Mumbai Bollywood International Film Festival

Mumbai Bollywood International Film Festival is a monthly live screening film, music, and screenwriting competition with a live Screening & Awards Show Event in the land of the world’s largest film industry Bollywood, Mumbai, filled with all branches of film making and crowded with international film viewers all the time round the year. Being global economic and film business center of the world it has an advantage of thousands of visitors every moment to watch films. just a few kilometers away from international airport and railway station, uniquely the place where the audience are international all time of the year as it is a most major international tourist attraction. Here in the Vicinity of culture and cine screen we are ready to give you Awards, Live screening, Live broadcast of the event showing your film worldwide and free Promotion and added Distribution consultation. The monthly live screenings take place at a specific time of each month at the below mentioned venue.

The city of Mumbai has always has an advantage in the arena of film making. Since the beginning Mumbai is considered as Bollywood and gets the attention of the film makers and viewers from around the world. Mumbai has always the advantage of the distribution of the films worldwide. In every branch of film making Mumbai has established itself as a center point in the history of global cinema. You can be showcased as a global film maker if you have the credential of Mumbai, artistically and commercially. TRIPVILL FILMEDIA is ready to organize festival here with the live broadcast of the live screening each month with attractive, awards, Laurels and honest global credentials as a unique film maker for you to the globe.

The sole purpose of MBIFF is to celebrate the joy of creation in the lap of world class city of cinema, the land of rich cinematic heritage and antiquity . So it has been the attraction of all film lovers from the birth of cinema. MBIFF showcases an outstanding presentation of independent film making, while also building a strong sense of community around the art of visual storytelling.

MUMBAI BOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL honors films from around the world with a vast array of awards in different categories and genres. Our mission is to discover diverse new voices & to promote artists’ work through numerous platforms. With all traditional categories we have also the SUB ALTERN category which particularly focuses on cult film. We added CONTINENTAL category to showcase particularly a continent, it’s society, peoples and culture. You have a scope to submit in about 50 categories for getting an international identity.

In each edition, Filmmakers can submit their projects to have them judged by award winning industry professionals against a high standard of merit and compete with other filmmakers across the globe. Every submission can add numerous additional judging categories, but MUST submit to a MAIN CATEGORY to be considered for additional consideration. Please include the names being credited in your cover letter.

Within forty eight hours of the submission we start the promotion of your film in all our platforms and start to sort out the distribution path of your film globally.

The monthly live screening takes place each month at an auditorium of Mumbai, in the prestigious central cine zone of the city. The Golden A Awards gala will take place in first month of the year at the most prestigious auditorium of Mumbai. All monthly winners of the year will be automatically nominated for the prestigious GOLDEN GAIT AWARDS (the best of the best) and they will be invited to attend our Annual Live Screening Gala in presence of juries, critics, film scholars and eminent movie personalities from across the globe. Films entered in multiple categories may win multiple awards! The festival is associated to the world's most elegant and aristocratic OTT platform TRIPVILL TV, which will help you distributing your film worldwide.

The officially selected project in each month receives AMIFF laurel and certificate. All monthly Award Winners receive laurel and customized certificate and are rated on their respective IMDb pages (if applicable). We offer trophies on demand also.

Each month, most representatives of monthly award winners are screened in Mumbai . Besides the BEST OF THE CATEGORY AWARDS, there are also OUTSTANDING CINEMATIC AWARDS, CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS, AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS and HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS, which are given, in all categories.

Each year we select the Best of the Best (From the pool of all award winners from all Seasons) and the FINAL WINNERS receive the prestigious GOLDEN GAIT AWARDS and are screened in the theater in MUMBAI in front of live audience. Along with we broadcast live the live screening on our social media and our online Television OTT TRIPVILL TV

Gala Winners will have a chance to meet with the audience and participate in the Q&A session after the screening. All award winning films are subjected to the screening and selling at TRIPVILL TV OTT with 70% revenue earning back to the submitter if his or her film is sold anyway.

