MUMBAI: The 14th Mumbai Film Festival organised by MAMI will take place from the 18 to 25 October. And in the run up to the gala event, the organisers have begun accepting entries for the Indian film competition titled India Gold 2012.

This competition has been specially introduced this year by the 14th Mumbai Film Festival to celebrate the 100 years of Indian Cinema. It aims at showcasing the best of Indian Cinema. Henceforth, this section will become an annual part of the festival.

This new competition section will carry total prize money of Rs 15 lakhs in addition to the Golden and Silver Gateway trophies.

Open to all Indian filmmakers having made their film post November 2011 and having their Indian premieres, are eligible to apply for this section. The special section, that will be adjudged by a panel of international Jury members, becomes the first Indian Award to be judged by an International Panel.

This initiative comes in addition to the International Competition section offering total prize money of USD 150,000.