Mitu Bhowmick Lange

Mitu Bhowmick Lange
AM
Mitu Bhowmick Lange with actor Shahid Kapoor at a press conference for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in 2012.
Born
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film producer, Film maker, Director at Mind Blowing Films
Organization(s)Mind Blowing Films
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
SpouseRoy Lange
Children1 daughter
FamilyDavid Lange (father-in-law)
AwardsJill Robb Screen Leadership Award (2017)
Order of Australia (2023)

Mitu Bhowmick Lange AM is an Indian-Australian filmmaker, film producer[1][2] and founder-director of Mind Blowing Films, a film distribution company that focusses on distribution of local content to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.[3][4][5] She is the founder and director of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne,[6] a Victorian government funded annual film festival that started in 2010 and the Victorian Government came on board in 2012.[7] She has also provided line production services for the Hindi films Salaam Namaste (2005), Koi Aap Sa (2005), Chak De India (2007), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Main Aurr Mrs Khanna (2009) and Love Aaj Kal (2009).[8][9] Lange was awarded Jill Robb Screen Leadership Award for 2017 from Film Victoria.[10] Mitu Bhowmik was appointed as a board of member at WIFT Australia in February 2022.[11] Mitu is also a board member at Film Vic Australia[12] and the part of the committee for Natalie Miller Fellowship (NMF).[13] In 2023, Lange received the award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to performing arts through film.[14]

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  2. ^ Ganguly, Aakriti (20 July 2018). "5 Powerful Women Filmmakers Who Are Raising The Bar of Indian Cinema Internationally". India.com.
  3. ^ "VicScreen — Board & Management". VicScreen. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Mitu Bhowmick Lange". Media Diversity Australia. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ Wijekumar, Vyshnavee (1 February 2023). "The Melbourne woman who helped Indian cinema conquer Australia". The Age.
  6. ^ "Film festival a bridge between India and Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Meet the woman behind Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Mitu Bhowmick". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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  9. ^ "Mitu Bhowmick Lange". film.vic.gov.au. 2019.
  10. ^ Grinellj (11 December 2017). "Mitu Bhowmick Lange Becomes The First Indian To Receive The Jill Robb Screen Leadership Award By The Victorian Government In Australia". UrbanAsian.
  11. ^ Staff Writer (16 February 2022). "WIFT Australia appoints five new board members, including chair Liz Tomkins". IF Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  12. ^ "VicScreen — Board & Management". VicScreen. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Who Are We? | Natalie Miller Fellowship | Patrons, Ambassadors, Committee Members". nataliemillerfellowship.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference IFMagazine was invoked but never defined (see the help page).