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The Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) was born of a dream of promoting meaningful cinema in a city that prides itself on being India's Film Capital.MAMI strives to increase the awareness of film beyond it being a source of entertainment. The International Film Festival Mumbai (IFFM), India's only Independent Film Festival, is a tribute to the glorious city of Mumbai, and is a commitment made by MAMI to introduce and expand Mumbaikar's horizon to include the latest trends in international cinema. It has a captive audience of 5000 delegates.
The 10th IFFM will be held from March 6-13, 2008 and will screen 100 films from 40 countries.
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, MAMI introduces, for the first time, a contest for Mumbai's filmmakers.
Dimensions Mumbai:
To celebrate its 10th year, the International Film Festival of Mumbai, introduces an exciting new initiative - Dimensions Mumbai, a competition of short films on the city.
The competition invites five-minute films on any aspect of Mumbai; it is open to film and media professionals and students from the city. The age of the participants should be 25 years or less.
There is an attractive cash prize of Rs 1 lakh for the best film
The first runner-up will win Rs.30,000 and the second, Rs.20,000
The short-listed films will be screened during the IFFM
The last date for receiving entries is February 23, 2008.
email: mamidimensions@gmail.com
10th International Film Festival, Mumbai,
Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image
Rajkamal Studio,
S. S. Rao Road, Parel
Mumbai 400 012,
www.iff-mumbai.org
Trustees of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image:
Shyam Benegal (Chairman), Govind Swarup, Kiran Shantaram, Manmohan Shetty, Ramesh Sippy, Amit Khanna, Govind Nihalani, Jaya Bachchan, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Yash Chopra, Bobby Bedi, Karan Johar
