MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

Also known as: Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival
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MAMI Mumbai Film Festival spotlights South Asian and South Asian diaspora filmmaking alongside world cinema in Mumbai, India. Organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, the festival dates back to 1997. Its programme includes the South Asia Competition for features, Focus South Asia for films of different lengths, international cinema and restored classics. Dimensions Mumbai focuses on five-minute films about the city by filmmakers aged 18–25, while an industry programme addresses the craft and business of filmmaking.

The latest confirmed festival dates are 19–24 October 2024. The organiser lists the 2025 edition as cancelled during restructuring, with dates for a 2026 edition unannounced. Alongside the festival, MAMI Independent is a free weekly screening programme, launched in February 2026, for contemporary independent features, documentaries, shorts and experimental films from India and abroad.

Country

India

Focus

Animation, Documentary, Experimental

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Short

Awards and prizes

For the 2024 edition, South Asia Competition awards include the Golden Gateway Award (INR 2,500,000, shared equally by directors and producers), Silver Gateway Award (INR 1,500,000, shared equally by directors and producers), Special Jury Prize (INR 500,000) and Rashid Irani Young Critics Choice Award (INR 200,000 for producers). These are the published 2024 awards; awards for a later festival edition are not announced.

Festival rules

2024 festival regulations: South Asia Competition accepts features of at least 60 minutes from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka, films substantially shot in South Asia, and work by directors of South Asian descent. South Asia Non-Competition accepts films of all lengths and genres. World Cinema accepts features of at least 60 minutes from any country. South Asian entries must be completed after 1 October 2023; World Cinema entries after 1 November 2023. Selected films require an Indian premiere. Submissions use the online application, an authorised rights holder, a screener and a submission fee. English subtitles are required, including for English-language films. These are the 2024 rules, not an open call for a later edition. MAMI Independent, the year-round programme: films released from 2021 onwards within a five-year eligibility window may apply. Features must run at least 60 minutes; shorts must run under 20 minutes; mid-length films are not accepted. Selected films require a 2K DCP with 5.1, 7.1 or stereo sound. Submissions are free and reviewed by a selection panel.

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