2016
KASHISH 2016
7 Shades Of Love
25th May – 29th May, 2016.
182 Films, 53 Countries
SRIDHAR RANGAYAN IN THE FIRST GLOBAL LIST OF LGBT INFLUENCERS
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival director, Indian filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan has been selected by a worldwide nomination to be part of British Council’s first fiveFilms4freedom Global List of 33 inspiring people who are changing social perceptions about LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer)…
WENDELL RODRICKS & SIMONE SINGH UNVEIL THE POSTER AND THEME OF KASHISH 2016
South Asia’s biggest queer film festival, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival entered its 7th edition by launching the first look of the poster in Mumbai on March 30, 2016. Renowned fashion designer Wendell Rodricks and popular actress Simone Singh unveiled the poster and announced Ajoy…
KASHISH ANNOUNCES RS 1 LAKH QDRISHTI FILM GRANT SUPPORTED BY LOTUS VISUAL
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…
WISHBERRY IS ‘TITLE PARTNER’ FOR KASHISH 2016
Wishberry.in, India’s leading crowdfunding platform, is the ‘Title Partner’ for KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2016. Wishberry is a Mumbai based crowdfunding platform which was founded by two ex McKinsey employees Priyanka Agarwal and Anshulika Dubey. It is a platform that allows creative entrepreneurs to pitch their…
LESBIAN/BI/TRANS* FILMS AT KASHISH 2016
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…
INDIAN PANORAMA AT KASHISH 2016 WILL SHOWCASE 27 FILMS
This year KASHISH will screen the highest number of Indian films – of the 182 films from 53 countries, 27 are Indian films. These are in Indian languages, including Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and Telgugu. “We are delighted that the quality of filmmaking around LGBTQ issues…
‘CAROL’ IS OPENING FILM AT KASHISH 2016
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in this year’s opening film at KASHISH 2016. The opening film will be screened at the iconic Liberty theatre on May 25, 2016. 182 films from 53 countries will be screened at KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival from May 25-29, 2016. Critic reviews…
‘THOSE PEOPLE’ IS CLOSING FILM AT KASHISH 2016
The award-winning film from USA, Those People directed by Joey Kuhn, will close the seventh edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. The closing film will be screened at the iconic Liberty theatre on May 29, 2016. 182 films from 53 countries will be screened at KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival from…
7 NOT-TO-BE-MISSED FILMS AT KASHISH 2016
183 films from 53 countries will be screened at KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to be held from May 25-29, 2016 at three venues in South Mumbai – the iconic art deco Liberty Theatre, Alliance Francaise de Bombay and Max Muelle…
BRAZIL IS ‘COUNTRY IN FOCUS’
11 films form part of this year’s Country Focus: Brazil at KASHISH 2016. NARRATIVE FEATURES. 1. BOYS IN BRAZIL. Dir: Alexandre Carvalho / 2015 / 92 min / Narrative Feature / Brazil
Boys In Brazil follows two friends Mauro and Rodrigo, Mauro’s uncle Vicente and a man they meet at Sao Paulo’s Pride Parade, Roger. After Roger…
41 FILMS TO COMPETE FOR TOP AWARDS AT KASHISH 2016
182 films from 53 countries will be screened at South Asia’s biggest LGBT film fest. Forty-one films will compete for top awards at the 7th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film festival to be held between May 25 – May 29, 2016. South Asia’s biggest and India’s only mainstream LGBTQ film festival…
FILMS IN COMPETITION: NARRATIVE FEATURE
4 films compete for Best Narrative Feature Award at KASHISH 2016. BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING. Dir: Joseph Graham / 2015 / 92 min / USA. On a single night, four diverse men comb the streets looking for connection. All are confronted with the reality that love must be accepted on love’s terms. And as the sun rises at…
FILMS IN COMPETITION: INDIAN NARRATIVE SHORT
2 films compete for Best Indian Narrative Short Award at KASHISH 2016. MANAM. Dir: Balaji M / 2015 / 13 min / India
Priyanka and Ramya, two transwomen, live together as independent individuals, despite societal challenges. Priyanka’s one persistent wish it to be a mother, as she feels only being a mother completes her womanhood…
FILMS IN COMPETITION: DOCUMENTARY SHORT
6 films compete for Best Documentary Short Award at KASHISH 2016. ANJALI: HOW LONG CAN SOMEONE LIVE IN OTHER’S SKIN. Dir: Mohan Rai / (2015) 35 min / Short Documentary / NEPAL. The documentary explores the upbringing of transgender model Anjali, in a small village in the hilly district of Nuwakot, a district neighboring…
