MAMI Mumbai Film Festival to skip 2025 version, to return subsequent yr

The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, an necessary occasion in cinephiles’ calendar within the metropolis, won’t happen in 2025 and as a substitute return the following yr with a “dynamic imaginative and prescient and a brand new crew”, competition director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur introduced on Monday.

In a put up shared on social media by MAMI’s official deal with, Dungerpur, identified for his in depth work on movie restoration and preservation, requested followers of the competition for his or her “understanding and help.”

“This is to tell you that the 2025 version of MAMI Mumbai Film Festival won’t happen as we’re within the technique of revamping the competition with a dynamic imaginative and prescient and a brand new crew to make sure that the competition returns as a premier showcase for the very best of impartial, regional and basic cinema from India and around the globe.

We are working diligently to reschedule the competition and can announce the brand new dates for the 2026 version as quickly as attainable. Thank you on your understanding and help,” the assertion learn.

Filmmaker Tanuja Chandra mentioned it was unhappy that the competition won’t be there this yr. “It’s a part of the year so many of us have loved. Good wishes for coming back stronger,” she added.

The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI). The competition has been identified for bringing the very best of up to date world cinema and expertise to the town since 1997.