The organisers of Mami Mumbai Film Festival have responded to the statement issued by select filmmakers who expressed their displeasure over the cancellation of the event. “Cancelling an edition is the last resort. If we do not do an edition, we have nothing to show for our existence. So, it is not a decision that has been taken without deep deliberation and immense sadness. MAMI is struggling right now. 

In this moment of strife, we request for your understanding and support. We will come back stronger and better, so that we can once again build together what we have all worked so hard to build across the years,”  read a part of the statement issued by the board of trustees. Select filmmakers, whose movies were set to be screened at the festival, had penned a letter, urging the organisers to revisit their decision of cancelling the in-person festival.