The 11th edition of Mumbai Film Festival,which will commence here from October 29,will feature over 200 movies from 56 countries. Besides screening movies like 'Man On Wire','Ajami' and 'Rita',the festival this year has introduced new features and attractive prize money. The week-long event will also honour actor,filmmaker Shashi Kapoor and Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos for their contribution to cinema. The Festival is divided into five sections,International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors,World Cinema,Indian Showcase,Dimensions Mumbai and Retrospectives. "'Above the cut',will highlight those debut features which are extra-ordinary but could not be included in the Competition section," said noted filmmaker Shyam Benegal,Chairperson of Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI),organisers of the festival. This year the festival is introducing an international competition for the First Feature Films of Directors with one of the biggest cash awards in the world. The Best First Feature Film gets a cash award of Rs 50 Lakh,while the Jury Grand Prize winner is awarded with Rs 25 Lakh cash. A brand new section 'Real Reel' will showcase a selection of high quality feature length documentaries.
