Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
LocationMelbourne
Founded2010[1]
Most recent2023
AwardsBest of Indian cinema
Websitewww.iffm.com.au

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is an annual festival based in Melbourne founded in 2010.[1][2] It was previously funded by Victoria State Government. It is presented by Film Victoria, and the provider is chosen through a tender process. The current tender provider is Mind Blowing Films, run by Mitu Bhowmick Lange who is the Festival Director of IFFM.[3] The festival has currently been provided with State Government funding until 2018. The goal of the film festival is to showcase Indian cinema to the Australian audience. The festival has streamed Bollywood films, Indie movies, documentaries, regional cinema from India etc. It also organizes short film competitions, dance competitions and a flag hoisting ceremony since it is during the time of Indian Independence day celebrations in Melbourne.[4]

  1. ^ a b Acharya, Mosiqi (9 August 2017). "Meet the woman behind Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Mitu Bhowmick". Special Broadcasting Service.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference VicScreen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Mitu Bhowmick Lange". MPavilion. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. ^ Khandelwal, Priyasha (30 August 2018). "Mitu Bhowmick On Her Journey From Directing Indian TV Shows To Distributing Bollywood Films In Australia". Indian Women Blog - Stories of Indian Women. Retrieved 21 April 2022.