FILMS IN COMPETITION: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AN ACT OF LOVE. Dir: Scott Sheppard / 2015 / 86 min / USA. In 2013, Rev. Frank Schaefer was put on trial in the United Methodist Church for officiating his son’s same-sex wedding. The Schaefer family was drawn into a movement for LGBTQ equality in the nation’s second largest protestant denomination…
FILMS IN COMPETITION: INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT
23 films compete for the International Narrative Short Award at KASHISH 2016. 1. ALL CATS ARE PINK IN THE DARK
Dir: Guillaume Renusson / 2015 / 19.45 min / France. Alice doesn’t feel comfortable with her body. As she gets ready for an internship interview the next day, her mother makes her change her…
MEET THE KASHISH 2016 JURY
National award winning actor Rajeshwari Sachdev, television actor Manav Gohil, director Parvathi Balagopalan, theatre director Kaizaad Kotwal and festival director Sridhar Rangayan on Wednesday announced the seventh edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2016. South Asia’s biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
SIR IAN MCKELLEN AND SONAM KAPOOR INAUGURATE KASHISH 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 a ceremonial lamp to signal the start of South Asia’s…
SIR IAN MCKELLEN AT KASHISH 2016
May 25th, 2016 was a momentous day, not only for KASHISH, but also for LGBT rights in India when one of the legends of Hollywood Sir Ian McKellen (aka Magneto, Gandalf) inaugurated the 7th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. As one of the greatest actor with his unique chutzpah he mesmerized…
‘CENSORSHIP IS SO ARBITRARY AND RANDOM’ – PANEL DISCUSSION
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, the censor board is still…
SONAM KAPOOR SPEAKS FOR LGBT RIGHTS AT KASHISH 2016
Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor speaks passionately for LGBT rights at KASHISH 2016 Opening Night at Liberty Cinema. Popular RJ Malishka welcomed and cheered her on. Sonam Kapoor said, “Most of my followers are women, gay men or lesbians. They love me and I love them”. She also applauded the…
CROWDFUNDING AND INDIE CINEMA IN INDIA – PANEL DISCUSSION
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…
‘CHANGE HAPPENS WHEN WE ASK FOR IT! – PANEL DISCUSSION ON SEC 377
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…
THAI FILM ‘HOW TO WIN AT CHECKERS (EVERY TIME)’ IS BEST FILM, MARATHI FILM ‘DAARAVTHA’ IS BEST INDIAN SHORT AT KASHISH 2016
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…
RUTH VANITA AND SALEEM KIDWAI AWARDED KASHISH RAINBOW WARRIOR AWARD 2016
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…
SHAINA NC PRESENTS KASHISH RAINBOW WARRIOR AWARD
At the closing night of 6th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, Shaina NC presented the KASHISH Rainbow Warrior Award to (late) activist Betu Singh, founder of Sangini Trust. her partner Maya Lisa-Shanker received the award posthumously on behalf of the indomitable lesbian activist…
SHAINA NC APPLAUDS LGBT COMMUNITY AT KASHISH
BJP spokesperson, fashion designer Shaina NC was welcomed on stage with a huge applause, and the cheering only continued as she spoke passionately about her resolve to stand with the LGBT community in their fight for their rights. Speaking at the closing night of 6th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film festival…
MARATHI FILM ‘DAARAVTHA’ IS INDIA’S ENTRY FOR IRIS PRIZE
KASHISH MIQFF 2016 winner heads to The Iris Prize Festival. Marathi short film Daaravtha (The Threshold) directed by Nishant Roy Bombarde will compete for The Iris Prize – Cardiff’s International gay and lesbian short film prize…
INDIAN LGBT FILM WINS NATIONAL AWARD
Sridhar Rangayan & Editor Pravin Angre rejoice as ‘Breaking Free’ wins National Award for Best Editing. Sridhar Rangayan’s documentary film Breaking Free that highlights the impact and implications of Sec 377 on the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community won the National Award for Best Editing at the…
NANDITA DAS, HANSAL MEHTA AT BEST OF KASHISH
Award-winning LGBT films screened at Godrej India Culture Lab. To celebrate LGBT pride month in Mumbai, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival in association with The Godrej India Culture Lab presented the Best of KASHISH – A Spotlight on Queer Cinema on January 23, 2016. The day-long event screened award winning LGBT…
BEST OF KASHISH @ PRITHVI
The 7th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival collaborated with Rage Theater’s Writer’s Bloc festival to present a day dedicated to LGBTQ cultural events on April 7, 2016, at Prithvi Theatre, Juhu. The day long cultural experiences included film screening, theatre performance and discussion. “KASHISH and Writer’s Bloc share a common goal…
