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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 Shivendra Singh Dungarpur serves as the interim Festival Director.
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Abbreviation | MAMI |
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Formation | 1997 |
Type | Not for profit |
Legal status | Trust |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Region served | India |
Chairperson | Priyanka Chopra Jonas |
Website | www |
Apart from the film festival, MAMI also organises the Year Round Programme, under which MAMI holds screenings and talks throughout the year (physical and virtual).
Director Shyam Benegal was the first chairperson of MAMI starting with the 1999 edition of the festival and he remained the chairperson through the 2014 edition of the festival. In 2015, he was replaced by director Kiran Rao,[1] who was convinced to become the chairperson by the then-new festival director Anupama Chopra.[2]
In 2019, Kiran Rao stepped down as chairperson and was replaced by actor Deepika Padukone,[3] who was then replaced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas in 2021.[4]
Location | Mumbai, India |
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Founded | 27 November 1997 |
Most recent | 2023 |
Directors | Shivendra Singh Dungarpur (Interim) |
Artistic director | Deepti DCunha |
Language | International (with English subtitles) |
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 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 stated vision is to celebrate cinema by hosting the annual international film festival in Mumbai, widely regarded as India's film and entertainment capital.
In 2015, board member Anupama Chopra became the Festival Director, replacing Srinivasan Narayanan.[2] Chopra would go on to remain the Festival Director through the 2023 edition of the festival.
The 22nd edition of the festival was originally scheduled to take place in 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] It was then cancelled in 2021 due to 'logistical and financial challenges'.[6] Ultimately, the 22nd edition was held exclusively online in February and March of 2022.[7]
The festival returned as a 10-day physical event in October and November 2023.[8] The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 introduced the South Asia Competition, inviting films from filmmakers of South Asia (with the exception of Pakistan[9]) and the South Asian diaspora. Over 250 films were screened during this edition of the festival, with the opening film being Hansal Mehta's The Buckingham Murders and the closing film being Sofia Coppola's Priscilla.[10]
The upcoming edition of the festival is scheduled for 19 to 24 October 2024.[11] On 12 June 2024, MAMI announced that Anupama Chopra has stepped down as the Festival Director, with fellow board member Shivendra Singh Dungarpur taking over as interim Festival Director.[12]
MAMI is chaired by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The other trustees of MAMI are:[13]
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