Kashish Pride Film Festival

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The 17th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival will be held as an in-person festival in Mumbai from June 3 to June 7, 2026.

KASHISH is committed to showcasing films by, about, and of interest to the LGBTQ+ community and we specially encourage film submissions from women; people of color; transgender, intersex, asexual & non-binary people; and other underrepresented communities.

The Festival is produced by KASHISH Arts Foundation, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the exhibition, distribution, funding and promotion of LGBTQ+ films, along with Solaris Pictures.

Please read the submission guidelines carefully and submit ONLY if your film is eligible.

𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙆𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙎𝙃 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡
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KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is now 𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥.

Last year in 2024 when KASHISH turned 15 years and we wanted to celebrate it by being more Inclusive with a change of name and identity.

The festival is being renamed from KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to 𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 to reflect the contemporary aspirations of the LGBTQIA+ community, underlining the fact that the festival and its allied activities offer pride, hope and dignity.

KASHISH Pride Film Festival is the first LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, Intersex, Asexual) film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theater, and the first LGBTQIA+ film festival in India to receive clearance from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

KASHISH Pride Film Festival, now considered South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival and one of world’s top 5 coolest LGBTQIA+ film festival, has over the past 14 editions become one of the biggest pride events in India.

Founded in 2010, the festival has grown from strength to strength, attracting close to 9000 footfalls over the 4 1/2 days of the festival at two/three venues. The festival, every year, has screened 110 - 180 films that include shorts, documentaries, features - all centered around LGBTQIA+ themes. The festival also attracts topline Bollywood celebrities, prominent filmmakers and media personalities, and receives every year over 150 write-ups in mainstream press in India and globally.

More information at http://mumbaiqueerfest.com