Mumbai: Netflix, along with Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI), announced today that it will screen six international titles at this year’s festival in October.
5 films and 1 documentary will be part of the MAMI 2019 line up, including The Two Popes, The Irishman, Atlantics, I Lost My Body, Marriage Story, and Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator.
Fernando Meirelles, the director for The Two Popes, will present the film at the festival in addition to conducting a masterclass. Mumbai will be the first stop in Asia that Meirelles (City of God 2002, which won a TIFF Visions Award and was nominated for an Oscar, Blindness 2008, and 360 2011) will make for The Two Popes.
MAMI is slated to take place in Mumbai from October 17-24, 2019. Speaking of its association with Netflix, Smriti Kiran, Artistic Director, MAMI said, “Netflix is known for stories that transcend boundaries of geography and language, giving creators unparalleled artistic freedom and talent a global platform to showcase their dexterity with the craft. We, at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star, are thrilled to showcase some of Netflix’s finest stories at this edition of the festival.”
“Having Fernando Meirelles at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star to talk about his work is exciting and inspiring for the entire film and entertainment community. Services such as Netflix enable stories from around the globe to reach and be consumed by audiences everywhere. We are excited to explore the wonderful worlds that special Netflix titles will bring us at the festival this year,” said Anupama Chopra, Festival Director, MAMI.
