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28/05/22 14:57 PM IST

India’s foremost documentary film festival MIFF 2022

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  • The Films Division complex, which also houses the National Museum of Indian Cinema is getting ready to host the 17th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction and Animation films.
About MIFF 2022
  • MIFF, being  one of the reputed documentary film festivals of the world, brings together documentary film makers, film buffs, film critics, broadcasters and OTT platforms and students, who debate and discuss contemporary trends in the documentary field.
  • MIFF 2022 has got an overwhelming response from filmmakers across the world, receiving a whopping 808 film-entries from 30 countries.
  • Out of these, 102 films will be screened under the Competition Category -  35 in international competition and 67 in national competition.  
  • 18 Films will be screened under ‘MIFF Prism Category’
  • The Best Film of the Festival will receive the Golden Conch award, along with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs.
  • In commemoration of Bangladesh’s 50 years of Independence the country has been chosen as the ‘Country of Focus’ this year.
  • A special package of 11 films from Bangladesh including critically acclaimed film Hasina- A Daughter’s Tale will be presented at MIFF 2022.
  • Netflix original series "Mighty Little Bheem: I love Taj Mahal" episode will make its World Premiere at MIFF 2022.
  • The first animation film co-produced by India and Japan ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’, will also have its special screening at MIFF.

Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The coveted Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award that carries a cash award of Rs 10 lakh, Golden Conch and a citation will be  presented to a filmmaker of eminence  for his/her seminal contribution to documentary films will also be presented.
  • This award is instituted in memory of legendary filmmaker V Shantaram, who was closely associated with Films Division as Honorary Chief Producer during the 1950s.
Source- PIB 

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