Actor, producer and author Priyanka Chopra Jonas is the chairperson of the trust while Shivendra Singh Dungarpur serves as the interim Festival Director.
Nevertheless, a 2014 edition was put together 'at the last hour' thanks to financial contributions from a vast variety of companies and Indian film industry figures, among them actor Aamir Khan, and filmmakers Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Hansal Mehta, and Rajkumar Hirani.
[5][6] Following this edition of the festival, chairperson Shyam Benegal stepped down from the position, citing 'a generation gap between the board and the audience'.
[6] In 2015, board member Anupama Chopra (one of the financial contributors for the 2014 edition) took over as Festival Director, while convincing filmmaker Kiran Rao to become the chairperson of MAMI.
[7] That year, the festival also gained two title sponsors in the form of telecommunications giant Jio and media conglomerate Star India.
Some of the organised activities include:[18] MAMI is chaired by Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas.