Following the postponement of the 22nd edition of the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival due to the Corona virus pandemic, the event will have an expanded timeline this year.
In a press release issued in Mumbai, the organisers said, the festival will now pan out from October 2021 to March 2022.
The digital verticals of Jio MAMI launched in 2020 like Dial M For Films, Storytellers Are Us:The Origin Story, Jio MAMI Industry Programme, Rashid Irani Young Critics Lab and the MAMI Year Round Programme Home
Theatre will continue to create stellar programming for its national audience.
Besides, it will continue to hold select digital screenings and masterclasses featuring talent from all over the world.
The hybrid edition of the festival is likely to take place from 11th to 15th March 2022, depending on the COVID-19 situation.
The organisers have further announced that actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas will be the new Chairperson.