Curtain Raiser for the first edition of Navi Mumbai International Film Festival to be held from 31st Jan to 2nd Feb

Curtain Raiser for the first edition of Navi Mumbai International Film Festival

Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF) to be held from 31st Jan to 2nd Feb
Marc Baschet to be the Jury Head
Around 40 movies from across the globe to be screened during the course of three days

Mumbai, January 14, 2014: The First Edition of Navi Mumbai International Film Festival(NMIFF)will be held from 31st January to 2nd February 2014 at the DY Patil Auditorium in Nerul. Founded with the idea to showcase the talent & creativity of filmmakers, NMIFF (Navi Mumbai International Film Festival)will give a global exposure to these budding film makers.
Displaying Capt. Samir Walavalkar, Bisharad Basnet, Mr Sachin Khanna, Mr Ashok Purang, and Mr. Salim Arif_Team NMIFF_1.JPG
Navi Mumbai International Film Festival’s impressive lineup of about 40 movies from across the globe and other highlights were revealed at the curtain raiser press conference held in the presence of Mr Ashok Purang, Festival Director, and MrSachinKhanna, Festival Founder and Chairman of NMIFF,Capt. Samir Walavalkar, Director – Business & Finance, Bisharad Basnet, Director – IT & Digital Networking and Mr. Salim Arif, Director of Cultural affairs, NMIFF.

The jury is the core of every film festival and NMIFF is proud of having eminent personalities on jury this year. Heading the jury will be renowned director and producer from France, Marc Baschet. He has won an Oscar for ‘No Man’s Land’and ‘Heaven’, ‘Before the Rain’, ’Rain of Life’ are some of his acclaimed films. The jury also includes, Imtiaz Hussain, a writer and director of national fame, known for National Award winning films like Astitva and Parinda and Rohini Hattangadi, the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in Gandhi.
Displaying Capt. Samir Walavalkar, Bisharad Basnet, Mr Sachin Khanna, Mr Ashok Purang, and Mr. Salim Arif_Team NMIFF_2.JPG
The film entries for the festival have come in from all around the world and are segregated into three categories.  Student,Professional & Feature films with shorts,documentaries,animation,social awareness & music as types available to enter in students & professional categories.

The Student Shorts Best film will be awarded the prize money of Rs. 20,000with a Trophy & Certificate. The Best film of Professional Shorts is to be awarded with Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 1, 00,000, prize money for the best Feature Film.

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