Indian-American filmmaker (바카라Salaam Bombay!바카라, 바카라The Namesake바카라, 바카라Queen Of Katwe바카라, 바카라Monsoon Wedding바카라) is welcomed to this year to preside over the jury of the South Asia Competition. Anupama Chopra, Festival Director at Jio MAMI, says, 바카라We are thrilled to welcome Mira Nair as the head of the jury - South Asia Competition. Mira is the OG Disruptor! She has created an indelible mark on global cinema with her outstanding work바카라
Deepti DCunha, Artistic Director, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, added, 바카라We are honoured to have one of the most celebrated filmmakers, the Golden Lion Winner, Mira Nair, join us as the Head of Jury. The South Asia competition is an integral part of our vision to serve as a hub for South Asian and South Asian Diaspora filmmakers and to provide emerging film talent with an opportunity to meet and collaborate with some of the best minds in global cinema. Mira Nair is one of our finest; there couldn바카라t be a better name than her to interact with and guide these young filmmakers."
The South Asia Competition will lead the awards categories screening 14 films from debut and second-time filmmakers from different parts of South Asia and Diaspora. Jio MAMI is dedicated to hosting the world바카라s biggest and most prestigious South Asian Film Festival, focused on building an ecosystem for new cinematic voices, and facilitating the exchange of ideas, collaborations, and business opportunities while bringing the best of world cinema to Mumbai. The festival is devoted to highlighting the best of South Asian, South Asian Diaspora, and international cinema, with a focus on supporting and promoting independent and emerging filmmakers from South Asia.
Commenting on her new role as Head of Jury for South Asia Competition, Mira Nair said, 바카라If we don바카라t tell our own stories, no one else will.바카라
바카라My mantra for a long time, which is why I am honoured to preside over the MAMI jury for the South Asia competition this year. I look forward to being inspired and excited by new voices in cinema from close to home. It is so important that MAMI recognizes the best first or early films because nothing can be more encouraging than one바카라s peers and gurus of cinema putting the wind in our sails! Winning the Caméra d바카라Or for my first film, Salaam Bombay!, opened horizons everywhere. Our MAMI jury looks forward to doing the same for young filmmakers today,바카라 she adds.
Academy-Award nominated film director Mira Nair is best known for her groundbreaking films that cross borders of all kinds: 바카라Salaam Bombay!바카라 (Caméra D바카라or, Cannes 1988), the pioneering Asian-African romance 바카라Mississippi Masala바카라 (1991), Golden Globe & Emmy-winning 바카라Hysterical Blindness바카라 (2001), and the international hit 바카라Monsoon Wedding바카라 (2001), for which she was the first woman to win Venice Film Festival바카라s prestigious Golden Lion. Also known for her literary craftsmanship of subcontinental fiction, Mira has filmed 바카라The Namesake바카라 (2006), 바카라The Reluctant Fundamentalist바카라 (2012), 바카라Vanity Fair바카라 (2004), 바카라A Suitable Boy바카라 (2020) and 바카라Queen Of Katwe바카라 (2016). Her next film will be AMRI, an experimental portrait of Amrita Sher-Gil. Her most recent endeavour was directing 바카라Monsoon Wedding - The Musical바카라, which opened in New York City in May 2023 and is bound for Broadway.
An activist by nature, Nair founded Salaam Balak Trust for Indian street children in 1988 and the Maisha Film Lab in 2004, a free school to train filmmakers in Africa. In 2012, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India바카라s third-highest civilian honour.
