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πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ 𝐐𝐃𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐑𝐭𝐒 𝐅𝐒π₯𝐦 π†π«πšπ§π­ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ’

πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ 𝐐𝐃𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐑𝐭𝐒 𝐅𝐒π₯𝐦 π†π«πšπ§π­ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ’

πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ 𝐐𝐃𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐑𝐭𝐒 𝐅𝐒π₯𝐦 π†π«πšπ§π­ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ’ π‚πšπ₯π₯ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐒𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ 𝐐𝐃𝐫𝐒𝐬𝐑𝐭𝐒 𝐅𝐒π₯𝐦 π†π«πšπ§π­ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ’ Calling all Indian LGBTQ+ Filmmakers to register for the KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant 2024 to submit their LGBTQ+ focussed short film scripts for a Rs.3,00,000 grant (Rs.2.5L to...

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πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ’ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 πƒπžπ¬π’π π§ π‚π¨π§π­πžπ¬π­

πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ’ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 πƒπžπ¬π’π π§ π‚π¨π§π­πžπ¬π­

πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ’ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 πƒπžπ¬π’π π§ π‚π¨π§π­πžπ¬π­ Calling all designers & artists - professionals, students - across the world to submit designs for the KASHISH 2024 Poster Design Contest with the festival theme 'Unfurl Your Pride'. Create a design that will become the face of...

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KASHISH Forward at Sophia College

KASHISH Forward at Sophia College

KASHISH Forward at Sophia CollegeThe KASHISH Forward at Sophia College (Autonomous), Mumbai, being held as part of Mumbai Queer Pride, on January 18, 2024 1.00-4.00pm is a film screening of 7 LGBTQ+ films from USA, Ireland, Canada and India to spread awareness and...

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KASHISH Chalchitra Utsav 2024

KASHISH Chalchitra Utsav 2024

KASHISH Chalchitra Utsav 2024The KASHISH Chalchitra Utsav 2024, a proud member of the Mumbai Festival 2024, is being held on January 27th and January 28th from 11am to 10pm on both days. The 2 day festival will screen Indian language LGBTQ+ films in Hindi, Marathi,...

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Submissions open for KASHISH 2024

Submissions open for KASHISH 2024

The 15th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival will be held as an in-person festival from June 5 to June 9 2024, followed by an online festival (dates to be announced).
We invite invite Film Submissions of LGBTQIA+ Narrative & Documentary Features and Short Films through FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/KASHISH2024

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KASHISH Pride Film Festival

KASHISH Pride Film Festival

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now πŠπ€π’π‡πˆπ’π‡ 𝐏𝐫𝐒𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐒π₯𝐦 π…πžπ¬π­π’π―πšπ₯.
KASHISH is turning 15 years in 2024 and we wanted to celebrate it by being more Inclusive with a change of name and identity.

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KASHISH 2023 Awards Announced

KASHISH 2023 Awards Announced

In a glittering awards ceremony at the 14th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, winners of awards were announced on June 11th at Liberty Cinema.

A total of Rs.6,50,000 in cash awards were announced in 11 categories with 46 films in competition, alongwith 5 LGBTQ+ filmmakers to pitching for the prestigious KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant.

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REACHING OUT WITH THE POWER OF CINEMA

LGBTQIA+ Films every year

Participants every year

Years Of Fame

What People Say

To watch my movies with an audience in Mumbai was a very emotional experience and more overwhelming than I had expected. I have been to a lot of queer film festivals around the world and they can learn something from the way KASHISH is organized. It is wonderful.

Rob Williams (USA)

Filmmaker & KASHISH 2012 Filmmaker in Focus

KASHISH is the only mainstream queer film festival in India. By mainstream I mean where the films are screened at multiplexes and not in some institution or club. This is very significant as it brings lgbt films across the world to the community and audience in general so that there is not only more exposure to queer stories but it also in the longer run spreads awareness and acceptance.

Onir

Filmmaker & Guest of Honour at KASHISH 2012

It was a great time meeting local filmmakers, tasting some authentic food and generally understanding more about being LGBT in India. I’ve always believed that we live in a global village where most experiences are shared – but I also like diversity, that’s what I enjoyed during my time at KASHISH.

BERWYN ROWLANDS (UK)

Producer, Festival Director - Iris Prize & KASHISH 2013 Jury member

KASHISH is at the forefront of that change and is doing so much to change minds and hearts among the wider public, and to strengthen and nurture the LGBT community’s own perceptions of itself in terms of dignity and humanity.

ROY WADIA

Communication Strategist, KASHISH Advisory Board member & Jury

KASHISH is the need of our times when a community gets represented through performing arts. Gay rights cannot only be won in the courtroom but it has to win hearts and minds of the people. Cinema is a powerful medium to achieve that and KASHISH has been doing that since 2010.

PRINCE MANVENDRA SINGH GOHIL

Activist & guest at KASHISH 2013 Opening Night

Film Festivals such as KASHISH must be protected and nurtured. Because it is a niche within the niche of film festivals. I am happy to be part of the jury of a festival of cinema that celebrates diversity and makes spaces for difference.

JERRY PINTO

Author, Critic & KASHISH 2013 Jury member

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