The Micff India, Film Festival is the latest annual in-person event to be affected by the COVID-19 Omicron variant
A statement from the Micff Academy confirmed that the event would be 'postponed' out of an abundance of caution.
Micff India 2021 edition scheduled for 10th-11th March'2022
Our primary concern is always the responsibility we feel towards our staff, artists, audience, and filmmakers who travel to Mumbai from various places. We remain committed to the city of Dreams, where weโve hosted the Micff India 2020 Inagural Edition and will do so again when it is safe.
Organizers said they hope on holding the event in March 10th & 11th at Pvr Juhu,Mumbai.
NSD alumni Sunita Rajwar, who is also a Festival co-founder emphasized that the event, which was to open in Dec'2021, is not being canceled, just postponed, due to COVID concerns.
MICFF is the only festival in India which gone completely in-person at the physical venue (PVR Cinemas, Juhu) at the heart of the Bollywood capital Mumbai on 7th & 8th Dec'20 by strictly following all the guidelines and protocols issued by the Government of India & Maharashtra.
Ace lyricist, writer, playback singer, actor and ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ & ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ the ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ '๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ฏ๐ต '๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป' marked their presence at ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐ต' ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ
Actors and ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ alumnus ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ฏ,๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข, ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ & ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ were also a huge support at MICFF'2020.
In 2020, successful screening and huge participation by the filmmakers across the world reflects that cinema is more alive than ever. It remains unique, irreplaceable. Thanks to those who make it, those who give it life and those who receive it and make it glorious. The challenge has been never so compelling. We will see it soon: Cinema is not dead, itโs not even sick.