Support KASHISH 2013 with a Contribution
You can support KASHISH 2013 in your own big or small way, within India or from anywhere in the world -
http://www.wishberry.in/
Help us to continue bringing the best of Indian and international queer films for your viewing in a big-screen experience.
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – India’s biggest LGBT film fest - is an annual event that showcases the best of queer cinema from around the world.
The dates and venues for KASHISH 2013 are :
CINEMAX VERSOVA - May 22nd (opening night by invite only), May 23, 24, 25, 26th 2013
ALLIANCE FRANCIASE DE BOMBAY - May 23, 24, 25th 2013
KASHISH is FREE and open to all and does not charge any registration fee from delegates to ensure that the festival is accessible to a diverse audience
Visit the Wishberry site to pay online by card or by cheque or by Ghar Pay option where they will collect the money from your doorstep.
http://www.wishberry.in/
We have some exciting incentives to show our gratitude to everyone who contributes.
The festival is a not-for-profit event. All the money collected is used to cover festival expenses like venue costs, printing and stationery, promotional materials, trophies and awards, stay for filmmakers, etc.
* Rs. 500
Listing as ‘Friends of KASHISH’ on website and catalog (if you wish to be anonymous, it will be perfectly ok)
* Rs. 1,500
Get a KASHISH 2013 T-shirt and all of the above
* Rs. 2,500
Get the exclusive KASHISH 2012 2-disc DVD set and all of the above.
* Rs. 5,000
Get One Pass to the Red Carpet Festival Opening Night and get all of the above.
* Rs. 10,000
Get Couple Pass to the Red Carpet Festival Opening Night and get all of the above.
If you have any questions, please write to pride.kashish@gmail.com
KASHISH MIQFF team
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To place an advertisement in Festival Catalog, visit
http://queer-ink.com/
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http://www.wishberry.in/
Help us to continue bringing the best of Indian and international queer films for your viewing in a big-screen experience.
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – India’s biggest LGBT film fest - is an annual event that showcases the best of queer cinema from around the world.
The dates and venues for KASHISH 2013 are :
CINEMAX VERSOVA - May 22nd (opening night by invite only), May 23, 24, 25, 26th 2013
ALLIANCE FRANCIASE DE BOMBAY - May 23, 24, 25th 2013
KASHISH is FREE and open to all and does not charge any registration fee from delegates to ensure that the festival is accessible to a diverse audience
Visit the Wishberry site to pay online by card or by cheque or by Ghar Pay option where they will collect the money from your doorstep.
http://www.wishberry.in/
We have some exciting incentives to show our gratitude to everyone who contributes.
The festival is a not-for-profit event. All the money collected is used to cover festival expenses like venue costs, printing and stationery, promotional materials, trophies and awards, stay for filmmakers, etc.
* Rs. 500
Listing as ‘Friends of KASHISH’ on website and catalog (if you wish to be anonymous, it will be perfectly ok)
* Rs. 1,500
Get a KASHISH 2013 T-shirt and all of the above
* Rs. 2,500
Get the exclusive KASHISH 2012 2-disc DVD set and all of the above.
* Rs. 5,000
Get One Pass to the Red Carpet Festival Opening Night and get all of the above.
* Rs. 10,000
Get Couple Pass to the Red Carpet Festival Opening Night and get all of the above.
If you have any questions, please write to pride.kashish@gmail.com
KASHISH MIQFF team
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To place an advertisement in Festival Catalog, visit
http://queer-ink.com/
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For more dates on the festival, check the website; http://
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Do please share and forward this to your friends.
Advertise with KASHISH 2013
If you want to promote your Company ( Hotel, Café, Boutique, Spa, Gym), Organization, or your Brand to a new and exciting market, ADVERTISE in KASHISH 2013 FESTIVAL CATALOG, available both in print and online versions.
Last date to receive bookings: MAY 1st
Last date for Artworks: MAY 5th
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Last date to receive bookings: MAY 1st
Last date for Artworks: MAY 5th
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Partner with KASHISH 2013
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival pioneers as the biggest gay & lesbian film festival in India and South Asia. It is the only queer film fest to be held at a mainstream venue - one of Mumbai's top multiplexes; and was the first LGBT festival to receive clearance from India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Since its debut in 2010, KASHISH has today become one of the important annual events in Mumbai's cultural calendar. The 4th edition of KASHISH will be held between May 22-26, 2013 at a city multiplex and Alliance Francaise de Bombay. The five day event at two venues - in South Mumbai and the Western Suburbs - attracts LGBT persons from India and abroad, their families and friends, the creme da la creme from the field of art, literature, theatre and Bollywood as well as mainstream audiences.
