KASHISH 2020

Event: 11th  KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival or KASHISH 2020 Virtual

Dates: July 22 – 30, 2020

Venue: Online

Theme: ‘Moving Forward, Together’

No. of films/countries: 157 films from 42 countries

No. of Indian films: 30 films

Total Cash Awards: Rs 4,10,000 (US$ 5644)

Narrative Jury: Hansal Mehta, Sandhya Mridul, Sunil Sukthankar

Documentary Jury: Faiza Ahmad Khan, Miriam Chandy Menacherry and Nakul Singh Sawhney

Students Shorts Jury: Rabiya Nazki, Shankhajeet De and Tangella Madhavi

Winners:

Best Narrative Feature: Music For The Bleeding Hearts – Rafael Gomes | Brazil

Best Documentary Feature: One Taxi Ride – Mak CK | Mexico

Best Documentary Short: Breakwater – Cris Lyra | Brazil

Best International Narrative Short: Touchscreen – Arthur Halpern | USA

Best Indian Narrative Short: The Song We Sang – Aarti Neharsh | India

Riyad Wadia Award For Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker: Arun Fulara for Sunday

Best Performance in a Lead Role: Benjamin Daimary for Fireflies (Jonaki Porua) | India

KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant: Arun Fulara for My Mother’s Girlfriend

Best Student Short Film: The Summer of 12 – Kuan-Ling Kuo | Taiwan

Best Screenplay: Music For The Bleeding Hearts – Rafael Gomes | Brazil[

Special Mentions: March For Dignity – John Eames | UK, Georgia (in the category Best Documentary Feature); My Brother Is A Mermaid – Alfie Dale | UK (in the category Best International Narrative Short); We Are Dancers – Joe Morris | UK (in the category Best International Narrative Short); Neon Hearts – Ana Jakimska | Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of (in the category Best Student Short)

Best Poster Design: Joyston Morera (UK)

Festival Catalog: https://issuu.com/kashish/docs/kashish2020virtual-festivalcatalog_web