Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be held from June 7 – 11, 2023

by  EVENTFAQS Bureau Entertainment | April 24, 2023 | News

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The 14th edition of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be held from June 7 – 11, 2023 at Liberty Cinema and online from June 16-25, 2023. The line-up of films for Kashish 2023 will be announced soon.

This year's festival theme is "Be Fluid, Be You!" 5 shortlisted LGBTQ+ filmmakers will pitch at a live event at Kashish 2023 in June. 

The call for script submissions to Kashish 2023 is now open, and all filmmakers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual, queer, or non-binary can apply through the organization's official website. The registration deadline is April 30, 2023. 

The Kashish QDrishti Film Grant, sponsored by Lotus Visual Productions, is awarding Rs.2,50,000 to an LGBTQ+ identifying filmmaker to make their next queer short film. Two runners-up will receive Rs.50,000 cash awards, each endorsed by Renuka Shahne, a well-known Bollywood actress. 

“The Kashish QDrishti Film Grant is a necessary step to empower emerging Indian LGBTQ+ identifying filmmakers to make films that are bold and true. The 8 films that have been produced so far through this initiative are exemplary in content and style and have won awards internationally”, said Sridhar Rangayan, festival director of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival.

“This year we plan to up the game by having a live pitching for the five shortlisted scripts at the Kashish 2023 on-ground physical festival in front of an eminent jury panel”, he added.