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As the maximum city’s cinephiles flock to the 18th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival (October 20-27), organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, ET Magazine looks at some of its most famous counterparts across the world and also in Other Festivals in IndiaInddia :: G Seetharaman International Film Festivalstival of Begun in 1996, the festivalstival is believed to be betterter curated than its counterparts in thee (Cannes, ) Film Festival () country. It is organisedanised by the state governmenternment STARTED IN: 1946 STARTED IN: 1932 TOP AWARD: Palme d’Or (Golden Palm) TOP AWARD: and held annually in NOTABLE WINNERS OF TOP AWARD: Blow-Up, , Apocalypse Now, Pulp Fiction, Fahrenheit 9/11 NOTABLE WINNERS OF TOP AWARD: , Belle de jour, , , ABOUT: Undoubtedly the most prestigious of all film festivals, Cannes' top awards are second only to the Oscars in their Internationalnal FilmF Festival of India cachet. Filmmakers like , and Pedro Almodovar have premiered their films at Cannes, which is ABOUT: Given Italy’s great filmmaking tradition — think , as much about the business of films as their aesthetics; the distribution rights for the best of world cinema are acquired by and — it is no surprise that the Run jointly by the information and giants like the Weinstein Company and Sony Pictures Classics, giving them a real shot at country hosts one of the finest film festivals in the world. Birdman (or broadcasting ministry off the Central the Oscars. The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and Spotlight, winners of the Best government and the Goaoa Picture Oscar for 2014 and 2015, respectively, premiered at the festival. INDIA AT THE FEST: Chetan Anand’s Neecha government, the festivalval Nagar shared the Grand Prix, the most INDIA AT THE FEST: has been held in prestigious award at the first Cannes ’s and festival in 1946, with 10 other films; ’s Panjim, Goa, since Satyajit Ray’s won the won the Golden Lion in 1957 and 2001, 2004. It was first inaugural Best Human Document Award in respectively. held in New in 1956; and Mira Nair won the Camera d’Or 1952. for the best first feature for Salaam Bom- bay! in 1988. Pune International Film Festival Organised by International Film Festival () Sundance Film Festival (Park City, US) the Maharashtra STARTED IN: 1951 STARTED IN: 1978 government TOP AWARDS: Grand Jury Prize Dramatic & Grand Jury Prize Documen- TOP AWARD: and the Pune Film tary for American films and world cinema, plus Audience Awards NOTABLE WINNERS OF TOP AWARD: 12 Angry Men, Wild Straw- Foundation in the berries, , Magnolia, NOTABLE WINNERS OF TOP AWARDS: Blood Simple, Welcome to the Doll- house, Primer, Hell and Back Again, Whiplash home of the coun- ABOUT: The second oldest on this list, Berlinale is not the top choice try’s premier film for filmmaking greats to premiere their movies, but it is still looked for- ABOUT: Synonymous with the American independent film movement, the Sundance Film Festival, the brainchild of actor-director , had break- school, the Film and ward to. ’s A Separation went on win the Oscar for the Best Television Institute Foreign Language Film days after winning the Golden Bear. out films like Sex, Lies & Videotape, Reservoir Dogs and Clerks. This year, Fox Search- light paid $17.5 million — a record in Sundance history — for the distribution rights of of India, the festival INDIA AT THE FEST: Satyajit Ray won the Golden Bear in 1973 for Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation, which won the top honours at the fest. Ashani Sanket; Nagesh Kukunoor’s Dhanak, Avinash Arun’s Killa will have its 15th and Jayaraj’s Ottal have won the Crystal Bear for best children’s INDIA AT THE FEST: Prashant Nair’s Umrika won the World Cinema Audience edition in film in different categories. Award in the dramatic category in 2015 January 2017.

Toronto International Film Festival () STARTED IN: 1976 TOP AWARD: People’s Choice Award NOTABLE WINNERS OF TOP AWARD: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Roger & Me, American South by Southwest Film Festival (Austin, US) Beauty, Amelie, 12 Years a Slave STARTED IN: 1994 TOP AWARDS: Grand Jury Awards for Narrative Feature & Documentary Feature ABOUT: Considered a good gauge of Oscar hopefuls, Toronto has grown in stature over the years. Films like American Beauty, NOTABLE WINNERS OF TOP AWARDS: Spellbound, Short Term 12, Tiny Furniture, , The King’s Speech and 12 Years a Slave Billy the Kid went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture after winning the top ABOUT: With a name based on the Hitchcock classic North by Northwest, the festival, popularly award at Toronto. known as SXSW and which also includes music, interactive media and comedy, has seen quite a range of independent films and brought filmmakers like Dunham, Joe Swanberg and the INDIA AT THE FEST: Anup Singh’s Qissa and Shonali Bose’s Duplass brothers to the attention of a more mainstream audience. SXSW was started as a music Margarita, With a Straw won the NETPAC Award for the fest in 1987 but films were added to the mix seven years later. Best Asian Film in 2013 and 2014, respectively; and The Source: IMDb, The Man Beyond the Bridge by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar won INDIA AT THE FEST: India has not had much success there. Guardian, Los Angeles the Fipresci Prize in the Discovery section in 2009. Times, media reports, festival websites