2010
KASHISH 2010
See A Different World…
22nd April – 25th April, 2010.
110 Films, 25 Countries
FESTIVAL VISION
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is an attempt to encourage greater visibility of Indian and International queer cinema among both queer and mainstream audiences as a means to foster better understanding of queer thoughts, desires and expressions. FESTIVAL BACKGROUND The Indian queer…
CELINA JAITLEY LAUNCHES KASHISH 2010
Celina Jaitley unveiled the festival trailer in Mumbai on Thursday. “I want to say this that these films are also about human emotions,” she said. “You will get… Celina Jaitley unveiled the festival trailer in Mumbai on Thursday. “I want to say this that these films are also about human emotions,”…
THE WAIT IS OVER…
KASHISH – Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, April 22nd to April 25th, 2010 promises four days of queer celebration across many platforms of artistic expressions. The largest queer film festival for the very first time in India presents 110 films across from 25 countries. It brings together…
KASHISH RECEIVES I&B CLEARANCE…
KASHISH – Mumbai International Queer Film Festival receives I&B Clearance to screen films at PVR and Alliance Francaise. The organisers of Kashish are pleased to announce to the LGBTI community that Kashish-MIQFF has received clearance for 107 films from the I&B Ministry…. KASHISH…
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…
FESTIVAL TEAM
Festival Directors Sridhar Rangayan Vivek Anand Creative Director Suhail Abbasi Jury Co-ordinator Abheena Aher Guest & Hospitality Co-ordinator Shobhna S Kumar Festival Curators & Advisors Paul Lee (Canada) John Badalu (South East Asia) Merchandising D”Kloset KASHISH 2011 Festival Catalog Suhail…
VENUES
The two venues where KASHISH will screen represents the ambitious reach of the festival in reaching out to a pan Mumbai audience – Alliance Francaise in South Mumbai and PVR Cinemas in Juhu in Western suburbs. This is the first time a queer film festival is being held in a multiplex theater. PVR…
SPONSORS
We are grateful to our Sponsors. Without their support, it would be impossible to organize this film festival. Our proud Sponsors are: UNDP UNDP is committed to help India achieve the global Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as the national objectives articulated in consecutive Five-Year…
ASSOCIATE PARTNERS
PVR Cinemas PVR Cinemas are the leading and premium Multiplex Cinema Exhibition company in India. They pioneered the multiplex revolution in India by establishing the first multiplex cinema in 1997 and the largest 11-screen multiplex cinema in the country in 2004. PVR Cinemas continue to provide the…
FILMS
KASHISH- Mumbai International Queer Film Festival being held between April 22nd to April 25th, 2010 in Mumbai promises to be four days of non-stop queer celebration across many platforms of artistic expressions. The largest queer film festival in India brings you 109 films in 4 days across two venues! Features,…
EVENTS
Apart from 110 Indian and International films, the festival has a range of allied events Opening & Closing Events Panel Discussions Sneak Preview of soon-to-be-released film Play Reading of ”Ek madhav Baug” (Hindi) World Premiere of Music Video ”The Power To Be Strong” Filmmaker…
AWARDS AND JURY
The following films received awards at KASHISH MIQFF2010. The jury were extremely kind to pool in Rs.85,000 to award cash prizes for the main winners of the four categories as well as special jury awards for a few other deserving films. Category: Documentary Short Best Documentary Short –…
KASHISH 2010 Closing Night
KASHISH 2010
Stars, Films, and a queer film makes it debut
Zeenat Aman at Kashish
`Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko” – the audience could well have sung to her as Zeenat Aman traipsed down the red carpet at PVR Juhu on Sunday. The occasion was the closing of Kashish – Mumbai International Queer…
KASHISH ROCKS AND AWARDS
KASHISH 2010 AWARDS here KASHISH – Mumbai International Queer Film Festival rocked and how. Houseful shows, jam packed audiences, world premiers, star attendance, media coverage, etc. We thank each and everyone who supported KASHISH in so many different ways and all those who came to see films,…
KASHISH 2010 IN THE MEDIA
KASHISH 2010 in Local News http://issuu.com/thequeerchronicle/docs/the_queer_chronicle_-_may_2010 http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/gay-films-out-closet-923 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/india-gets-first-mainstream-gay-film-festival-1953047.html…
KASHISH SHORTS 2010 FILM PACKAGE
Kashish 2010 – Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2010 turned out to be a milestone event in LGBT movement in India. One of the missions of the festival was to discover small budget independent films, short films, documentaries and student films from India with a queer focus and provide…
QUEER FILMS FROM INDIA
KASHISH SHORTS 2010
KASHISH 2010 has till date screened at 12 film festivals around the world:
Iris Prize (UK)
Q Film Festival (Indonesia)
Hong Kong LGFF (Hong Kong)
Reel Out (Canada)…
