A new wave of Indie filmmakers are pushing the boundaries of Indian cinema with their fresh and edgier takes on contemporary society and culture. Eschewing patronage and subsidy, the filmmakers who make independent cinema are relying on new and creative ways to fund their works, by directly reaching...

How to Win At Checkers (Every Time) directed by Korean-American director Josh Kim won the Best narrative Feature Film, while the Marathi film Daaravtha won the Best Indian Narrative Short Film at the 7th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival that concluded on Sunday May 29, 2016...

Star-studded opening night ceremony of South Asia’s biggest LGBT film fest British actor Sir Ian McKellen and Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor on Wednesday May 25, 2016 inaugurated the seventh edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival at the iconic Liberty Cinema. The actors lit...

Academics Ruth Vanita and Saleem Kidwai were bestowed the KASHISH Rainbow Warrior Award on May 29, 2016 at the KASHISH 2016 Closing Night Award Ceremony at Liberty Cinema. The awards, instituted by KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, were given by actor and festival ambassador Celina...

Indian cinema in 2013 celebrated a centenary of films, but issues of censorship & barriers in freedom of expression continue to dog the industry. The problems become more immediate for films that challenge social norms, question traditional practices or rock the status quo. While on one hand,...

QDirshti Film Grant, being launched at KASHISH 2016, is an artist grant to support an independent filmmaker based in India to make his/her next LGBTQ‐themed film. This is in continuation of KASHISH’s commitment to nurture independent filmmakers who are making films on LGBTQ subjects under challenging...

Issues around section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, moved centrestage on the second day of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2016. South Asia’s biggest LGBT film festival is being held from May 25-29, 2016 at three venues in South Mumbai – Liberty Cinema, Alliance Francaise de Bombay...

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2016 will screen 182 films from 53 countries. This includes around 50 films that deal with women’s and Trans* (F to M) sexualities and identities. The LBT films will be screened between May 25-29, 2016 across the three venues – Liberty theatre,...