Making a Movement
August 2005

The Filmi South Asian Film Festival was created six years ago in response to the absence of South Asian representation in the North American Film industry. Today it has grown to be the largest festival of its kind in North America, and aspires to become the largest outside India.

Filmi hit the festival circuit during the summer of 2000, at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, earning accolades from the worldwide film community and audiences alike. continuing with its success, Filmi is now an annual event committed to cultivating a new audience for films produced outside of India and the Bollywood system.

The vision of the Filmi South Asian Film Festival is to promote, discover, introduce and celebrate cinematic endeavours by talented South Asian filmmakers, and highlight works with South Asian themes that can be brought to a mainstream audience. As such, we applaud and encourage all those who have supported the movement since its inception; there are many more great things to come.

Filmi South Asian Film Festival is currently in its 6th year with a 9-day festival in Toronto, with screenings a the Royal Ontario Museum, National Film Board, Innis Townhall and the Harbourfront Centre. 2005 Festival sponsors include: Canadian Heritage, Satya Arts, Omni Television, Masala! Mehndi! Masti! and the National Film Board.

For more information, visit us at www.filmi.org or contact Festival Director Dinesh Sachdev at dinesh@filmi.org.