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                    2016 - Contribution to Multiculturalism by a Corporation

                    Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

                    Group of children and adults in Indian traditional dress, posing in a front of a large crowd at Federation Square
                    The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne has won the 2016 Melbourne Award for Contribution to Multiculturalism by a Corporation.

                    ​Now it its 5th year, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is the largest foreign film festival in the southern hemisphere. The inclusive multicultural celebration is unique to Melbourne and Australia, showcasing the best cinema from India and the sub-continent, and providing a platform for up-and-coming filmmakers, dancers and performers to showcase their work.

                    IFFM invites non-Indian Australians to take part in many interactive and free live events, creating bonds of greater understanding and experience between the communities of Australia and India, while celebrating the rich culture of India and the sub-continent in Melbourne.

                    The festival continues to be a success, with growing audience numbers and significant cultural involvement from Melbourne and visitors from interstate and overseas. The 2015 festival drew over 30,000 attendees and showcased more than 50 films in over 17 languages.  

                    In 2015, IFFM added a flag raising to celebrate Indian Independence Day and in 2016, will include a female empowerment concert and a number of panels to highlight and celebrate the need to address gender inequality within the film industry and in Australian and Indian society.

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