Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (to be held on May 27-31, 2015 in Mumbai, India) invites designers across the world to design the official festival poster and overall look for its 6th edition with the theme ’Reaching Out, Touching Hearts’.

The theme of 2015 edition reflects the urgent need for all of us to reach across barriers and boundaries, reach out to everyone - parents, families, friends, colleagues and peers. An equal society without stigma and discrimination is a shared responsibility.

The Indian LGBT movement is at a crucial time in its history, where it is fighting an unjust law - section 377 of the Indian Penal Code - that criminalises the community. It is important to broad-base this struggle and build alliances across race, class, caste, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation to challenge prejudice, change attitudes and create a society that allows each person to live with love and dignity.

Poster size: A2 size (420 x 594 mm or 16.5 x 23.4 inches - vertical). Poster design must be sent in JPEG format. Upon selection it should be available as a Corel Draw / Adobe Photoshop file.

Each participant is allowed to submit maximum two entries.

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility

Anyone, anywhere in the world can participate.

Prize

India's top fashion designer Padma Shri Wendell Rodricks will pick the winner and also award a cash prize of Rs.20,000 (approx. 320 USD) to the winner.

The design will also feature on billboards, print and online advertisements, catalogue cover, banners, cinema slides and delegate cards.