19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) scheduled from June 15 to 21, 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 17 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The 19th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) is a biennial festival for non-feature films scheduled from June 15 to 21, 2026.
MIFF 2026 received 1,459 film entries from across the world, with the Competition Section comprising 144 films from 13 countries.
The festival will confer 18 awards with a total prize money of ₹45 lakh, and will present the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.
For the first time, MIFF will host an AI Cinema Hackathon titled 'Mumbai Through a Thousand Eyes', a 48-hour global filmmaking challenge.
Two new curated sections—'Marathi Films' and 'Echoes from Northeast'—have been introduced to showcase regional cinematic voices.