SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR KASHISH 2024
The 15th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival will be held as an in-person festival from May 15 to May 19, 2024, followed by an online festival (dates to be announced).
EARLYBIRD DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: DECEMBER 17, 2023
REGULAR DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: FEBRUARY 18, 2024
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MARCH 17, 2024
About KASHISH Pride Film Festival
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now 𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥.
KASHISH is turning 15 years in 2024 and we wanted to celebrate it by being more Inclusive with a change of name and identity.
The festival is being renamed from KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to 𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 to reflect the contemporary aspirations of the LGBTQIA+ community, underlining the fact that the festival and its allied activities offer pride, hope and dignity.
KASHISH Pride Film Festival is the first LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, Intersex, Asexual) film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater, and the first LGBTQIA+ film festival in India to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
KASHISH Pride Film Festival, now considered South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival and one of world’s top 5 coolest LGBTQIA+ film festival, has over the past 14 editions become one of the biggest pride events in India.
Founded in 2010, the festival has grown from strength to strength, attracting close to 9000 footfalls over the 4 1/2 days of the festival at two/three venues. The festival, every year, has screened 110 – 180 films that include shorts, documentaries, features – all centered around LGBTQIA+ themes. The festival also attracts topline Bollywood celebrities, prominent filmmakers and media personalities, and receives over 150 write-ups in mainstream press in India and globally every year.
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