06-16 Recap & 06-18~06-20 Upcoming Events
01 ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival
On June 16, the seventh screening day of ShPFF 2018 was held at the Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai. Audience had a really good time at the six-hour LGBTQ films marathon.
The films screened include Sunken Plum, Best Screenplay of ShPFF 2018 Chinese Short Film Awards; Danish short films Odd Job Man and Between Here & Now; Finnish film Screwed; Norwegian short films Light Me Up and Wild Beasts; Indian film Evening Shadows.
Meeja Neergard, Head of Culture and Communication at the Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai, shared about the collaboration with ShanghaiPRIDE since 4 years ago and achievements of the LGBTQ community in Denmark before the screening.
Odd Job Man, the Best Short Film of Iris Prize Festival 2017, describes a struggling old man who has the opportunity to pursue a dusty dream. Marianne Blicher, the director of Odd Job Man, introduced the film and sent her best wishes via a video message.
Jannik Splidsboel, the director of Between Here & Now, was present and interacted with the audience. He shared about LGBTQ filmmaking in Denmark. Between Here & Now was premiered at London LGBT Film Festival 2017 and received good reviews. The short film is a combination of gay characters and crime which is a unique story.
Veli-Matti Palomäki, Finland Promotion Officer at the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai, opened Finland Presents and shared with the audience. This year is the first time that the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai collaborated with ShanghaiPRIDE. We look forward to more Finnish films screening at ShPFF in the future.
Screwed, based on true stories, is a love story of several 17-year-old teenagers. The film tried to break people’s stereotypes about LGBTQ films. Nils-Erik Ekblom, the director of Screwed, shared the stories behind the scenes via a video message.
The second part of the film screening was in the afternoon, and started with the Chinese short film Sunken Plum. Xiaoxi Xu and Roberto Canuto, the directors of Sunken Plum and Zhiwen Leng, the producer of Sunken Plum, was present too. They discussed the production and challenges of the trans community in China.
Sridhar Rangayan, the director of Evening Shadows, flew all the way from Bombay to Shanghai for the premiere of his film in China. He shared more stories about the LGBTQ community in India and discussed feminism in Indian films after screening.
The exciting plot caught the hearts of the
participants. Some even sobbed at some touching moments in the film. Nearly 100 audience gathered together to enjoy the Bollywood-like LGBTQ film.
We would like to thank the Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai for providing the venue, the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai and Consulate General of Norway in Shanghai for supporting the wonderful films. Thanks to Gravity and QAFONE for supporting the subtitles; H-Shield, Sweet Teeth, Tenga, WeMan, and Henkes for the generous support and gifts.
02 ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival – Talks + Workshop
On June 16, ShPFF held a special Talks + Workshop at XNode JingAn Space. The audience was invited to have a dialogue with special guests to discuss the representations and significance of gender in LGBTQ films.
We are honored to have four special guests joining the talks, including Post-production Director and Editor at VICE China, Mason Na, Lecturer at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and a PhD in Performance Studies from UC Berkeley and serves on the board of Performance Studies international (PSi) and annual conference committee of Dance Studies Association (DSA)—Chiayi Seetoo, Founder and Director of the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival (TIQFF) and of GagaOOLala, Jay Lin and artist, Cong Yao. They shared their expertise and opinions while the disscussion today was based on academic studies and artistic representations, bringing new ideas and inspirations to the audience.
We would like to thank XNode for venue support and Gravity and QAFONE for making the subtitles. We would also like to express our appreciation to Auderghem, Beer Belgium, H-Shield, il Vino, Sweet Teeth, HowFun, Hunter Gatherer, Tenga, WeMan, and White Castle for their generous sponsorships.
03 ShanghaiPRIDE Theatre Festival VI
Yesterday, Happiness42 hosted the script reading of screenwriter Zhang Jia’an’s “I am Nezha”.
“I am Nezha” starts from individual experiences and uses a monologue format to portray queer stories from Chinese people around the world. Topics include healing, love, the meaning of love, and who we are.
10 performers, 9 scenes from LGBTQ lives, a small art space transformed. Trembling, hesitating, we make our way down a thorny path, each line from the play a testament to a life lived. We are all Nezha.
Not only because they were moved, but because they could truly empathize with one another, the enraptured audience broke into thunderous applause.
This play proved the importance of proudly standing up and speaking out in a time where we’re often deliberately hidden from the society.
We’d like to thank Happiness42 for providing the venue.
04 Pride Talk
Pride Talk 2018 was held at M Glam on June 16. The lineup of speakers had been voted on by the public, and they did not disappoint. They shared their personal stories and amusing opinions on the LGBTQ community, society, and the role of traditional values. Through this exchange, we hope the audience will have a better understanding of the LGBTQ community and show increasing acceptance.
Lucy Du from Australian Consulate-General Shanghai delivered a speech encouraging the public to know better the LGBTQ community through Pride Talk and ShanghaiPRIDE.
Xuanxuan
Jin Yicun
Gia
Ms. Mei
Liu Bin
Fang Yuran
Vincent
Momo
Chao Xiaomi
Pride Talk 2018 was concluded with a round of thunderous applause.
At the beginning, we started with 9 core organizers and 30 volunteers. Today, we have 30 core organizers and almost 400 volunteers! Our ShanghaiPRIDE has never stopped growing. For this event, we have returned to where it all started, to host our Pride Talk. We’ve already celebrated a decade of Pride festivals in Shanghai — and now we’re looking forward to our next ten years!
We would like to express our appreciation to the Australian Consulate-General, Shanghai and M GLAM.
05 ShanghaiPRIDE Red Dragon Party
At the closing bash for the tenth annual ShanghaiPRIDE on June 16, RIINK proved to be the perfect venue for a joyful, high-energy, passionate celebration.
Partygoers showed up in high spirits, ready to leap into the last night of Pride revelry, as well as to commemorate the annual Dragon Boat Festival.
As we reviewed the memorable activities of the past week, the surprise appearance of three co-founders of ShanghaiPRIDE (nine years after the very first Pride festival) elicited massive cheers from the audience.
The fusion of Chinese elements with Pride culture manifested in a series of colorful drag shows.
Singer Denise Minnifeld and DJ BO & friends dialed up the atmosphere with their tunes, as the crowd went wild. Applause, whistles and cheers filled the venue.
To celebrate the Dragon Boat holiday, a special troupe of lion and dragon dancers took the stage, followed by a Chinoise-inflected drag show. The audience roared its approval at the unexpected treat.
We would like to express our appreciation to Taihu Brewing and RIINK for support for our closing bash. With both rainbows and dragons unleashed, the 2018 edition of ShanghaiPRIDE comes to a close.
Upcoming Events
2018-06-18 ~ 06-20
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Pride10 Anniversary Gallery
2018-06-09~07-01 10:00-18:00 (close on Mondays)
Polar Bear Gallery
4B-102, M50 Creative Park, 50 Moganshan Rd (near West Suzhou Rd), Putuo District
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Free entry. Extract QR code to RSVP for a guided tour.
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival
2018-06-20 Wed 19:00-22:00
Roxie
2F, No. 359, Kangding Road, Jing’an District (Near Shanxi Road)