The theme for this year's festival is 'TOWARDS CHANGE'.
KASHISH is a not-for-profit event and funds collected are utilized to meet costs of organizing the event. The festival relies on companies, organizations and individuals who believe in KASHISH and in supporting LGBT initiatives.
Support KASHISH 2013 and help the festival continue its commitment to mainstream queer issues through cinema. As a partner you reach out to queer and mainstream audiences.
KASHISH offers a range of opportunities to companies/ organisations for partnering with the festival - sponsor a day of the festival, sponsor a film/ films package, a panel discussion or an allied event. Different partnership levels are available with benefits that offer visibility across diverse platforms. We can customize benefits to suit your brand or your mission.
Write to partner.kashish@gmail.com to receive the Partnership Proposal docket.
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KASHISH 2013 POSTER
Wendell Rodricks picks KASHISH 2013 poster contest winner
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| KASHISH 2013 Poster |
KASHISH 2013 Poster Contest has a winner! India's top fashion designer Wendell Rodricks has picked the poster submitted by Mumbai-based graphic designer Prachi Patil-Kotkar as the winning design.
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| Wendell Rodricks |
``The victory sign forming a star is graphic and unforgettable. It is also interesting that the clichéd rainbow flag colours have been totally ignored for an artistic backdrop. I loved it,'' said Wendell Rodricks while announcing the winner.
The contest to design the official poster for the upcoming 4th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival saw a record number of entries from professional and amateur designers as well as design school students from across India and several other countries too.
Prachi, who graduated from Sophia Polytechnic, and works as a senior visualiser, illustrator and animator, said participating in the contest was a great experience to remember. ``Receiving this wonderful award is such an amazing honour and I would like to thank the KASHISH team for giving me such a great opportunity,'' said Prachi.
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| Prachi Patil-Kotkar |
Explaining the concept behind the poster, Prachi said that the backdrop was meant to reflect the ``colourful waves, which represent a churning of dreams in the ocean of life. The five ``victory signs'' reflect diversity - we may come from different places, have different languages, individualities, dreams and desires, but when we come together, we change and become a thing of beauty like the star''
The winner of the poster contest will receive a KASHISH trophy and a gift hamper. The winning design will also be featured on catalogue cover, print and online advertisements, banners, cinema slides and delegate cards.
Festival director Sridhar Rangayan said: "The theme of KASHISH 2013 is reflected very aptly in the design of the poster. The design is vibrant and energetic, and has a thrust forward, which KASHISH promises this year with its theme ' Towards Change'. This year, the audience can expect a range of films that push cinematic boundaries and daringly question set notions of queer sub culture.''
KASHISH 2013, the fourth edition of the India’s biggest and only mainstream queer film festival, will be held between May 22-26, 2013 in Mumbai at a multiplex and Alliance Française de Bombay. KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is the first and only gay & lesbian film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theatre and the only queer festival to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Follow KASHISH 2013 updates at:
Festival Website: http://www.mumbaiqueerfest.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Kashish.MIQFF
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KashishMIQFF
KASHISH 2013 - 'TOWARDS CHANGE'
Cinema has the power to catalyze change!
The theme for KASHISH 2013 is 'TOWARDS CHANGE'.
KASHISH 2013 - Call for film submission
KASHISH 2013 - CALL FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer film Festival is gearing for its 4th year. The festival is scheduled to take place in May, 2013 at a mainstream multiplex theater in suburban Mumbai and at Alliance Francaise de Bombay in South Mumbai.
KASHISH MIQFF pioneers as the biggest and only gay & lesbian film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater and the only queer festival to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Festival’s third edition in 2012 continued its successful growth, witnessing about 7,000 delegates and 25 filmmakers from India and abroad in addition to A-list Bollywood actors, eminent filmmakers and critics, student filmmakers who enjoyed 120 films (shorts/ features) from 30 countries over five days.
In the completion category, 8 films were awarded with the KASHISH 2012 trophy in different categories including the cash award of Rs.15,000 for the Best Narrative Feature and Rs.10,000 for the Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker.
With its 4th edition, KASHISH attempts to bring the best of LGBT cinema from around the world and continues its vision 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.
