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As the world gets back to its feet after pandemic, MIFF presents perfect opportunity for filmmakers

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Mumbai (India): As the world gets back to its feet after a disruptive pandemic, MIFF presents the perfect opportunity for filmmakers and audiences to share experiences and engage with exciting and thought provoking documentaries, shorts and animation films from the country and around the world, said Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu. In a special message, the Vice President extended his best wishes for MIFF 2022 and hoped that the festival will achieve outstanding success this year.


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“Over the past sixteen editions, MIFF has provided a rich and inspiring space for documentary filmmakers and film lovers to share their passion for the medium and exchange a range of views and ideas. Non feature films can help us understand, reveal and engage with the truth in ways which are unique and enduring”, the Vice President said

The Vice President expressed hope that this edition of MIFF kindles among film lovers a renewed fascination and appreciation towards documentary, short and animation films and also inspires them to be positive change agents in society.


Student Films Packages @ #MIFF2022 to showcase spirit of young talent

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MIFF Campus: Through the cinematic periscope of Mumbai International Film Festival what you see is not just the past or the present but also the beautiful creations of the future. Yes, MIFF 2022 by including special student films package from various reputed institutions is instrumental in nurturing young talent in the field of cinema.


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At the festival, Student Film packages from reputed institutions like National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) Pune, K R Narayanan Film Institute, Kerala will showcase the spirit of budding talent and creativity. Students’ animation documentary films from Myanmar and films from Students’ Animation Film Festival Brazil will add colour and fervour to the collection.


MIFF 2022 will offer young filmmakers an opportunity to meet and interact with industry experts, and to get noticed by various producers, agencies, production houses, critics, key OTT Players, collaborators and even influencers.

Films in Students’ Film Package deals with a plethora of variety subjects like solitude, myths, folk music, nature conservation, Covid pandemic, atrocities against women to mention a few.

Never miss a bunch of innovative films from the following film schools at MIFF 2022

  1. AUROVILLE FILM INSTITUTE - 11 films, 2 hr 30 min.

  2. K R NARAYANAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VISUAL SCIENCE & ARTS (KRNNIVSA) KERALA - 6 films, 1 hr 2 min.

  3. MAHARASHTRA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY ( MIT-ADT ), PUNE 6 films, 2 hr 21 min.

  4. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN ( NID ), AHMEDABAD - 7 films, 2 hr 10 min.

  5. SATYAJIT RAY FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE ( SRFTI ), KOLKATA - 7 films, 1 hr 40 min.

  6. YANGON FILM SCHOOL, MYANMAR - 8 films, 36 min.

Register online for MIFF 2022 at https://miff.in/delegate2022/?cat=ZGVsZWdhdGU=


MIFF 2022 to pay homage to the legendary non-feature filmmakers

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MIFF Campus: The 17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival 2022 (MIFF) keeping up with the tradition will pay homage to the legendary filmmakers of yore whose contribution towards emergence of non-feature films have been immense. In this segment, the forthcoming edition will feature their films and also films made on them.


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The festival will celebrate the films of legendary international filmmakers Cecilia Mangini (Italy), Jacques Drouin (Canada) and Toshio Matsumoto (Japan). The films of Indian legends, Yash Pal Chaudhary, Mukesh Chandra, Paul S. Koli, Raja R Swamy, Nandakumar B. Sadamate, N. Stanley, Bhakti Jagdish Pulekar, Irom Maipa, Chidananda Dasgupta, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Gautam Benegal, Sumitra Bhave, Rahat Yusufi and Ajith Hari will also be screened at the festival.


List of screenings

  • Homage Retrospective of Cecilia Mangini (Italy) - 2 Films, 2hr 12min

  • Homage Retrospective of Irom Maipak (India) - 3 Film

  • Homage Retrospective of Sumitra Bhave (India) - 3 Films, 1hr 48min

  • Homage Retrospective of Yash Pal Chaudhary (India) - 3 Films, 1hr 6min

CENTENARY COMEMMORATIVE SCREENING

Centenary of Chidananda Dasgupta

Homage Retrospective of the Masters of Animation Films

MIFF 2022 shall pay tribute to the departed masters of animation by screening their retrospectives under homage section.

  • Gautam Benegal (India) - 4 Films, 2hrs

  • Jacqies Drouin (Canada) - 2 Films, 47min

  • Toshio Matsumoto (Japan) - 4 Films, 55min

Register online for MIFF 2022 at https://miff.in/delegate2022/?cat=ZGVsZWdhdGU=


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