17th Mumbai International Film Festival to be held from May 29-June 5

MIFF is one of the oldest and largest non-feature film festivals in South Asia, which had 871 entries from India and abroad last year

NEW DELHI: The 17th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) of documentaries, short fiction, and animation films will be held from May 29 to June 5 at Mumbai’s Films Division Complex, the Union information and broadcasting ministry announced. The entries for the festival will open from Tuesday.

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The ministry said films completed between September 1, 2019, and December 31, 2021, are eligible for entry. “The Best Documentary at the Festival will receive a Golden Conch and ₹10 lakhs as cash price. Since India is currently celebrating [75 years of independence] Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, in this year’s MIFF edition, a special award will be awarded the best short film on the theme ‘India@75’,” it said in a statement.

An unnamed personality from the Indian non-feature film fraternity will be honoured at the festival and presented V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award with a cash price of ₹10 lakhs, a trophy, and a citation.

MIFF is one of the oldest and largest non-feature film festivals in South Asia. There were 871 entries from India and abroad at the festival last year.