17th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF-2022) to be held from May 29 to June 4

The 17th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short Fiction, and Animation films (MIFF-2022) will be held from 29th of May to 4th of June this year. The festival will be held at the Films Division complex in Mumbai. The online entry for the films will be opened from Tuesday and will continue till 15th of March. Those films which were completed between September 01, 2019 to December 31, 2021 are eligible for entry in MIFF-2022.

The programme is organized by the Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting since 1990, with support from Government of Maharashtra, and focuses on documentary, short fiction and animation films. It is the oldest and largest festival for non-feature films in South Asia.

Films completed between 1st September 2019 and 31st December 2021 are eligible for entry in MIFF-2022. The Best Documentary of the Festival will receive a Golden Conch and 10 lakh rupees cash award. The winning films in different categories will receive handsome cash awards, Silver Conches, Trophies and Certificates.