Glimpses of the opening of MAMI Film Festival 2018
The Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image hosts its 20th Annual Film Festival this year.
The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) is a public trust that aims to showcase world cinema in an annual film festival. This year, the trust hosts its 20th film festival. The following images are from the opening day event. (Photo | Instagram/Mumbaifi
The MAMI trust, which was founded by director Hrishikesh Mukherjee, is now chaired by director-producer Kiran Rao. IN PIC: Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
The main aim of the film festival was to bring good cinema from around the world to the Indian audience. IN PIC: Kalki Koechlin (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
This year, the festival will open with the Vasan Bala film 'Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota'. The film also featured in Toronto Film Festival a few months ago. IN PIC: Radhika Apte (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
Isha and Anant Ambani, children of co-chairperson of MAMI Nita Ambani (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
The closing film of the festival would be Widows, directed by Steve McQueen. Anil Kapoor and director Zoya Akhtar (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
The MAMI trust this year have planned to pay a special tribute to actor Sridevi, who passed away in Febraury this year. IN PIC: Model Diana Penty (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
Dulquer Salmaan at the opening ceremony of the MAMI film festival. (Photo | Facebook/JioMAMIwithStar)
Jacqueline Fernandez at the opening ceremony of the MAMI film festival. (Photo | Facebook/JioMAMIwithStar)
American film director Sean Baker at the opening ceremony of the MAMI film festival. (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu at the opening ceremony of the MAMI film festival. (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
Shyam Benegal, former chairperson of MAMI, was commemorated for his work in Indian Cinema. The 'Excellence in Cinema' award was presented to him by Aamir Khan. (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
The MAMI Trust also launched a book called 'In The Life of A Film Festival: 20 Years of MAMI' to celebrate 20 years of the festival (Photo | Twitter/JioMAMIwithStar)
