It sounds like a political manifesto, but Bangalore’s only Queer Film Festival is back and hoping for a larger turn-out this year.
Four years and still going strong, the annual Bangalore Queer Film Festival is proud to present the fourth festival this year. With an ever-increasing number of participants, this film festival has evolved into one of the most popular events in India; attracting members of the community and the general public, sometimes even from outside the country, as curious visitors, who love, live, breathe and enjoy films.
“This year, we’re looking forward to a much larger crowd and hope that our expectations are met. The word has been passing around for quite some time and the excitement is high. Also, this will be the first time we’re showcasing such a wonderful melange of films — from love stories, to serious issues to horror flicks — BQFF 2012 will surely pleasantly surprise the enthusiastic film buff,” says Vinay Chandran, one of the organisers of the festival.
This year’s edition presents 59 films from 16 countries — six full-length features, 34 short films, six experimental films, six short documentaries and seven full-length documentaries, including Lucky Kuswandi’s Madame X, an explosive and hearteningly funny transgender superhero story and a retrospective on Riyad Vinci Wadia’s films, Bomgay and A Mermaid Called Aida. The much-talked about Amen based on the life of activist Harrish Iyer, will also make its way to this year’s festival.
As a special treat, the festival also brings you Tamil filmmaker Ragava Lawrence’s amalgam of horror, romance and queer rights — Kanchana. The first mainstream film to be screened at the festival, Kanchana will see Tamil actor Sarathkumar making a special appearance, playing a hijra, for the first time in good taste and in a way unprecedented in Indian cinema.
The organisers haven’t forgotten the local flavour either and this year’s festival also has something special from Bangalore. Featuring five Bangalore filmmakers and their films — Ayisha Abraham’s I Saw A God Dance, Chalam Bennurakar’s All About Our Famila, Gee Ameena Suleiman’s Kalvettukal, Diana Morris’ Love, Lust And Leela and Tanvi Talwar’s documentary film Between The Two — BQFF 2012 hopes to give film buffs a realistic perspective of the talent that lies undiscovered in our city.
The festival will also feature dance performances, poetry readings and plays along with panel discussions that will feature directors, filmmakers and other representatives of the films screened, who will open up positive dialogues on cinema and the queer identity.
Watch this space for daily listings on the film schedule at the festival.
Be at Alliance Française de Bangalore, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar, 9am onwards, on February 24, 25 and 26, call 9986071925. For more details visit www.blrqueerfilmfest.com
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