CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR KASHISH 2014
Film Submissions for the 5th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now closed.
Film Submissions for the 5th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now closed. If you wish to submit your film for our next edition please mail to Saagar Gupta, Director of Programming at kashish.miqff@gmail.com
The fifth KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be held from May 21 – 25, 2014. KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is the first and only LGBTQ film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater and the only queer festival to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Over the previous 4 editions, from 2010 to 2013, the festival has grown from strength to strength, attracting close to 6500 footfalls over the 4 1/2 days of the festival at two venues. The festival, every year, usually screens around 120 – 130 films that include shorts, documentaries, features with LGBTQ themes. KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now considered one of Mumbai”s prominent cultural event and is now seen as the biggest queer film festival in South Asia.
While film submissions are no longer accepted for KASHISH 2014, you can have a look at the rules for submitting films to the festival.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
1. Filmmakers across the world can submit features, documentaries and short films that highlight / focus on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer themes and expressions.
2. There is NO SUBMISSION FEE to submit the film. Also the festival DOES NOT PAY SCREENING FEE since it invests its limited resources in showcasing the films to the best possible extent.
3. All films SHOULD be subtitled in English. We prefer English language films too with subtitles or close-captioned for access by hearing impaired audience members.
4. Only films completed after January 1, 2011 (for KASHISH 2014) can be submitted. Films 40 minutes or less will be considered in Short Film category.
5. The festival has both competitive and non-competitive sections. ONLY films completed after January 1, 2013 and NOT screened at any other festival in India before KASHISH 2014 may qualify for competition. The competition categories are: Best Narrative Feature Best Documentary Feature Best Documentary Short Best International Narrative Short Best Indian Narrative Short Riyad Wadia award for Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker Winners will be selected by a panel of eminent jury. Their decision will be final and is indisputable.
6. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: JANUARY 31, 2014 (postmarked) But the festival encourages early submission, since previews begin mid November.
7. Film submissions may be made through:
a. Digital file mailed to kashish.miqff@gmail.com via wetransfer.com or any file share service
b. Online link on Vimeo or any website. Please enable download since the preview panel does not preview films online.
c. DVD / Flashdrive to be sent to : Director of Programming KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 802, Bali Residency, Rathodi, Marve Road, Malad West, Mumbai 400095, INDIA Please mark the envelopes: ”For Festival Purpose Only. No Commercial Value” The festival holds no responsibility for submissions that are lost in transit or those not received on time. No hand delivery or personal deliveries. DVD / Flashdrives are accepted only by courier or post.
8. Filmmaker/sender certifies that he or she holds the rights for submission of film/video to the festival.
9. Selected filmmakers will be notified by email by March 31, 2014 10. Only High Definition (HD) copy would be accepted for final exhibition. If selected, the filmmaker/producer has to provide a HD exhibition copy by mail / ftp share as a digital file, Data DVD or Flashdrive. For any queries related to film submission, please write to Saagar Gupta, Director of Programming at kashish.miqff@gmail.com