First Women's Intl. Film fest in Mumbai from 9 to 13 October

The first edition of the Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival will be held in Mumbai from 9th -13th October 2013. The festival organised by Oculus Creations is being supported by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC). The festival will cater to a wide spectrum of cinema fans where films from across the globe will be showcased. The films having women in any forefront departments are applicable for the competition. The main agenda of the festival is to bring out the talented filmmakers from all over the world and showcase and honour their talent in every aspect of filmmaking. As the name suggests, the festival will highlight the art work of women in filmmaking by screening the films made by women filmmakers. It also has a complete category for women, named ‘Her Film’ where films on Social Cause of Women would be screened. The festival also provides deep insight about the art of filmmaking through guest lectures and masterclass by eminent filmmakers of the industry. The festival in its World Cinebusters category will showcase the films of independent women filmmakers whose film have been awarded or nominated in reputed film festivals like CinemadaMare, Free Thought Film Festival, Dhaka Film Festival, Social-Horror Film Festival and many others.