Opening film | Moothon by Geetu Mohandas |
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Closing film | Saand Ki Aankh by Tushar Hiranandani |
Location | Mumbai, India |
Awards | India Gold: Eeb Allay Ooo! by Prateek Vats International Competition: Honeyland by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska |
Directors | Anupama Chopra |
Artistic director | Smriti Kiran |
Festival date | Opening: 17 October 2019 Closing: 24 October 2019 |
Website | www |
The MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival (full title: "Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star") took place between 17 and 24 October 2019 in Mumbai, India.[1] It was the only edition of the festival during which actor Deepika Padukone served as the chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI).[2]
Over 220 films were screened in this edition of the festival, spread out across eight venues located in both the city's Suburban and City districts.[1]
It was also the final edition of the festival to host the India Gold and International competitions, which were replaced with the South Asia Competition in 2023.[3] In the India Gold competition, Eeb Allay Ooo! by Prateek Vats won the Golden Gateway Award, while Bombay Rose by Geetanjali Rao won the Silver Gateway Award. In the International Competition, the Golden Gateway Award went to Honeyland by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska, while the Silver Gateway Award went to Buoyancy by Rodd Rathjen.[4]
During this edition, the festival bestowed the Excellence in Cinema Award to veteran Indian actor Deepti Naval and Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles.[5]