ரீல் டிசையர்ஸ்: CIQFF 2025
The 12th annual edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival will be held at the Goethe-Institut, Chennai, from August 16-18, 2024. Reel Desires features films, shorts and documentaries showcasing sexuality and gender diversity issues. This year’s line-up consists of 20 films from nine countries, selected via a community-led review process.
The principal organisers of CIQFF 2024 are Orinam and Goethe-Institut Chennai, working in collaboration with Nirangal Charitable Trust and SAATHII.
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Queer Film Festivals in Chennai – A Brief History
Chennai has been organizing LGBT-themed film screenings since 2004, including film festivals in 2004, 2005 and 2006 at the Alliance Française de Madras, organized by the NGO Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHII), curated by volunteers from Orinam (formerly called Movenpick – MP).
Through the years, local groups such as Orinam, The Shakti Resource Center, Prajnya Trust, Chennai Dost, U.S. Consulate General-Chennai, InKo Centre, the Madras Film Society and the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation have also organized individual screenings of queer films during Pride month, during mainstream film festivals, and at other times.