ORGANIZERS

KASHISH – Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is being organized by Solaris Pictures and Bombay Dost in association with The Humsafar Trust.

Solaris Pictures

Solaris Pictures is the only Indian film production company that has consistently been making films on queer themes. Its award-winning films like ”Gulabi Aaina”, ”Yours Emotionally” and ”68 Pages”, all dealing with gay and transgender stories, has pushed the boundaries in queer portrayals in Indian films. www.solarispictures.com/

Bombay Dost

Bombay Dost, India”s first registered LGBT magazine, is a standard bearer for the Logo_Bombay Dostgrowing confidence and artistic alacrity displayed by India”s LGBT community. Bombay Dost also organizes free fortnightly film screenings known as ”Sunday High” as well as other events like book readings and community discussions. 

The Humsafar Trust

The Humsafar Trust works with sexual minorities providing counseling, HIV testing and treatment facilities. Its center for Excellence (CEFE) emphasizes on research, capacity building of communities and media advocacy. The Advocacy unit of Humsafar works on creating awareness and sensitiztion on issues of sexuality and HIV/AIDS through street plays, IEC materials and films.

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