Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023

Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023
Opening filmThe Buckingham Murders by Hansal Mehta
Closing filmPriscilla by Sofia Coppola
LocationMumbai, India
AwardsGolden Gateway Award: Against the Tide by Sarvnik Kaur
DirectorsAnupama Chopra
Artistic directorDeepti Dcunha
Festival dateOpening: 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27)
Closing: 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Websitewww.mumbaifilmfestival.com
Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image
21st
22nd (cancelled)

The Jio 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]

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 serving as the screening venue partner.[3]

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 at the festival.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Ramachandran, Naman (2023-11-04). "'Against The Tide,' 'The Monk And The Gun' Among Mumbai Film Festival Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2023-08-25). "Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Sets Hub, Revives Market: 'We Are Coming Back Bigger and With an Expanded Vision' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-24.