It is organised by Oculus Creations (A division of Dolphins Interactive Sciences Pvt.Ltd) which is run by a group of young media professionals and entrepreneurs, it also organised the Mumbai International Short Film Festival (MISFF) 2012.
MWIFF 2013 had screened the films of top-notch Bollywood female directors which included ‘English Vinglish’ by Gauri Shinde; ‘You Don’t Get Life a Second Time’ by Zoya Akhtar; Om Shanti Om by Farah Khan; Dhobighat by Kiran Rao; Talaash by Reema Kagti and Firaaq by Nandita Das.Since its inception the festival received a lot of appreciation for its initiatives.
The festival honoured actor-director Nandita Das, choreographer Saroj Khan, singer Shibani Kashyap, director Reema Kagti and Shaban Azmi.
The festival had also conducted Masterclass and interactive session by industry professionals like writer Kamlesh Pandey, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, writer and actor Piyush Mishra, Director Alankrita Srivastava and director Barnali Ray Shukla on various topics of cinema.
[1][2][3] Open Air Screening, film conference, networking parties, seminars and interactive sessions on important topics of cinema are held at the festival.