Bangalore Queer Film Festival

The Bangalore Queer Film Festival is an annual LGBT event that has been held in Bangalore, India since the year 2008. The event carefully selects queer films from all over the world and brings them to an ever-growing Bangalore audience.[1]

Bangalore Queer Film Festival
LocationBangalore, India
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://blrqueerfilmfest.com/

Background

BQFF came into existence in the year 2008. Since its inception, it has become an entrenched part of the cultural landscape of Bangalore. The festival serves as a space for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) concerns to be voiced through the medium of moving image. BQFF focuses on both straightforward LGBT films and wildly queer and radical films.[1]

BQFF 2014

The BQFF is a go-to festival for South India’s cinema lovers and has seen thousands of viewers during past screenings. It also hosts filmmakers and producers from around the world and provides opportunities for new collaborations in cinema. The Bangalore Queer Film Festival (BQFF) held its 6th edition in February 2014. It celebrated cinema on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, hijra, intersex (LGBT) and other sexual and gender minorities in India. As one of the more popular queer film festivals in India, BQFF showcased over 50 international films, a photo exhibition, panel discussions on important issues and cultural performances. The festival was held over 3 days at the Alliance Française de Bangalore, Vasanthnagar.[2] The festival in 2014 was spread over three days, and was the biggest ever with 91 films from 24 countries that were screened. There was music, dance and poetry recitation in the evening, drawing not only for members of the LGBT community but also their allies in the IT city.[3]

BQFF 2014 Film Screenings

The Film screenings happened across three days during 28 February and 1–2 March 2014. Below is a list of the films that were screened.[4]

28 February 2014
Day1.
Film TitleCountryTiming
MargaritasSerbia09:30 am
Telling TalesSouth Africa09:46 am
Breaking out of the BoxSouth Africa
Damned If You Don'tUS
Chaleur Humaine (Human Warmth)Belgium
Beyond BinaryIndia
Partir (Leaving)Portugal
BlushFrance
Muro (Wall)Spain
You are my BrotherIndia
Rue Curiol (Curiol Street)France
AngelFrance/Eucador
Aan Poovu (Male Flower)India
BioscopeIndia
Waiting in wildernessIndia
Milk & VodkaAustralia
La Santa(The Blessed)Chile
KnighthoodTaiwan
The KissPoland
MiaArgentina
Joaquin La Habana: Living between worldsGermany
The Brave UnseenSouth Africa
SomagwazaSouth Africa
AcceptanceIndia
Rotula (Label)Brazil
Rainbow PopcornTaiwan
One Zero One: The Story of Cybersissy and BabyjaneGermany
Edie & Thea: A Very Long EngagementUS
Kuch Palon Mein(In some moments)India
IreneBrazil
Aquaporko!Australia
Her name is SowmyaIndia
1 March 2014
Day2
Film TitleCountryTiming
Camp Beaverton: Meet the BeaversUS09:30 am
The BeginningRussia10:30 am
Feel LostSpain
MorningFrance
Kuch Palon Mein(In some moments)India
BoyDenmark
TransgressionsIndia
AccsexIndia
Mumbai PoliceIndia
Nubes Flotantes(Wandering Clouds)USA/Mexico
Brother and SisterUS
PasUS
FrangipaniSri Lanka
In Berlin we die aloneGermany/Romania
Still Black: A portrait of black TransmenUS
The Invisible MenIsrael/The Netherlands
Paper FlowersIndia
EDSAXXXPhilippines
Chuppan Chupai (Hide and Seek)Denmark/Pakistan
Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years(1984-1992)Germany
Damned If You Don'tUS
Joie!Canada
And You Thought You Knew MeIndia
DisruptedSpain
Rotulo(Label)Brazil
AcceptanceIndia
Aquaporko!Australia
Rainbows Are RealIndia
Bruno & Earlene Go to VegasUS
... Ebang Bewarish ("... and the unclaimed")India
Just Two Steps AwayIndia
The Falceto Jazz ClubAustralia
PR - Public RelationsIndia
ScaffoldingSpain
IreneBrazil
The EggAustralia
Cannibales(Cannibals)Spain
I've Only Just BegunFinland
The Language Of LoveAustralia
Mecs Meufs (Guys Girls)France
Ink DeepFrance
Out In East BerlinGermany
MiniaturesSpain
AngelFrance/Ecuador
KusumIndia
Meghadhanushya: The Colour Of LifeIndia
Rules Of The RoadUS
VeronaBrazil
The Invisible MenIsrael/The Netherlands
Partil(Leaving)Portugal
Change Over TimeUS
Chaleur Humaine (Human Warmth)Belgium
Mondo Sopra La Testa (The World Above Head)Italy
KnightwoodTaiwan
The KissPoland
XXYArgentina
GraceIsrael
Still Black: A portrait of Black TransmenUS


BQFF 2016[5]

(This section is incomplete)

The 2016 edition of the Bengaluru Queer Film Festival was organised from 26th to 28th February. Over the course of these three days,

Film Title Country
In Black and White Canada
Ten Cents a Dance: Parallax Canada
Kipling Meets the Cowboys Canada

See also

References
  1. "BQFF Website and Information". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. Alliance Française Bangalore. "The Bangalore Queer Film Festival". Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. "Bangalore: Supreme Court verdict on gay sex haunts queer film festival". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. "BQFF Schedule". blrqueerfilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. "Schedule 2016". The Bangalore Queer Film Festival. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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