Last date for submission is January 15, 2013.
Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/
Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/
KASHISH 2013 – International Poster Contest
KASHISH Poster contest is back!
It's time to show your creative skills!!
Design the official poster for KASHISH
2013, India’s biggest international queer film festival, and win exciting
rewards at an international platform
Last year KASHISH started an
exciting initiative which became a worldwide competition – the Poster Design
Contest for KASHISH. Celebrity fashion designer Wendell Rodricks picked the
winner – S.Ayyappa, a young student from Andhra Pradesh whose colorful
butterfly theme became the official poster and his design was splashed on six huge
billboards across Mumbai as well as other promotional materials. He received
his award from none other than Oscar winning sound designer Resul Pookutty (of
Slumdog Millionaire fame)
Here’s your chance to be the
poster boy or poster girl of KASHISH 2013!
Design the KASHISH 2013
Poster and win an award with benefits.
KASHISH 2013 will be held from
May 22-26, 2013 in Mumbai. Now, you can be a part of the festival by designing
its official POSTER, wherever you are in the world. The design will also
feature on billboards, print and online advertisements, catalogue cover,
banners, cinema slides and delegate cards.
Submission deadline –
January 31, 2013. Entries will be judged by an eminent panel of artists and
designers and the winner will be picked by a Celebrity judge! Winner will be announced during the Mumbai
Pride Week.
Theme: Towards Change
The Indian LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) landscape is undergoing a sea change since 2009 after reading down of Sec 377 by the Delhi High Court – with more openness from the society towards same-sex loving people. More youngsters are coming out to their families, coming out to friends and colleagues; they are living lives without masks. Pride parades are being held in all the big cities; there are cultural events like film festivals, book readings, panel discussions, photography competitions, etc; several organizations are being formed and But the Supreme Court verdict is being awaited, and the question on everyone’s lips is - has the change percolated to the smaller towns?
KASHISH 2013 will reflect this spirit of jubilation and will also question its overall impact within the LGBT communities and in the mainstream society with its theme – ‘Towards Change’.
Poster Contest Rules
What to Enter
- A Poster design that encompasses a sense of ‘queer / LGBT’ and ‘cinema’ in its broadest or subtle understanding. LGBT = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender.
- A Poster design that incorporates the KASHISH
2013 theme ‘Towards Change’.
How
to Enter
- Poster Design must include the following:
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KASHISH logo available at:
http://mumbaiqueerfest.com/Kashish2013-Transparent.png
and http://mumbaiqueerfest.com/Kashish2013-Transparent.gif
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Tagline: India’s Biggest Queer Film Festival
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Theme line: Towards Change
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Date: May 22-26, 2013 (tentative)
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Space for logos of organizers and partners (to be inserted later)
- Poster size: A2 size (420 x 594 mm or 16.5 x
23.4 inches VERTICAL / PORTRAIT)
- Poster design must be sent in JPEG format. Upon
selection it should be available as a Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Illustrator file or as an uncompressed PDF file.
- All images used in the poster MUST be free of copyright infringements.
Design Competition FAQs
- What is the deadline?
The
deadline for submission of entries will be January 31st 2013 at
12:00 PM (IST)
- Who can submit and How many entries can I
submit?
This
is an International Competition. Anyone, anywhere in the world can participate.
Participants are allowed to submit TWO (2) entries. Anyone found to have
submitted more than that will be disqualified.
- What about images to be used?
It
could be graphic design or a photograph that is easily re-producable across
design platforms. The participant should hold full responsibility of owning the
copyright to the images and designs submitted to the contest. The entry will be
disqualified if it has any copyrighted image or element.
- Where do I submit or send my design?
Fill
in the submission form and mail a high resolution jpeg (max 5mb) to info.kashishmiqff@gmail.com
- How does the judging take place?
The
entries will be shortlisted by a team of professional artists and designers and
the winner will be picked by a Celebrity judge! The decision of poster
selection will be based on relevance, authenticity and innovation.
- Can I re-use my poster design from this contest
for other projects
All
submissions cannot be submitted or used fully or partially elsewhere till the
results are announced. The winning design becomes the property of KASHISH and
cannot be reused anywhere in full or in parts.
- Will I
get any credit if my design is selected?
The
designer will be credited in the press, website and catalog.
- Is
there any other reward if my design is selected?
