Priyanka Chopra Named Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Chairperson
Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Tuesday was announced as the chairperson of Jio MAMI Film Festival, almost four months after Deepika Padukone stepped down from the position.
Actor-producer
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas
on
Tuesday
was
announced
as
the
chairperson
of
Jio
MAMI
Film
Festival,
almost
four
months
after
Deepika
Padukone
stepped
down
from
the
position.
The
Mumbai
Academy
of
Moving
Image
(MAMI)
unveiled
its
plans
for
the
coming
year,
edition
and
the
change
in
leadership.
Chopra
Jonas
was
unanimously
nominated
by
MAMI's
Board
of
Trustees
which
comprises
Nita
M
Ambani
(Co-Chairperson),
Anupama
Chopra
(Festival
Director),
Ajay
Bijli,
Anand
G.
Mahindra,
Farhan
Akhtar,
Isha
Ambani,
Kabir
Khan,
Kaustubh
Dhavse,
Kiran
Rao,
Rana
Daggubati,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Rohan
Sippy,
Siddharth
Roy
Kapur,
Vikramaditya
Motwane,
Vishal
Bhardwaj
and
Zoya
Akhtar.
The
Quantico
star
said
she
is
"proud" to
be
taking
on
the
role
of
chairperson
of
the
Jio
MAMI
Mumbai
Film
Festival.
Chopra
Jonas
said
she
is
looking
forward
to
working
alongside
powerhouse
women
in
the
team
and
to
take
the
festival
"to
the
next
level".
"I’ve
hit
the
road
running...
with
ideas,
thoughts
and
plans
on
reimagining
the
festival
to
find
its
rightful
place
in
a
world
that
has
changed
so
much
in
such
a
short
time.
"We’re
all
consuming
film
and
entertainment
very
differently
now
and
in
the
process,
we’ve
expanded
the
footprint
of
the
cinema
that
we
watch.
I
have
always
been
a
huge
supporter
and
believer
in
films
from
across
India
and
together,
we
hope
to
create
a
strong
platform
to
showcase
Indian
cinema
to
the
world," Chopra
Jonas
said
in
a
statement.
Isha
Ambani,
Board
of
Trustees,
MAMI,
said
the
team
is
thrilled
to
have
the
39-year-old
star
on
board.
"Now
more
than
ever,
we
need
to
nurture
the
power
of
cinema
and
art
to
heal
and
help
humanity
move
forward.
I
look
forward
to
my
dear
friend
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas
joining
our
team
and
leading
the
way
for
Jio
MAMI
to
reach
new
heights.
"She
is
a
multifaceted
global
artist
and
a
force
of
nature,
we
are
privileged
to
have
her
on
board,"
Isha
Ambani
said.
Anupama
Chopra
said
Chopra
Jonas' announcement
as
the
new
chairperson
aligns
with
Jio
MAMIs
"strong
tradition
of
female
leadership".
"The
indomitable
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas
now
joins
as
chairperson.
She
is
a
global
icon.
Her
passion
and
vision
will
take
MAMI
to
the
next
level,"
she
said.
The
board
also
welcomed
two
new
members
to
its
fold,
acclaimed
filmmaker
Anjali
Menon
and
renowned
filmmaker
and
archivist
Shivendra
Singh
Dungarpur.
Last
year,
the
organisers
of
Jio
MAMI
Mumbai
Film
Festival
postponed
its
22nd
edition
due
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic.
According
to
a
statement
from
the
festival,
adapting
to
a
new
paradigm,
'Jio
MAMI
2.0'
will
have
an
expanded
timeline.
Instead
of
a
film
festival
that
happens
over
a
week,
Jio
MAMI
is
now
going
to
pan
out
from
October
2021
to
March
2022.
From
October
onwards
until
January,
under
the
Year
Round
Programme,
apart
from
'Dial
M
For
Films',
it
will
hold
select
digital
screenings
and
masterclasses
featuring
talent
from
all
over
the
world.
The
hybrid
edition
of
the
festival
will
take
place
in
March
depending
on
how
the
COVID-19
situation
is
in
the
country.
The
tentative
dates
of
the
festival
are
March
11
to
March
15,
2022.
"The
new
course
for
Jio
MAMI
strengthens
what
we
collectively
feel
should
be
our
focus.
Bolstering
the
creative
think
tank
at
the
academy
are
three
brilliant
minds
-
Priyanka
Chopra
Jonas,
Anjali
Menon
and
Shivendra
Singh
Dungarpur.
I
cannot
wait
for
us
to
set
sail," Smriti
Kiran,
Artistic
Director,
Jio
MAMI,
said
in
a
statement.