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.
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 concerns to be voiced through the medium of moving image. BQFF focuses on both straightforward LGBT films and wildly queer and radical films.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 held its 6th edition in February 2014. It celebrated cinema on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, hijra, intersex 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.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.
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.;28 February 2014 : Day1.
Film Title | Country | Timing |
Margaritas | Serbia | 09:30 am |
Telling Tales | South Africa | 09:46 am |
Breaking out of the Box | South Africa | |
Damned If You Don't | US | |
Chaleur Humaine | Belgium | |
Beyond Binary | India | |
Partir | Portugal | |
Blush | France | |
Muro | Spain | |
You are my Brother | India | |
Rue Curiol | France | |
Angel | France/Eucador | |
Aan Poovu | India | |
Bioscope | India | |
Waiting in wilderness | India | |
Milk & Vodka | Australia | |
La Santa | Chile | |
Knighthood | Taiwan | |
The Kiss | Poland | |
Mia | Argentina | |
Joaquin La Habana: Living between worlds | Germany | |
The Brave Unseen | South Africa | |
Somagwaza | South Africa | |
Acceptance | India | |
Rotula | Brazil | |
Rainbow Popcorn | Taiwan | |
One Zero One: The Story of Cybersissy and Babyjane | Germany | |
US | ||
Kuch Palon Mein | India | |
Irene | Brazil | |
Aquaporko! | Australia | |
Her name is Sowmya | India |
; 1 March 2014 : Day2
Film Title | Country | Timing |
Camp Beaverton: Meet the Beavers | US | 09:30 am |
The Beginning | Russia | 10:30 am |
Feel Lost | Spain | |
Morning | France | |
Kuch Palon Mein | India | |
Boy | Denmark | |
Transgressions | India | |
Accsex | India | |
Mumbai Police | India | |
Nubes Flotantes | USA/Mexico | |
Brother and Sister | US | |
Pas | US | |
Frangipani | Sri Lanka | |
In Berlin we die alone | Germany/Romania | |
Still Black: A portrait of black Transmen | US | |
The Invisible Men | Israel/The Netherlands | |
Paper Flowers | India | |
EDSAXXX | Philippines | |
Chuppan Chupai | Denmark/Pakistan | |
Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years | Germany | |
Damned If You Don't | US | |
Joie! | Canada | |
And You Thought You Knew Me | India | |
Disrupted | Spain | |
Rotulo | Brazil | |
Acceptance | India | |
Aquaporko! | Australia | |
Rainbows Are Real | India | |
Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas | US | |
... Ebang Bewarish | India | |
Just Two Steps Away | India | |
The Falceto Jazz Club | Australia | |
PR - Public Relations | India | |
Scaffolding | Spain | |
Irene | Brazil | |
The Egg | Australia | |
Cannibales | Spain | |
I've Only Just Begun | Finland | |
The Language Of Love | Australia | |
Mecs Meufs | France | |
Ink Deep | France | |
Out In East Berlin | Germany | |
Miniatures | Spain | |
Angel | France/Ecuador | |
Kusum | India | |
Meghadhanushya: The Colour Of Life | India | |
Rules Of The Road | US | |
Verona | Brazil | |
The Invisible Men | Israel/The Netherlands | |
Partil | Portugal | |
Change Over Time | US | |
Chaleur Humaine | Belgium | |
Mondo Sopra La Testa | Italy | |
Knightwood | Taiwan | |
The Kiss | Poland | |
XXY | Argentina | |
Grace | Israel | |
Still Black: A portrait of Black Transmen | US |
BQFF 2016
''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 |