CINEMQ
cinemq queer cinema collective lgbt film festival held shanghai china cinemq first established cinemq one three unconnected lgbt film festival shanghai second lgbt film festival shanghai queer film festival launched september volunteerrun notforprofit event aim help facilitate promote work filmmaker chinese asian background third shanghaipride film festival launched subdivision shanghaipride annual lgbt pride event cinemq volunteerled notforprofit collective engaged queer cultural activism film screen culture mainland china main activity include thematic queer film screening party series described mix tape short film visuals music screen film queer concerned issue gender nonheterosexualities drawing film submission source take experimental approach film programming highlight challenge concept relevant local queer community challenging diverse audience think issue gender sexuality life medium due government restriction cinemq lgbt film festival china play primarily underground space also screened film beijing london unlike city film festival work collaboration foreign consulate corporate sponsor cinemq closely aligned shanghai underground art scene youth culture according organizer dai queerness much entangled youth culture shanghai there fluidity within subcultural group see gender sexuality explored sometimes dismantled fashion music art youth culture experimentation sexuality gender china according de kloet fung reaction dominance heterosexualpatriarchal discourse china identify youth engagement queer culture act disruption lot young people catching idea free expressive individuality u think that’s essence queer dai state cinemqs content seen political since we’re pushing culture cinema might seem confrontational – it’s soft power cinemq established matthew baren alvin li collective originally launched creative crowdbuilding initiative shanghaipride film festival aim broaden reach shanghaipride better represent local diversity according baren whilst pride great organization lot community lot people aren’t reached event don’t feel represented idea create space fringe queer people nondistinct sexuality gender people wanted challenged saw night whilst still fun cinemq ended association shanghaipride expanded operation publish bilingual online magazine chinese social medium platform wechat covering queer cinema screen culture focus china east asia cinemq partnered londonbased queer asia copresent annual film festival day event saw film screening discussion hosted venue including british museum soas university london king’s college london university warwick list lgbt film festival