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Chennai Rainbow Film Festival 2025 Celebrates Diversity and Artistic Excellence

February 24, 2025

The Chennai Rainbow Film Festival (CRFF) 2025 concluded with a resounding success, illuminating the rich tapestry of LGBTQIA+ narratives and fostering discussions on crucial social issues.

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REEL DESIRES: Chennai International Queer Film Festival Online, Showcases Diverse Gender and Sexualities

December 2, 2021

The ninth edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival is being held online over two weekends – Dec 4-5 and 11-12 of December 2021.... Read More...

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Sab Rab De Bande, 1st Indian Documentary on Queer Sikhs, to Premiere on Dec 5th at CIQFF

December 4, 2020

The movie will be streamed online between 5pm to 5:30pm on 5th Dec and is free for all to watch.

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2nd Chennai Queer LitFest To Be Held on Sep 14

September 5, 2019

The 2nd edition of the annual Chennai Queer LitFest will take place on Saturday, Sep 14 at Kavikko Mandram from 10.00 am to 5.30 pm. The Chennai Queer LitFest ... Read More...

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7 Short Films from Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival

August 15, 2019

The 7th edition of Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival was held from August 2-4, 2019. This year’s line-up consisted of 26 films from 12 co... Read More...

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Statement by Queer individuals and Allies Condemning Homophobia and Blatant Intimidation by The Slate Hotels, Chennai

August 3, 2019

The Slate Hotels in Chennai’s Khader Nawaz Khan Road is a popular nightlife destination in the city. Last week, the establishment humiliated, intimidated and t... Read More...

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Queer Focussed Event in Chennai’s Mainstream Film Festival Puts the Spotlight on Queer Issues

February 17, 2019

The Independent Film Festival of Chennai (IFFC), 2019 organized by Tamizh Studio, opened on the eve of February 8 and came to its close on February 10. This ye... Read More...

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3 Day Independent Film Festival of Chennai to Showcase LGBTQ Film Track for the 1st Time

February 6, 2019

The Independent Film Festival of Chennai (IFFC) 2019, is all set to begin on February 8 this year. The film festival is an initiative by Tamil Studio, which ha... Read More...

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India’s First Queer LitFest in Chennai Provided a Platform to Queer Writers and Artists in the Margins

November 12, 2018

QCC Queer LitFest Chennai 2018 was organised by Queer Chennai Chronicles (QCC) and held on July 7 at Kavikko Convention Centre, Chennai.

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Pride March in Chennai Today, Vadodara and Bhopal Next in Line

June 24, 2018

The pride week is going to kick off with Chennai Pride March, which will complete ten years.

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Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival 2017 to be held from July 28 to 30

July 25, 2017

A collection of Chennai-based collectives and NGOs working on gender and sexuality, in partnership with Goethe-Institut Chennai | Max Mueller Bhavan, brings you Reel Desires: Chennai International Queer Film Festival (CIQFF) from July 28 to 30, 2017.

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How and Why Chennai Rainbow Pride This Year Was Also a Political Protest Against the Majoritarian Policies of the State

July 7, 2017

This year’s Pride parade in Chennai was more politically charged than the previous ones. The larger political scenario in the state and the country was one of the primary reasons for the increased vocal assertion. There were slogans and placards against the raising right-wing politics and Hindutva, Hindi imposition and cultural erasure.

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