]

Priscilla by Sofia Coppola was screened during the closing ceremony. Although the closing ceremony marked the end of the festival's main programming, the most popular titles of the festival continued to be screened on 4 and 5 November. [13]

Juries

The following juries were constituted for this edition of the festival: [14]

South Asia Competition

Dimensions Mumbai

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films

NETPAC Award

Film Critics Guild Gender Sensitivity Award

Programmes

The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 was organised into the following sections: [14]

Awards

South Asia Competition

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Film

Dimensions Mumbai

Film Critics Guild Gender Sensitivity Award

IMDb Audience Choice Award

Best Book on Cinema Award

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