Celebrating diversity

IFFM 2021 makes a record to have diverse women filmmakers!

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is the largest festival of its kind in Australia, celebrating the best of Indian cinema in all its forms.

This year, IFFM is going to make a record with the most diverse female voices consisting of women filmmakers today. The IFFM has announced their programming schedule and out of the 100 films that have been selected, 33 of them are noted to be by strong female voices. National Award-winning filmmaker Rima Das says, “It’s good to hear that Melbourne Indian Film Festival is showcasing a large number of films by women filmmakers. I have closely seen how Mitu Bhowmik takes a personal interest in encouraging women filmmakers and having diverse voices.”

She adds, “I am making my fifth film in my village. If I have to, all my life I can make films in and around my village because I can see so many stories around me. Then imagine how many stories are waiting to be told in a country like India with so much diversity is communities, cultures, languages etc. And each woman would have different perspectives on freedom, identity, feminism, love etc. depending on who we are and where we come from.”