KASHISH 2011

Event: 2nd KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

Dates: May 25 – 29, 2011

Venues: Cinemax Versova & Alliance Francaise de Bombay

Theme: ‘Bigger, Bolder & Queerer’

Prominent Guests: Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, Shyam Benegal, Celina Jaitly

 No. of films/countries: 124 films from 23 countries

No. of Indian films: 20 films

Country Focus: Israel (8 films)

 Jury members: Sai Paranjpye, Khalid Mohamed, Shernaz Patel, Samir Soni & John Badalu (Indonesia)

Winners:

Best Narrative Feature: I Am – Onir | India

Best Documentary Feature: We Were Here – David Weissman | USA

Best Documentary Short: Bullied – Bill Brummel and Geoffrey Sharp | UK

Best International Narrative Short: Let The World Know About Me – Marianna Giordano | Argentina

Best Indian Narrative Short: Amen – Ranadeep Bhattacharyya and Judhajit Bagchi | India

Riyad Wadia Award For Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker: Shumona Banerjee for The Flower Bud (Kusum)

KASHISH Coffee Break Audience Award: Nothing Happened – Julia Kots | USA

Special Jury Award: I Am – Sonali Gulati | USA

Festival Catalog: https://issuu.com/home/published/kashish_2011_-_festival_catalog