Tata Sky to air selected movies from Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
Judicious mix of critically acclaimed, award winning masterpieces as well as fresh, never seen before content to be aired
After a successful 2016 Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival Service, wherein 20+ films were made available to Tata Sky’s subscribers at no additional charge – the company today announced a bigger and better Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival 2017 catering to film connoisseurs. In doing so, Tata Sky will bring India’s finest cinema that may not have otherwise reached audiences across the country exclusively for its subscribers.
Arun Unni, Chief Content Officer at Tata Sky said at the launch, “The response to Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival last year indicated that there is a sizeable audience for high quality and critically acclaimed cinema, encouraging us to further explore and bring forward these hidden gems of cinema. Tata Sky sees itself as a content and audience discovery platform where our objective is to expose a wider audience each year to high-quality films. Our scale allows us to support great art and good talent an all India platform, especially to regions outside the major cultural centres, where access to film festivals is difficult otherwise.”
He continued, “In our view, this service goes beyond being just a place for viewers to find great cinema. It also acts as an additional platform of exhibition for the film business.”
Key features of Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival 2017 are as follows:
Exclusive & curated Film in association with Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star for TV: close to 30 films will run for a duration of 2 months
Mix of critically acclaimed, award winning masterpieces as well as fresh, never seen before content
Languages: Hindi, English, Punjabi, Marathi, Assamese, Manipuri, International (with subtitles)
Period: 2 months (1st October to 30th November)
Available on: Channel number: #302 in HD & #303 in SD (simulcast)
Anupama Chopra, Director, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star said, “We really value our partnership with Tata Sky. Cinema is India’s grand passion. There are so many wonderful filmmakers creating compelling stories. This unique platform enables these stories to reach new and varied audiences. The Mumbai Film Festival on Tata Sky serves both story tellers and movie lovers. Let the celebration of cinema begin!”
Following are the links to the promos.
Here is the choice of films to be aired.
HE NAMED ME MALALA, USA |
HARAAMKHOR, India |
TRAPPED, India |
ALIGARH, India |
KAAGAZ KI KASHTI, India |
BIOSCOPE, India |
LA CAGE, France |
KHOYA, India |
VENTILATOR, India |
BLUE BICYCLE, Turkey |
FANDRY, India |
HUM CHITRA BANATE HAIN |
CITIES OF SLEEP, India |
KOTHANODI, India |
FAITH CONNECTIONS, India |
I, DANIEL BLAKE, UK, France, |
REMEMBERING KURDI, India |
GANGOOBAI, India |
QISSA, India |
NATRANG, India |
CHAURANGA, India |
KAPHAL, India |
PLACEBO, India |
ANGRY INDIAN GODDESSES |
AMMA AND APPA, Germany |
MOR MANN KE BHARAM |
KATIYABAAZ, India |
