{"id":7423,"date":"2024-06-14T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2024-06-14T17:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T11:35:00","slug":"national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic&#8217;s &#8216;Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story&#8217; to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">National Geographic&#8217;s documentary,\u00a0<em>Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story<\/em>, will kick off the screenings at the 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>in Mumbai. MIFF is scheduled to be held from 15th June 2024 to 21st June 2024 in Mumbai. The opening film will be screened simultaneously in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Pune on 15th June. The film will also be screened during the Red Carpet event in Delhi on 17th June, Chennai on 18th June, Kolkata on 19th June, and Pune on 20th June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(English \u2013 78 mins) directed by Charlie Hamilton James is a heartwarming story about a man who forms an unlikely friendship with a wild otter while living in a remote Shetland Islands. This captivating documentary explores the enchanting shores of Scotland&#8217;s Shetland Islands through a heartwarming journey of an orphaned otter named Molly. When Molly washes up against Billy and Susan&#8217;s secluded jetty, she finds herself embraced by their care and affection. As Billy becomes entranced by Molly&#8217;s playful nature, a profound bond forms between them, igniting a tale of love and longing against the rugged backdrop of the Shetlands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this film, viewers witness the transformative power of companionship as Billy finds solace and purpose in nurturing Molly back to health and preparing her for life in the wild, exploring the complexities of love and the unyielding connection between man and nature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Picture1IP7P.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the film will be screened on 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0June at 2.30 pm at National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC), Pedder Road in Mumbai, the venues at New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune are Siri Fort Auditorium, NFDC Tagore Film Centre, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) and National Film Archive of India respectively where the film will be screened simultaneously at the same time (June 15, 2:30 PM)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About the Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Charlie Hamilton James is a renowned wildlife filmmaker whose works have won him a News and Documentary Emmy for One Life. He made his directing debut with\u00a0<em>My Halcyon River<\/em>, followed by his documentary miniseries\u00a0<em>I Bought a Rainforest<\/em>\u00a0which depicts his adventures in the Amazon after buying land there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0MIFF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MIFF, recognized as the oldest and largest film festival for non-feature films in South Asia, marks its 18th year of celebrating the art of documentary, short fiction, and animation films. Initiated in 1990 and now organized under the aegis of the Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting, Government of India, MIFF has evolved into an international event drawing cine-enthusiasts from across the globe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year\u2019s celebration will also be a special one because there are more than 38 countries participating, with 1018 entries and multiple parallel screenings being held in Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Chennai, covering the entire canvass of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While there are over 300 films being screened this year, the 18th MIFF will also host more than 25 engaging masterclasses and panel discussions with industry luminaries such as filmmakers Santosh Sivan, Audrius Stonys, Ketan Mehta, Shaunak Sen, Richie Mehta, and Georges Schwizgebel among others. Moreover, the festival will offer a range of workshops, including the inaugural animation crash course and VFX pipeline workshop, providing valuable insights into the world of filmmaking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Geographic&#8217;s documentary,\u00a0Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story, will kick off the screenings at the 18th\u00a0Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF)\u00a0in Mumbai. MIFF is scheduled to be held from 15th June 2024 to 21st June 2024 in Mumbai. The opening film will be screened simultaneously in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Pune on 15th June. The &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[4183,4182,1239,4181,4180],"class_list":["post-7423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-national","tag-animal-documentary","tag-billy-and-molly","tag-mumbai-international-film-festival","tag-national-geographic-film","tag-otter-love-story"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>National Geographic&#039;s &#039;Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story&#039; to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival - Matribhumi Samachar English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Experience the enchanting tale of Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story as the opening film at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival, presented by National Geographic. Dive into this heartwarming narrative of love and resilience.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National Geographic&#039;s &#039;Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story&#039; to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival - Matribhumi Samachar English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Experience the enchanting tale of Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story as the opening film at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival, presented by National Geographic. Dive into this heartwarming narrative of love and resilience.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Matribhumi Samachar English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-14T11:35:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Picture1IP7P.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Saransh Kanaujia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Saransh Kanaujia\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/\",\"name\":\"National Geographic's 'Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story' to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival - Matribhumi Samachar English\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-06-14T11:35:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-14T11:35:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0a61403f4baf9627e92218b53a1e65f1\"},\"description\":\"Experience the enchanting tale of Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story as the opening film at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival, presented by National Geographic. Dive into this heartwarming narrative of love and resilience.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"National Geographic&#8217;s &#8216;Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story&#8217; to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Matribhumi Samachar English\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0a61403f4baf9627e92218b53a1e65f1\",\"name\":\"Saransh Kanaujia\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/45a8b03a1b1bb8255014f5e62f9cfea0eb8a9f7a6a604f9879038df08da23cea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/45a8b03a1b1bb8255014f5e62f9cfea0eb8a9f7a6a604f9879038df08da23cea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Saransh Kanaujia\"},\"description\":\"Saransh Kanaujia is currently editor of Matribhumi Samachar Group. He earlier worked with Hindusthan Samachar News Agency. He is also associated with many organizations.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/author\/matribhumisamachar\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"National Geographic's 'Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story' to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival - Matribhumi Samachar English","description":"Experience the enchanting tale of Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story as the opening film at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival, presented by National Geographic. Dive into this heartwarming narrative of love and resilience.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"National Geographic's 'Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story' to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival - Matribhumi Samachar English","og_description":"Experience the enchanting tale of Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story as the opening film at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival, presented by National Geographic. Dive into this heartwarming narrative of love and resilience.","og_url":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/","og_site_name":"Matribhumi Samachar English","article_published_time":"2024-06-14T11:35:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/Picture1IP7P.png"}],"author":"Saransh Kanaujia","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Saransh Kanaujia","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/","url":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/","name":"National Geographic's 'Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story' to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival - Matribhumi Samachar English","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-06-14T11:35:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-14T11:35:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0a61403f4baf9627e92218b53a1e65f1"},"description":"Experience the enchanting tale of Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story as the opening film at the 18th Mumbai International Film Festival, presented by National Geographic. Dive into this heartwarming narrative of love and resilience.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/06\/14\/national-geographics-billy-and-molly-an-otter-love-story-to-open-18th-mumbai-international-film-festival\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"National Geographic&#8217;s &#8216;Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story&#8217; to Open 18th Mumbai International Film Festival"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/","name":"Matribhumi Samachar English","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/0a61403f4baf9627e92218b53a1e65f1","name":"Saransh Kanaujia","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/45a8b03a1b1bb8255014f5e62f9cfea0eb8a9f7a6a604f9879038df08da23cea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/45a8b03a1b1bb8255014f5e62f9cfea0eb8a9f7a6a604f9879038df08da23cea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Saransh Kanaujia"},"description":"Saransh Kanaujia is currently editor of Matribhumi Samachar Group. He earlier worked with Hindusthan Samachar News Agency. He is also associated with many organizations.","sameAs":["https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en"],"url":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/author\/matribhumisamachar\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7560,"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7423\/revisions\/7560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}