Delhi International Queer Theater and Film Festival

The Delhi International Queer Theater and Film Festival (DIQTFF), is a queer cultural festival curating films, plays, talks and performances (dance & drag). It is organised by a queer collective in Delhi called Harmless Hugs.

History

The first edition of this queer festival was organised in 2015. It received support from High Commission of Canada in Delhi, along with Youth LEAD and GLIFAA.[1] [2]

The second edition of the festival in 2016 received support from Love Matters, High Commission of Canada, Impulse (AIDS Healthcare Foundation), SCRUFF and other organisations.[3] [4] The event received support Bollywood actors like Kalki, Kunal Kapoor while Piyush Mishra performed at the event.[5][6][7][8]

The Third Edition was organised in 2017 with the support of Impulse (AIDS Healthcare Foundation) and several other organisations[9][10].[11] [12] The Festival was created by Vinay Kumar (Founder Harmless Hugs). Harsh Agarwal (President 2015-16) served as the convener for first two editions.[13][14] [15]

References

  1. ↑ Livemint (2015-12-10). "The Mint Planner, 11 December 2015". https://www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 2018-06-13. External link in |work= (help)
  2. ↑ "Sexuality in India's Proscenium Theatre". HowlRound Theatre Commons. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  3. ↑ "DIQTFF: A Queer film & theatre festival comes to Delhi this weekend". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  4. ↑ Desk, BWW News. "2016 Delhi International Theatre & Film Festival Kicks Off This Weekend". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  5. ↑ Service, Indo-Asian News (2016-12-11). "Two-day film festival on LGBT community begins". India.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  6. ↑ "Piyush Mishra lights up DIQTFF 2016 on Day 1 - The Statesman". The Statesman. 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  7. ↑ "2nd Edition of Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival To Be Held on 10th and 11th Dec - Gaylaxy Magazine". www.gaylaxymag.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  8. ↑ "Delhi International Queer Theatre and Film Festival 2016 - Womansera". Womansera. 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  9. ↑ "Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival 2017 To Give A New Glimpse Of The LGBTQ Community". ED Times | The Youth Blog. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  10. ↑ "Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival 2017 | LBB". lbb.in. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  11. ↑ "Delhi International Queer Theatre Film Festival 2017 - Art Culture Festival". Art Culture Festival. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  12. ↑ "Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival 2017". www.timeout.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  13. ↑ "Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival 2016 - Media Infoline". Media Infoline. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  14. ↑ "The LGBTQ Community Has A Friend In None Other Than Singer Piyush Mishra!". Youth Ki Awaaz. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  15. ↑ "Movies, drama and lots of naach-gaana at this queer pride festival". https://www.hindustantimes.com/. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2018-06-13. External link in |work= (help)
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