Mumbai: 7th International Film Festival to be held in May

Much awaited by film makers and cineastes in India and abroad, the 17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films (MIFF-2022) will be held from May 29, to June 4, 2022 at the Films Division complex, Mumbai.

Films completed between September 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021, are eligible for entry in MIFF-2022. The Best Documentary of the Festival will receive a Golden Conch and INR 10 lakhs cash award. The winning films in different categories will receive handsome cash awards, Silver Conches, Trophies and Certificates. As India is celebrating "Azadi ka Amrit  Mahotsav",  the current edition has instituted a  special award for Best Short Film on the theme, India@75. The festival will also honour a veteran personality from the Indian non-feature film  fraternity with the prestigious V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award carrying a cash component of INR 10 lakhs, a trophy and citation.

The oldest and largest festival for non-feature films in South Asia, MIFF, organized by Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and supported by Government of Maharashtra, attracts film makers from all over the world. Apart from competition and non-competition sections, interactive sessions like workshops, master classes, open forum and B2B sessions are major highlights of the festival.

The response to the 16th edition of biennial MIFF held in 2020 was overwhelming, signifying a vibrant documentary culture in India and the world. The 16th MIFF received a record 871 entries from India and abroad and was attended by a number of prominent documentary, animation  and short film makers from India and other parts of the world. The grand jury comprised of eminent film personalities from France, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Bulgaria and India.

The on-line entry is open from February 15, 2022, to March 15, 2022, and film makers can log on to www.miff.in or to https://filmfreeway.com/MumbaiInternationalFilmFestival-MIFF for entering films in different competition categories.