Open Call For Artists And Films For GFEST 2012

Online, April 28, 2012 (Newswire.com) - GFEST - Gaywise FESTival, the premier annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) arts festival in London is looking for submissions for this year's festival.

'Queer Art queries..' is the theme of this year's festival which will take place in November in venues across London.

Niranjan Kamatkar, artistic director of GFEST said, 'This year we want to address and question the issues and challenges that our community faces on a daily basis. We hope to encourage artists to work together on exciting, thought provoking and innovative work. We want to query what happens in the queer arts world.' We are looking for submissions from artists and organisations, with a particular focus on collaboration across art form, age and cultural backgrounds.

The festival accepts submissions in three categories: films, visual arts and performance.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 29 June 2012.

GFEST - Gaywise FESTival is London's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) cross - art festival for all. GFEST 2012 call for entries submission is announced in three categories: Films / Visual Arts / Performances.

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London's premier LGBTQI cross-arts festival, GFEST is a platform for LGB & T, Queer and Intersex artists, organisations and venues to promote LGBT and queer arts.

Produced by arts charity Wise Thoughts, GFEST features the best of established alongside fresh or young artists and queer talent working across the arts. Events range from exhibitions, group and solo performances, film screenings, debates, creative workshops and parties. The arts and culture festival also helps profile human rights issues and makes a creative case for 'Equality in all walks of life.' GFEST takes place annually in November in various venues across London.

The organisers of GFEST - Gaywise FESTival 2012, a cross-art annual event in London, have released a series of videos on YouTube to promote participation in the sixth year of the festival. More info: http://www.youtube.com/user/wisethoughts

Niranjan Kamatkar is Artistic Director of GFEST - Gaywise FESTival

Submissions are accepted on: www.gaywisefestival.org.uk

For more information on GFEST - Gaywise FESTival 2012 please contact: Wise Thoughts / GFEST - Gaywise FESTival
Tel: 020 8889 9555
[email protected]

www.wisethoughts.org / www.gaywisefestival.org.uk