Kolkata hosts India’s oldest queer film festival; films from across the country and world feature at two-day fest
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata hosts India’s oldest queer film festival; films from across the country and world feature at two-day fest

The Hindu  

India’s oldest queer film festival, the Calcutta International LGBTQIA+ Film and Video Festival — also known as “Dialogues” — commenced in Kolkata on Saturday. Over 14 films featured at the event among which were celebrated filmmaker Onir’s film, Pine Cone which was one of the major highlights of the two-day festival. Filmmaker Shiva Krish from Chennai whose film was screened on the first day of the festival, spoke to The Hindu about his film Amma’s Pride. Mr Jijo also said, “There are many churches in Kerela and the movie tries to explore how difficult it can be for queer people to live life normally around these religious places.” B25, another 33-minute short to be screened on the second day of the festival talks about “chosen families, and queer spaces shared by people of the community.” Director Manvendra Singh Thakur who is the co-director of the movie along with Sk Raqeeb Raza said that the movie was all about his own home, the space where he lives with his housemates.

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Pride Month 2024 | Queer artistes on the stories they want to see on-screen
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Pride Month 2024 | Queer artistes on the stories they want to see on-screen

The Hindu  

For long, the plea from the LGBTQIA+ community to storytellers has been this: “Let us tell our stories since our lives are largely different from how cis-gender heterosexuals perceive us.” Over the years, queer narratives in Indian cinema have seen significant steps forward; yet, what is considered queer cinema remains limited, focusing only on a few queer identities, whereas the …

Pride Month | Queer cinema’s shackles in the mainstream
1 year, 9 months ago

Pride Month | Queer cinema’s shackles in the mainstream

The Hindu  

Queer cinema continues to be ‘othered’ into a sub-genre, with a sedate growth in mainstream cinema. “They thought that it was a joke because, in many Telugu films previously, queer ideas were used as jokes,” he says adding that it matters having producers like actor Nani and Prashanti Tipirneni, who prioritise content over earnings. “Whenever I pitch something, they say, …

Onir’s ‘Pine Cone’ to open this year’s Kashish Film Festival
1 year, 9 months ago

Onir’s ‘Pine Cone’ to open this year’s Kashish Film Festival

The Hindu  

Filmmaker Onir’s Pine Cone will open this year’s edition of Kashish Film Festival, the largest queer film festival in South Asia. Directed by Onir, Pine Cone is described as a ‘heartfelt exploration of love, relationships, and self-discovery’. Talking about the film, Onir, who is openly gay, said in a statement, “Pine Cone. Pine Cone comes from memories of love, loss, …

Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan to inaugurate 28th Kolkata International Film Festival
2 years, 3 months ago

Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan to inaugurate 28th Kolkata International Film Festival

India TV News  

Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan will be among those present as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival on Thursday. A total of 183 films from 42 countries will be screened across 10 venues in Kolkata as a part of the state- According to the invite, Amitabh Bachchan will declare the festival …

Pride Month| Queer representation in Indian cinema; how far have we gone
2 years, 8 months ago

Pride Month| Queer representation in Indian cinema; how far have we gone

Firstpost  

The streaming platforms changed the entire representation of the LGBTQ community whether it is Modern Love Mumbai or Masoom. Made in Heaven and Four More Shots started the trend of positive representation of LGBTQ+ stories on OTT platforms, and it was continued in series like Inside Edge, Akkad Bakkad Rafoo Chakkar, Fame Game and anthology films like Geeli Pucchi and …

Badhaai Do celebrated at the Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
2 years, 9 months ago

Badhaai Do celebrated at the Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

Firstpost  

Junglee Pictures’ ‘Badhaai Do’ is one of the few films which not only managed to mark a spectacular opening post the third wave despite the 50% capacity, but also gave rich content that was appreciated by the audiences, fraternity as well as the LGBTQIA community. Celebrating pride month, Badhaai Do was screened at South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, KASHISH …

LGBTQ+ characters in films are not just for pink washing, but for substantial pivotal roles
2 years, 9 months ago

LGBTQ+ characters in films are not just for pink washing, but for substantial pivotal roles

Firstpost  

In conversation with filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan on KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival on inclusivity in cinema and how it is time to portray LGBTQ stories with a lot more empathy and a sense of hope. Sridhar Rangayan, the festival director says, “I truly believe in the power of cinema to change perceptions of the general population towards LGBTQ+ community …

