Mitu Bhowmick Lange is the Director of Mind Blowing Films – a film production and distribution company that specialises in the distribution of Indian films in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. She is one of the most renowned names contributing to the global outreach of Indian cinema in the past decade. She is the Festival Director of the Indian Film Festival – Bollywood and Beyond – ANZ, and the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne presented by the Victorian Government which was established in 2010. The IFFM is one of the biggest and most successful Indian film festivals held outside of the Indian soil and has over the years had a close association with megastars like Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor.
In 2017, Mitu has been honoured with the Screen Leadership Award 2017 from the Australian government; known as the Jill Rob Award from Film Victoria which was established in 2012. This award recognises Victorian female screen practitioners who have shown leadership through their achievements and involvement in the industry, including the mentoring of other women from the field.