Opening film | The Buckingham Murders by Hansal Mehta |
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Closing film | Priscilla by Sofia Coppola |
Location | Mumbai, India |
Awards | Golden Gateway Award: Against the Tide by Sarvnik Kaur |
Directors | Anupama Chopra |
Artistic director | Deepti Dcunha |
Festival date | Opening: 27 October 2023 Closing: 5 November 2023 |
Website | www |
The 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 and Regal Cinema serving as the screening venue partners.[3][4]
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 in the South Asia Competition at the festival.[2]