I View World Film Festival kicked off with a star studded red carpet on March 12, 2025 at Travancore Palace, New Delhi with a star studded red carpet and will run till March 16, 2025. Imtiaz Ali , Kabir Khan, Onir, Rima Das attended the opening night for the premiere of their film ‘My Melbourne’.
Organised by Engendered, a trans-national arts and human rights organisation, the festival will commenced with the Premiere of My Melbourne, an anthology by four iconic Indian filmmakers — Onir, Rima Das, Imtiaz Ali, and Kabir Khan worked with emerging creatives from underrepresented backgrounds to create this film about identity and belonging based on authentic migrant experiences.
The star studded red carpet evening was attended by Imtiaz Ali, Onir, Kabir Khan, Sanjay Suri, Rituparna Sengupta, Sanjay Suri, Alka Pandey Shazia Ilmi, Nelofar Currimbhoy among others.
Festival director Myna Mukherjee, Founder Engendered said, “We are extremely happy to bring the I View World Film Festival once again to New Delhi. Cinema is a perfect getaway to open up universal conversations around identity/ marginalities, gender/sexuality, justice, class/class, oppression/migration and many other aspects of life as a whole. With I view World we aim to create global awareness of issues which needs a much needed attention in today’s time and age.”
Elated being a part of I View World, acclaimed Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali said “Cinema is a bridge that unites cultures and this is a testament to that. It’s rare to see a project that so seamlessly blends multiple narratives while staying true to a shared vision of inclusivity.”
Director Onir said, “ In a world where we are constantly nurturing ‘othering’ and hate , this film seeks to dismantle the image of the enemy. Celebrate the Us that we are forgetting , nurture love and empathy with our film My Melbourne at Iview World Film Festival.”
