17/10/2017
PUNE: Here’s
some pleasant news to kick start the festive season from Tata Sky, India’s
leading content distribution platform known for launching interactive services
specially customized for the Indian market. It’s time for The Tata Sky Mumbai
Film Festival that has it all – screening films from both the remotest corners
of India and countries across the globe, award winning, critically acclaimed
masterpieces, spread over two months, that you can watch from the cosy environs
of your homes in Pune. These films are exclusively available on Tata Sky and
curated in association with Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star.
There is a lot that Punekars can look forward to on Tata Sky –
Mumbai Film Festival 2017. This year, the festival includes an eclectic mix of
language films including Marathi such as Natrang, Fandry, Ventilator,
Remembering Kurdi and Gangoobai. After a successful 2016 Tata Sky Mumbai Film
Festival Service, wherein 20+ films were made available to Tata Sky’s
subscribers at no additional charge – the company today announced a bigger and
better Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival 2017 catering to film connoisseurs. In
doing so, Tata Sky will bring India’s finest cinema that may not have otherwise
reached audiences across Pune exclusively for its subscribers.
Arun Unni, Chief Content Officer at Tata Sky said at the
launch in Pune, “The response to Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival last year
indicated that there is a sizeable audience for high quality and critically
acclaimed cinema, encouraging us to further explore and bring forward these
hidden gems of cinema. Tata Sky sees itself as a content and audience discovery
platform where our objective is to expose a wider audience each year to
high-quality films. Our scale allows us to support great art and good talent an
all India platform, especially to regions outside the major cultural centres,
where access to film festivals is difficult otherwise.”
Anupama Chopra, Director, Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with
Star said: “We really value our partnership with Tata Sky. Cinema is
India’s grand passion. There are so many wonderful filmmakers creating
compelling stories. This unique platform enables these stories to reach
new and varied audiences. The Mumbai Film Festival on Tata Sky serves both
story tellers and movie lovers. Let the celebration of cinema begin!”
Key features of Tata Sky Mumbai Film Festival 2017
Period: 2 months (1st October to
30th November)
Curated Film in association with
Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star for TV: close to 30 films will
run for a duration of 2 months
Mix of critically acclaimed,
award winning masterpieces as well as fresh, never seen before content
Languages: Hindi, English,
Punjabi, Marathi, Assamese, Manipuri, International (with subtitles)
Available on: Channel number: #302 in HD; #303 in SD (simulcast)
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