ABOUT US
About The Organisation
Banjara Cinema (MPlus Group LLC) is a premier organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. We are into film & video production, organizing film festivals and film promotions worldwide.
We are the proud organizers and promoters of the Banjara International Touring Film Festival (BITFF) (formerly known as the Navi Mumbai International Film Festival (NMIFF). The festival is on its fantastic journey from New Bombay to Europe and has truly become an International film festival brand.
Apart from our expertise in designing and establishing a film festival, our core competency lies in film and video production, corporate shoots, and training films, which we have been producing since 2011 for various national and international clients.
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About The Film Festival
TRAVELLING ACROSS THE GLOBE WITH CINEMA... With this unique concept, we are the biggest country-hopping touring film festival of world cinema, with multiple editions in various countries. We promote good independent cinema, develop International cross-cultural relations, and contribute to social awareness in our global society.
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Setting up our identity unique and completely different, we are passionate about our idea of touring and hosting the festival at various places. This enhances the reach, popularity, and visibility of films and thus of filmmakers to mass, providing a much more extensive exposure to their talent and creativity. This truly fulfills our objective of providing independent filmmakers with wider attention and space to showcase their art and innovative ideas to the global audience. Audience in different cities also has a repository of fine movies of different tastes & calibers from across the globe to enjoy through our touring film festival.
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Apart from displaying the talent of indie filmmakers to a diverse audience, our festival theme allows us to highlight global social causes, convey a message, and contribute to social awareness in our global society.
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Film screenings and an award function are combined with networking with the International film fraternity, gala dinners, meets, film workshops, literature seminars, interactions, expert lectures, and much more in a truly international ambiance.
BITFF is a unique global platform for screening and promoting independent films worldwide. We have a massive online reach of millions (and counting) and thousands of footfalls at every event. Cine lovers of diversified age groups give filmmakers, partners, and associates global branding and publicity.
With almost 3500 film submissions from 90 countries so far (and counting), we are one of the fastest-growing film festivals with a massive International film content library.
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The festival was founded in 2014 as Navi Mumbai International Film Festival-NMIFF, the first film festival of the city - Navi Mumbai. Showcasing the highest quality of content, a balanced jury panel, and the best-in-class event organizing, NMIFF rose to become one of the topmost film festivals in the country, and we are proud to state the growth & trust that filmmakers have shown us since its inception. In our very first edition in 2014, there was participation from 35 countries with 300 film entries, 75 countries with 410 films in the 2nd edition, 503 film submissions from 48 countries in the 3rd edition, and 407 film submissions from 55 countries in the 4th edition.
In its 4th edition, we rebranded NMIFF as BANJARA INTERNATIONAL TOURING FILM FESTIVAL - BITFF, a global traveling film fest, so that we spread our wings globally and grow as a bigger international brand. With BITFF, we are now visiting various countries with our event and generating much more visibility to filmmakers, partners, and sponsors through all possible means of reach, promotions & publicity to provide the best commercial benefits through our brand.
The festival is open to filmmakers of short and feature-length films of various genres from around the globe. It is a competitive festival, and the best films are shortlisted in multiple categories. The festival committee selects the winners, who are awarded prizes and trophies.
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Since its inception in 2014, Banjara Cinema has organized and hosted grand events of our international film festival. It has become a reputed hub for national and International filmmakers and guests to witness the screening of the best quality films and respectable award ceremonies.
Our Mission
Globetrotting…Promoting Independent Cinema & Cross-Cultural Relations. And, of course, having an opportunity by being a traveling fest, highlighting global social causes with our festival theme to convey a message & contribute social awareness to our global society.
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BANJARA INTERNATIONAL TOURING FILM FESTIVAL (BITFF) aims to become the top international platform for discovering, supporting, inspiring, and showcasing the talent of independent filmmakers to the global audience.
At BITFF, we intend to be a future hub for the International film market, where filmmakers can connect with industry professionals, market their work, and groom careers in film production, direction, screenwriting, and other various aspects of filmmaking.
Vision & Roadmap
✢ Be the topmost global brand as a touring film festival to promote independent cinema, Int’l cross-cultural relations & social awareness globally.
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✢ Multiple events in a year in different countries to make it a truly global event.
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✢ Reaching out to maximum filmmakers globally. Turn into a prominent Screening, distribution & film content market.
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✢ Be the world's topmost event place, providing maximum exposure & promotions to independent filmmakers, partners, and associates.