13th Mumbai Film Festival - Day 3

The third day of 13th Mumbai Film Festival continued with fervor. Following the two power packed days, the third day saw the opening of the 4th Rendez-vous with French Cinema, with 'The Artist' (competed at the Cannes Film Festival 2011) as the opening film. Unprecedented numbers of audiences were witnessed for the two screenings of the film, following which a third screening of the film was also announced for the day. Films that attracted most audience included 'The Artist', 'She Monkey's', 'The Whistle Blower', 'Generation P', 'Michael' and 'Urumi'
Also, under the aegis of the Mumbai Film Festival, the three day long Mumbai Film Mart (MFM), which is being held from 15th- 17th October kick started. The press conference held to announce the same saw Stephan Holl, Managing Director of Rapid Eye from Germany, David Jourdan, Sr Vice President of IM Global from USA, Akifumi Sugihara, Director of Nikkatsu from Corp Japan, Eugene Kim of Showbox and BJ Park President of Apex Entertainment from South Korea on the panel along with Sanjeev Lamba, CEO Reliance Entertainment discuss how film festivals should not only be a platform for film showcasing, but also felicitate opportunities for global business.
The day's festivities ended with a cocktail evening hosted by the French Embassy in India and Unifrance, which saw the likes of Ramesh Sippy, Shyam Benegal, Anurag Kashyap, Pitobash, Kalki Koechlin, Vikramaditya Motwane, Onir, Mr Jean Raphael Peytregnet, Consul General of France, French directors Martin Provost, Nassim Amaouche, sisters Delphine and Muriel Coulin amongst others in attendance. With large numbers attending the film festival, the fact that the Mumbai Film Festival is growing in popularity is only validated. With a glam-packed third day, one looks forward to day four. See you then

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• The Whistle Blower
• Generation P
• Michael
• Urumi
• Sanjeev Lamba
• Rohan Sippy
• Sameer Hoon
• Naresh Malik
• Amit Roy
• Sarah Mckenzie
• Ramesh Sippy
• Shyam Benegal
• Anurag Kashyap
• Pitobash
• Kalki Koechlin
• Vikramaditya Motwane
• Onir
• Mr Jean Raphael Peytregnet
• Martin Provost
• Nassim Amaouche