Dinakaran Newspaper published a photo news about the event.
THE HINDU published an excellent article on the event.
Maalai Malar Tamil evening daily coverage
UTV - Coimbatore Tamil channel's coverage of ovai Rainbow Film Festival 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Kovai Rainbow Film Festival - August 26th 2010 (கோவை வானவில் திரைவிழா)
The Rainbow film festival was the first of its kind in Coimbatore. Under privileged transgender women who have been trained under the innovative community journalism project called ‘Project Kalki’ showcased their short documentary films in this festival. A total of seven transgender women documentary film makers’ films were screened in the festival.All these women were trained by transgender rights activist Kalki Subramaniam.
Transgender woman Sandhiya Jagan’s documentary film on abandoned aged people called ‘Abandoned Souls’, transgender woman Sowndharya’s ‘My mother’ which was about the relationships of transgender women and their mothers, Kanchana’s documentary ‘Hope’on differently abled people , Renuka’s documentary on homeless families ‘An unheard voice’, Abinaya’s self portrait on her dance life ‘Abi, with love’, Santhiya Chandru’s documentary ‘Pain of poverty’, Thenmozhi’s documentary on her HIV + friend Seema called ‘My friend Seema’ were the filmed screened in the festival.
All the transgender women whose documentary films were screened were honoured with ‘Project Kalki awards’. This was the first time in the world that seven underprivileged transgender women could showcase their film making skills together in one film festival.
The audience were the LGBT community people, their families, writers, philanthropists, documentary film makers, college students, businessmen and professionals and media persons. More than 200 people participated in the Kovai Rainbow Film Festival. Ther film makers were introduced to the audience byMs.Kalki Subramaniam who trained them. The film makers shared their experience with the audience and answered their questions.
Transgender woman Sandhiya Jagan’s documentary film on abandoned aged people called ‘Abandoned Souls’, transgender woman Sowndharya’s ‘My mother’ which was about the relationships of transgender women and their mothers, Kanchana’s documentary ‘Hope’on differently abled people , Renuka’s documentary on homeless families ‘An unheard voice’, Abinaya’s self portrait on her dance life ‘Abi, with love’, Santhiya Chandru’s documentary ‘Pain of poverty’, Thenmozhi’s documentary on her HIV + friend Seema called ‘My friend Seema’ were the filmed screened in the festival.
All the transgender women whose documentary films were screened were honoured with ‘Project Kalki awards’. This was the first time in the world that seven underprivileged transgender women could showcase their film making skills together in one film festival.
The audience were the LGBT community people, their families, writers, philanthropists, documentary film makers, college students, businessmen and professionals and media persons. More than 200 people participated in the Kovai Rainbow Film Festival. Ther film makers were introduced to the audience byMs.Kalki Subramaniam who trained them. The film makers shared their experience with the audience and answered their questions.
More information about the documentary films and the film makers can be seen at the PROJECT KALKI website http://projectkalki.blogspot.com
The audience are eager to watch while the team prepares last minute screening work
Kalki poses a smile in front of a banner
Introducing the documentary film makers after the screening
Sowndharya and Renuka pose happily
One big picture - The festival team with college students
Media coverage on Love & Equality ('காதல் நீதி' நிகழ்வுபற்றி ஊடகங்களின் பார்வை
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This photo courtesy: The Hindu, Coimbatore
The Hindu, Coimbatore did a beautiful story on the event. Please see http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article586101.ece
Dinamani Tamil Newspaper coverage on the event 'Love & Equality'.
Dinakaran Tamil Newspaper coverage on the event 'Love & Equality'
Dinathanthi Tamil Newspaper coverage
Love and Equality - Lets talk about LGBT love ( காதல் நீதி) - August 17th 2010
Continuing the celebrations of the Kovai Rainbow Festival, an open discussion seminar on love and equality for the LGBT community was organized on August 17th 2010 at Hotel Tamilnadu premises, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore. Named 'Love & Equality - Lets talk about LGBT Love', the event was inaugurated by well known poet and philanthropist Puviyarasu.
The event was hosted by Ms.Kalki Subramaniam. Not only the LGBT people but also students, human rights activists, writers and LGBT supporters from different walks of life participated in the event. The event was a great awareness campaign on true love and commitment which exists in the LGBT community.
The event was hosted by Ms.Kalki Subramaniam. Not only the LGBT people but also students, human rights activists, writers and LGBT supporters from different walks of life participated in the event. The event was a great awareness campaign on true love and commitment which exists in the LGBT community.
The banner outside
The audience inside the venue
Kavignar Puviyarasu (right) smiles, while a college girl speak on transgender love
The Sahodari girls with Rainbow flag
Sundari, a transgender woman shares her happy love life
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