KASHISH 2014

Event: 5th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

Dates: May 21 – 25, 2014

Venues: Liberty Cinema & Alliance Francaise de Bombay

Theme: ‘Dare To Dream’

Prominent Guests: Celina Jaitly

No. of films/countries: 154 films from 31 countries

No. of Indian films: 28 films

Country Focus: Canada (22 films)

Total Cash Awards: Rs.92,500 (US$1200)

Jury members: Sarika Thakur, Nitish Bharadwaj, Onir, Avantika Akerkar & Pia Benegal

Winners:

Best Narrative Feature: Tru Love – Kate Johnston and Shauna MacDonald | Canada

Best Documentary Feature: Bridegroom – Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | USA

Best Documentary Short: Families Are Forever – Vivian Kleiman | USA

Best International Narrative Short: José Antonio Cortés Amunarriz | Spain

Best Indian Narrative Short: Mitraa – Ravi Jadhav | India

Riyad Wadia Award For Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker: Sharon Flynn for I’dentity

Best Performance in a Lead Role: Kate Trotter in Tru Love | Canada

Best Poster Design: Punith Mahesh (Hyderabad, India)

Rainbow Warrior Award: Ashok Row Kavi, Wendell Rodricks

Festival Catalog: https://issuu.com/home/published/kashish_2014_final_catalog