The 18th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF )will be held from 15th to 21st of this month in Mumbai. Apart from Films Division- NFDC in Mumbai, MIFF screenings will also be held in Delhi (Siri Fort Auditorium), Chennai (Tagore Film Centre), Pune (NFAI auditorium) and Kolkata (SRFTI Auditorium).
A record number of 1 thousand 18 films were submitted for the competition sections. 102 films have been selected by the 3 Selection Committees of eminent film experts for the International and National competition sections. A total 314 films from 59 countries across 61 languages are there in the MIFF programming this year. There will be 8 world premieres, 5 international premieres, 18 Asia premieres and 21 India Premieres.
Opening film of 18th MIFF will be “Billy & Molly, an Otter Love Story”. It will host 20 masterclasses, in-conversations and panel discussions with industry luminaries such as filmmakers Santosh Sivan, Audrius Stonys, Ketan Mehta, Richie Mehta, T.S Nagabharana, Georges Schwizgebel and others.
