KASHISH Forward – India’s first travelling campus LGBTQ film festival – film screenings and discussions held at campuses across India.
KASHISH Forward – India’s first travelling campus LGBTQ film festival – is a series of film screenings and discussions that are held at campuses across India, aiming to reach out and create awareness about LGBTQ (le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, q***r) issues through the medium of cinema. The objective is to create an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance for LGBTQ students on campus who
maybe grappling with issues of coming out, in challenging environments due to a society that is still largely unaccepting of LGBTQ persons. This initiative also enables friends, peers, faculty members and campus advisors to have a greater awareness of LGBTQ lives in India and around the world, so that a discussion around LGBTQ issues can be kick-started to create q***r friendly campus that is sensitive to issues of gender and sexual orientation. KASHISH Forward is a customized 1½ - 2 hour programme of short films and discussion that focuses on youth related issues such as discrimination, homophobia, bullying, coming out, growing up, acceptance by family, etc. The films are chosen with sensitivity and care keeping in mind sensibilities of the youth and also faculty members. The program consists of both Indian and international short films that are cheerful, dramatic and thought-provoking so as to engage and entertain youth audiences. Colleges in which KASHISH Forward has already been held:
Panjab University, Chandigarh
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Madras, Chennai
Presidency University, Kolkata
IIM Ahmedabad (2 times)
National Law College, Bangalore
Jadhavpur University, Kolkata
Ambedkar University, New Delhi
Ashoka University, Sonepat
Tagore International School, New Delhi
SCM Sophia, Mumbai
Sophia College for Women, Mumbai
Wilson College, Mumbai
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
IIT Bombay (3 times)
If your college / university is interested in hosting a KASHISH Forward event, do write to us at [email protected]
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About KASHISH MIQFF:
KASHISH Mumbai Intentional Q***r Film Festival started its journey in 2010 as the first ever LGBT (le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender) film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater and to receive clearance from the Information & Broadcasting Ministry. Over the past 8 successful editions of the festival, it has emerged to be South Asia's biggest q***r film festival, an important event in Mumbai's cultural calendar, and also voted as one of World's Top 5 Coolest LGBT Film Festival. It attracts over 8500 footfalls and programs around 150-180 films from 35-45 countries every year.
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KASHISH Mumbai International Q***r Film Festival
Festival Website: http://www.mumbaiq***rfest.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Kashish.MIQFF
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KashishMIQFF
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/KASHISHfilmfest
27/01/2026
YET ANOTHER 'KASHISH Forward' EVENT
We are delighted to announce that KASHISH Arts Foundation is collaborating with Thakur College of Science and Commerce to organize a KASHISH Forward screening on campus tomorrow Wednesday January 28th 9.00am onwards.
Films screening are: MAKE UP MY SHIELD (6 min), IF (26 min), THE WITCH OF VIHAR LAKE (15 min), BECAUSE (19 min) and NIGHT QUEEN (29 min)
A few of the filmmakers will be present along with KASHISH festival director Sridhar Rangayan and KASHISH artistic director Saagar Gupta
The event is open only to students and staff members.
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KASHISH 2024 Festival Catalog
The 15th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival (earlier known as KASHISH Mumbai International Q***r Film Festival) is being held from May 15-19, 2024 at 3 venues. The festival is screening 133 films form 46 countries. Read all about each of the programs in this Festival Catalog. For more informatio...
16/03/2024
SAVE THE DATE! Only 2 months to go for South Asia’s Biggest LGBTQIA Film Festival - Kashish Pride Film Festival ! 🌈🎉
🗓️ May 15-19, 2024
📍Liberty Cinema, Alliance Francaisè and at a Suburban Multiplex too.
So mark your calendars and stay tuned… more details to follow soon!! 😃
12/02/2024
Less than a week for REGULAR SUBMISSION deadline for submitting your + films to South Asia's biggest LGBTQ+ film festival - Kashish Pride Film Festival
will be the 15th edition and we welcome LGBTQ+ focussed short films & feature films from India and Across The World.
Picture Abhi Bahut Baaki Hain Mere Dost!!
Come to catch awesome Indian LGBTQ+films on the second day of KASHISH Chalchitra Utsav from 12noon till 9.30pm at Veda Kunba Theatre, Andheri West Also an enriching panel discussion focusing on LGBTQ + narratives in films and web series with and moderated by .the.ocean
20/01/2024
Kashish Pride Film Festival is thrilled to collaborate with Kala Ghoda Arts Festival to showcase 4 Indian LGBTQ+ short films as part of Mumbai Festival
Free entry. Register at venue.
Jayesh Apte Suhail Abbasi Hriday Rao Chauhan Abhinav Kumar Dubey Merlin Mandavkar
The Humsafar Trust Solaris Pictures
Sridhar Rangayan Saagar Gupta Aaron D'souza Abhay Kulkarni Abhra Das Nishtha Nishant
Dolly Thakore Arunaraje Patil Renuka Shahane Meghna Ghai Puri Roy Wadia Onir
Subhransu Das
11/01/2024
We are thrilled to announce yet another screening (perhaps the 50th!) of KASHISH Forward a travelling campus LGBTQ+ film festival tomorrow January 12th 11.00am-12.30pm at KES College in collaboration with The QKnit Foundation
The event is open only to students and staff members of the college.
Films to be screened are: Partner by Trupil Patil, Thodi Si Khushi by Ashish Madurwar, Raja Bro by Sridhar Rangayan and Malwa Khushan by Preeti Kanungo and Sourav Yadav
Raja Bro - Raja Bhau is produced by The Humsafar Trust and Malwa Khushan is co-produced by Kashish Arts Foundation and Lotus Visual Productions
24/12/2023
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of us!!
From Team KASHISH Forward and Kashish Pride Film Festivalkashishfilmfest
18/01/2023
SUPER EXCITED TO RETURN TO SOPHIA ONCE AGAIN!
ONLY FOR SOPHIA STUDENTS & STAFF.
Sophia College (Autonomous), Mumbai in association with KASHISH Arts Foundation presents a RUSA supported Symposium -
Best of KASHISH: A Q***r Film Festival
January 21, 2023 | 12.30 - 3.30pm
Convention Center, Sophia College (Autonomous)
Screening of 7 Indian LGBTQ+ short films and a discussion with Director & Cast members.
Organized by:
Kashish Arts Foundation, Departments of Education & Hindi and Students' Social Reform Initiative with Sophia Q***r Collective
01/01/2023
Happy New Year 2023 from KASHISH MIQFF Team.
To make your new year even more sweeter, here is a special gift from us-
1. Visit https://online.mumbaiq***rfest.com
2. Create a Login with your email id and password
3. Select a film of your choice and click on Rent
4. Click on I have a Promo Code
5. 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐕𝐎𝐃𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 and your card details
6. Enjoy the film for 48 hours
7. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨
8. This discount offer is valid only till Jan 15th
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