Jio MAMI with Star, festival Co-Chairperson, Kiran Rao said that it was a very exciting year for the Academy. 

"Firstly, we are now a year around presence. We launched the MAMI Film Club in May with a conversation between Sir Ian McKellen and Aamir. We've followed that up with India premieres of films such as Brahman Naman and India in a Day," she said.

"The Academy is committed to bringing you great film content and conversations not just in October but through the year. We have also got a new identity. Mumbai is a mosaic of islands and communities, of over 16 million people, their hopes and dreams." 

"We wanted to find an identity that reflects this great city and the festival.A If you look closely at our new logo, you will see two fish creating a geometric pattern that forms the Devnagri representation of MAMI. This identity also works well for us because we are always fishing for talent!" she added.

Filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj said, "Our Indian Excellence in Cinema award goes to filmmaker Sai Paranjpye. Sai Paranjpye's career has spanned over four decades. Her are milestones in Indian cinema. Sai's cinema is defined by certain humanity. Her films did not have oversized heroes and villains. She told slice of life stories about common people. Her work continues to inspire generations of filmmakers."