The Bangalore Queer Film Festival (BQFF) 2010 —CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Concept

Understanding one’s own sexuality is a struggle, telling your family is one thing, but finding a rag-tag bunch of people who you will share your desires with is another. The search is for broad chests of reassurance, shared cigarettes, gossip exchanged over too many cups of coffee because the idea of queerness is as much about this new family as it is about lovers. While lovers reassure the physical explorations of sexuality, the queer family is there to wrestle with the barfly at your local standing bar, to make difficult decisions for you: be it the college you want to go to or the colour of the skinny jeans that suit your eyes. Also, there are simple visions of queer intimacy away from the physical, simple moments that makes us human yet queer without distinction. Moments that are as much about the spectacular, but also about the private.

The Bangalore Queer Film Festival 2010 turns its eye to its queer family and asks you to do the same in photographs. The photographs need not be an exercise in the photographic arts as much art of simple aesthetics and articulation of queer togetherness.

And please send this to people you think would be interested.

How do I submit my images?

Firstly, edit those images down. We don’t want all 500 pictures you took, just the best of the best. When you have the photos cut down to a reasonable number, make sure to Zip these files together before sending it (make sure you name the zipped file – “storyname_yourname”). You have to enclose captions or image titles on your submissions, and a short bio about yourself. Email the zipped files to blrqueerfilmfest@gmail.com – if the zip file is too big use yousendit

Where will the selected photos be exhibited?

The selected images will be shown at the Atrium in Alliance Française de Bangalore during the BQFF 2010 from 26th to 28th February 2010.

What is the last date of submission for the images?

10 February 2010.