The curtains have been raised and with great aplomb, the line-up and dates for the 16th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival has been announced. Though the festival, unlike the preceding years, had been making headlines for a lack of funds, the crisis has been momentarily averted and the programme hasn’t lost any of its shine.

Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court is the Indian film that will be competing in the international section

The festival boasts of a roster of 185 films from more than 65 countries and promises $2,00,000 cash prizes; almost the same figures as last year’s, less only by a fraction.