The Venue is at
Shakuntalam Studio, Plot 402, Adarshnagar, Jogeshwari West, Mumbai 400102, India

Please read these Rules & Terms carefully before you submit your film. By submitting your film into competition in the MUMBAI BOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (MBIFF), you expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of these Rules & Terms.

MBIFF is open to any film completed after January 1, 2000, regardless of content, subject, or origin. Submitting your film to the AMIFF is not a guarantee of selection. All the official selection, nominees and the winners will be listed on our website permanently. All the winning films will receive a trophy, award or certificate. Trophy will be on demand. Please note that we do not offer application fee waivers. We treat every filmmaker equally.

Films made in languages other than English must have English subtitles otherwise they will be summarily rejected.
The film submitted to the MBIFF for a particular month can be re-submitted at any time for a second chance, considering that we have different judges’ panels for each season.
A director / producer may submit more than one film in a category and more than one category at a time.
The MBIFF is hereby granted the rights to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted for promotional purposes of the festival within India only. The individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening, and understands and accepts these requirements, rules and regulations.
The MBIFF reserves the right to refuse entries.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the AMIFF , from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees, and costs of the court) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright, trademark, credits and publicity.
The MBIFF will not refund any fees if the filmmaker fails to submit the film in the correct category. Films submitted without the correct fees or proper submission media may be deemed ineligible at the discretion of the MBIFF programming director or executive director. The festival does not cover any of the expenses incurred by the filmmaker.
After a film has been an official selection, the filmmaker will be notified, and eventually the film will be listed on the festival website under Official Selections. The Official Selection status doesn’t mean that your film will be screened at the festival. It means that your film has been appreciated by our judges of panel and you can use the festival logo on your poster.
A nominee will be privately screened for the AMIFF judging panel, and will not be screened initially to the public.
“Best” films of each category will receive a laurel & certificate.
A filmmaker’s submission fee will not be reimbursed if they decide to withdraw their submission. All entry fees are non-refundable.
We require an official trailer or poster, synopsis and a link to your film. Please select the correct category while submitting to avoid disqualification. We reserve right to re-assign films to the appropriate category.
AMIFF may without advance notice amend these Rules & Terms from time to time. Each and every such amendment shall be become effective immediately. It is your responsibility to periodically check for updates of these Rules & Terms.

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nipon dholua

Thank you , MUMBAI BOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. We are very happy because this a great honor to be the award winner with our movie “ Mujhe School Nahi Jaana “ in the category of Best Film on Disability Issues

March 2023

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Response from festival:

Nipon, Thanks a lot very much for the appreciation. We will be working for the indie films worldwide as we do.
Robert Craig

This a great festival. We were happy to be a part of this with our screenplay submission. We were especially happy to win an award for our screenplay. Go Go Film Festival! Thanks for a great experience.

November 2022

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Response from festival:

Dear Robert, thanks for your kind word. We are really inspired. Your works deserve award as it is rich and wonderful. We invite you to submit again. Stay blessed.
Ayesha Zaki

Loved the overall experience and smooth communication throughout the event. We won best music video award.

October 2022

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Response from festival:

Thank you Aysha for your kind words. We are committed to do everything for indie film worldwide. Your project was really wonderful and it deserves award. Invite you to submit again.
Kenny Kozlowski

Thank You Mumbai Bollywood International Film Fest. I hope to build on this "Best Feature Script" you have awarded my screenplay "Zenny's Picasso". I was hoping to see Eric Andre or Shahrukh Kahn at the awards ceremony, but maybe next time! Thanks again, Rev. Kenny

July 2022

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Radhakrishnan Parthiban

My film Oththa Seruppu won the Best Experimental Film - 2022. I feel very grateful for the festival and jury. I'd like to recommend this festival to everyone. Thank you!

July 2022

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Response from festival:

Many thanks for your kind words. Your film deservs. We has been trying all the time to showcase the independent films from around the world. Invite you to submit again.