The
reward includes a KASHISH award plaque, a copy of the poster, a KASHISH T-shirt
and a Festival Guest Pass that allows entry to all festival events during
KASHISH 2013.
For more information about last year’s festival, please check www.mumbaiqueerfest.com
CONTRIBUTE to KASHISH 2012
Now contribute to KASHISH through credit card, net banking, cheque or cash
INDIA PERSONAL in Rs. INDIA CORPORATE in Rs. INTERNATIONAL in $KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is looking for financial contributions.
For two years, we have entertained while trying to mainstream queer identities
through the medium of films. This year, we promise a bigger show, for queer
persons, their families, friends and for Everyone.
KASHISH is
the only mainstream queer film festival in India with approval from the
Information and Broadcasting Ministry. The film festival is a not-for-profit event and one of the
few festivals of its kind in the world that doesn’t charge ticket prices or
registration fee as we firmly believe we need to reach out to Everyone.
KASHISH
2012 will be held between May 23-27, 2012, at
a multiplex theater in suburban Mumbai and Alliance Francaise de Bombay in
South Mumbai. KASHISH is not only a festival that spotlights LGBTQ cinema,
but has also become a landmark festival in Mumbai’s cultural event calendar. With no government support and
corporate sponsorship in India still difficult to come by, we rely heavily on
support from individuals and organizations to make the festival happen. We are
crowd-funding the festival this year through Wishberry.in and LGBTSupports.org.
This year we have special gifts for Everyone who contributes.
Contribute in Rs through credit card, debit card, net banking, cheques or even make cash payments.
For organization/corporate donations
Contribute in dollars here:
Wendell Rodricks announces winner of KASHISH 2012 poster contest
The winner
of Kashish 2012 Poster Contest has been chosen! The KASHISH Poster designed by
S Ayyappa, a young graphic design student from Vijayawada has been picked as
the winner by Wendell Rodricks, one of India’s top fashion designers.
Announcing
the winner, Wendell Rodricks said, “The winning poster has raced ahead of the
rest due to the creative nature of translating the butterfly motif without
resorting to the butterfly icon that is part of the Festival motif. That apart,
the message is conveyed with clarity, minimalism and dignity - three
characteristics I personally cherish, and wish to congratulate the winner for
the same.”
The contest
to design the official poster for the upcoming 3rd KASHISH Mumbai
International Queer Film Festival saw a huge number of entries from
professional and amateur designers as well as students across India.
S Ayyappa, the
young student pursuing his MSc Visual Communication (graphic design) at Andhra
Loyala College, Vijayawada, was ecstatic. “I am very happy that my poster won
the competition conducted by KASHISH. This is the first national competition
that I have participated in and it feels great to enjoy the taste of success. This
award will help me to move forward on my way to successful career in design with
confidence and support. I really thank KASHISH for giving me this opportunity
and my friend Sampath who encouraged me to participate in the competition.”
Speaking of
his design he said, “Like the colorful butterfly which travels around, your
film festival also reaches many people”
The winner
of the poster contest will receive a KASHISH trophy and a gift hamper. The
winning design will also be featured on hoardings, print and online
advertisements, catalogue covers, banners, cinema slides and delegate cards.
Sridhar
Rangayan and Pallav Patankar, Festival Directors of KASHISH 2012 echoed their
sentiments.
“The theme
for this year’s festival is ‘For Everyone’, which means it has something to
offer for everyone – not just for the LGBT community, but also their families,
colleagues and friends. The poster contest, which saw entries pouring in from
across India, reflected this spirit” said Mr.Rangayan, adding, “The contest has
achieved what it set out to - not just focus on the metros but also reach out
to queer persons in tier 2 and tier 3 cities across India. The winner being
from Vijayawada just underscores the reach KASHISH has had in the last two
years”.
Mr.Patankar
agreed to say, “Involving a larger community beyond the LGBT boundaries and encouraging creative expression of one’s
sexuality is what KASHISH has always endeavoured, I am happy that a student has
understood this underlying message and has participated in this contest,
keeping with this year’s theme of KASHISH 2012 – For Everyone”.
KASHISH
2012, the third edition of the India’s first and only mainstream queer film
festival, will be held between May 23-27, 2012 in Mumbai at Cinemax Versova and
Alliance Française de Bombay.
KASHISH Mumbai International
Queer Film Festival
Festival Website: http://www.mumbaiqueerfest.com/
Festival Blog: http://kashishmiqff.blogspot.com/
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