LGBTQIA+ film fest opens today - Screening expressions of art
3 years, 7 months ago

LGBTQIA+ film fest opens today - Screening expressions of art

Deccan Chronicle  

The 12th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, will begin on August 19. Writer-director and BAFTA nominee Ritesh Batra, well-known Indian film director Gauri Shinde and National Award-winning cinematographer Satya Rai Nagpaul will join festival directors Cary Rajinder Sawhney and Selvaggia Velo in judging the entries under the categories of Best Narrative …

A guide to Kolkata International Film Festival 2021: Apur Sansar, Saptapati, Bhranti Bilas
4 years, 2 months ago

A guide to Kolkata International Film Festival 2021: Apur Sansar, Saptapati, Bhranti Bilas

Firstpost  

The 26th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival will kickstart from 8 January. The seven-day festival will commence by paying tribute to two greats — auteur Satyajit Ray on his birth centenary, and iconic Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who died of post-COVID complications in November last year. Special event on Soumitra Chatterjee The festival will commence with the screening …

Soumitra Chatterjee's Apur Sansar to open 26th Kolkata International Film Festival on 8 January
4 years, 2 months ago

Soumitra Chatterjee's Apur Sansar to open 26th Kolkata International Film Festival on 8 January

Firstpost  

A total of 131 films – in feature, short and documentary formats – will be screened at the seven-day festival, said West Bengal minister Arup Biswas. Ray’s classic Apur Sansar – the third of a trilogy featuring Soumitra Chatterjee – will be screened at the inauguration of 26th Kolkata International Film Festival, to be held from 8 to 15 January, …

Notes from attending a 'digital' film festival: Wider audience and hope for sustenance of cinema
4 years, 4 months ago

Notes from attending a 'digital' film festival: Wider audience and hope for sustenance of cinema

Firstpost  

This year marked my seventh New York Film Festival, but it was the first one I attended from 8,000 miles away. People don’t necessarily start random chats at the local multiplex, but attending a film festival often means being shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers — a now almost repulsive thought — whether in line or inside, and striking up conversations about cinema …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to be held online from 22 to 30 July
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to be held online from 22 to 30 July

Firstpost  

The 11th edition of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be held virtually with a slate of 157 films sourced from 42 countries. The 11th edition of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Festival is going virtual in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 157 films from 42 countries will be showcased at the film festival, making it …

Over 150 international films at Mumbai Queer Film festival
4 years, 8 months ago

Over 150 international films at Mumbai Queer Film festival

India TV News  

The 11th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is going virtual this year due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Tipped as South Asia's biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival, it is the first Indian film festival to come up with a slate of new programs for this year. "We are extremely delighted to launch the registration for the KASHISH 2020 Virtual …

LGBTI cinema in India: a slow emergence
5 years, 8 months ago

LGBTI cinema in India: a slow emergence

The Hindu  

There has perhaps never been a better time for queers in global cinema. Delicate dalliances This year’s crop included Rohin Raveendran Nair’s The Booth featuring Amruta Subhash’s limpid-eyed security guard whose dalliance with a young girl takes place outside the gaze of CCTV cameras. One of the showstoppers at Kashish this year was Tanuja Chandra’s A Monsoon Date, a short …

KASHISH Mumbai Queer Film Festival kicks off; Loev to be the closing film
7 years, 9 months ago

KASHISH Mumbai Queer Film Festival kicks off; Loev to be the closing film

Firstpost  

The 8th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival all set to commence on 24 May. 147 films from 45 countries to be screened over five days KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival returns for its eighth edition in May 2017. Some of the most noteworthy films to be screened are as follows: 1) Signature Move Director: Jennifer Reeder …

Kolkata LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) film festival to kick off on Friday
12 years, 3 months ago

Kolkata LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender) film festival to kick off on Friday

Hindustan Times  

For film buffs nothing transcends differences and connects people better than films. HT Image Come Friday and 'DIALOGUES', the annual Kolkata LGBT Film & Video Festival will enter its sixth year. Over the next two days, the festival will showcase a mix of critically acclaimed and experimental films that attempt to understand and bring out the lives of those who …

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