Wendell Rodricks picks KASHISH 2020 Poster Contest Winner
Desi designer in UK Joyston Moreira wins the Rs.25,000 contest
The much awaited results of the
KASHISH 2020 International Poster design Contest is out! Top fashion designer
Wendell Rodricks picked the winning design by UK based designer Joyston Moreira, who will receive a cash
award of Rs.25,000 sponsored by Wendell Rodricks as well as a trophy. The
winning design will be the look of KASHISH 2020 and will feature in all its
promotional materials.
Wendell Rodricks, Padma Shree
awardee, Fashion Designer, Writer and Activist said on his choice of winner,
“This year’s poster winner is not just a graphic celebration of who we truly
are moving together forward, it is also a pean to colourful diversity. The fact
that everyone is included shows that we need to look at the KASHISH Mumbai
International Queer Film Festival as an all inclusive feast of cinematic
ideals. The artist has also cleverly included visual delights that don’t
register immediately. From the butterfly to the rippled coloured rainbow flag,
this poster wins on all levels”.
The 11th edition of South Asia’s
biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival will be held from May 20-24, 2020 at two
prestigious theaters in Mumbai.
The winner Joyston Moreira said,
"As a proud Indian gay man being able to showcase my skills towards
helping the LGBTQ+ community’s shine is something that makes me happy. I came
out when I was 19. At first, the news of me being gay was hard on my loved
ones; but with time they are just starting to understand who I really am. This
win makes me stronger and more courageous as I continue my battle towards
freedom. For all the LGBTQ+ community out there don’t stop fighting for who you
are! Seek support and join hands together for a better and a brighter
future!"
The poster was unveiled on February
4, 2020 at the Best of KASHISH event, held as part of Kala Ghoda Arts Festival,
by theatre personality Dolly Thakore, who is also an Advisory Board member of
the festival. She said, “I have seen
KASHISH grow year after year and serve the cause of the LGBTQ community and
helped them from coming out of the shadows. I wish them all the luck for the
festivals eleventh edition.”
Call for film submissions for
KASHISH 2020 is still open with an extended deadline till February 20, 2020.
KASHISH 2019 theme : ‘Moving
Forward, Together!’
It’s already more than one and a
half years since reading down of Sec 377, and the LGBTQ community in India is
still celebrating. But apart from the legal change, have things changed at
societal level, is there more acceptance? What about the marginalized sections
within the LGBTQI+ spectrum? The festival theme of the 11th edition of KASHISH
Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2020 will focus on the steps needed to
‘Moving Forward, Together!’ to ensure equality & dignity for everyone.
