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LGBTQ film festival in Myanmar Yangon Pride LGBTIQ Festival (&PROUD) 2014 Hla Myat Tun, Jan Willem van Rooij, Billy Stewart Yangon, Myanmar Bilingual Burmese and English https://www.andproud.net &PROUD-Logo-Rainbow.png &PROUD (Pronounced: "And Proud")2016-04-17 &Proud Yangon LGBT Film Festival https://asianfilmfestivals.com/proud-yangon-lgbt-film-festival/ 2025-08-21 Asian Film Festivals en is a non-profit organization in Yangon, Myanmar, that organizes LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay Bi, Transgender, Intersex, Queer) art and culture events. &PROUD is best known for their yearly Yangon Pride festival, which takes place over two weekends at the end of January. The festival includes &PROUD LGBTIQ Film Festival,https://www.andproud.net/rainbow-reels/ Rainbow Reels &PROUD March 2, 2021 February 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210223010003/https://www.andproud.net/rainbow-reels/ dead https://vimeo.com/andproud &PROUD Yangon LGBT Film Festival vimeo March 2, 2021 which usually occurs during the second weekend. In addition, there is an 'On The Road' programme that takes film screenings to other towns, cities and universities around Myanmar.2018-01-24 & Proud LGBT Film Festival 2018 https://institutfrancais-birmanie.com/en_US/proud-lgbt-film-festival-2018/ 2025-08-21 INSTITUT FRANÇAIS de BIRMANIE en-US History &PROUD was founded in 2014 by 3 co-founders, with the backing of Colors Rainbows (the main LGBT rights organization in Myanmar).https://www.colorsrainbow.com/online-magazine/ Online Magazine Colors Rainbow Magazine August 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241211175718/https://www.colorsrainbow.com/online-magazine/ December 11, 2024 At the time, there were no large public LGBT events in Myanmar, and same-sex relations remain illegal in Myanmar to date.Penal Code 1861 http://www.asianlii.org/mm/legis/code/pc186166/ 2022-05-31 www.asianlii.org &PROUD's first activity was a queer photo exhibition with work from Myanmar and Vietnam. As the exhibition was a success and without any government interference, the first LGBT film festival was organised at the French Institute in Yangon in November 2014. Between 2014 and 2017 &PROUD continued to organise both a yearly film festival and photo exhibition, as well as film-making workshops and small screenings around Myanmar.https://www.andproud.net/about/ About &PROUD March 2, 2021 February 23, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210223005956/https://www.andproud.net/about/ dead In 2018 the organisation has received government permission to organise the festival at Thakhin Mya Park in downtown Yangon. That year, the festival was held over 2 weekends at the end of January, with the first weekend being a large Pride event in the park. In 2019 the festival changed its name to become Yangon Pride and the River Pride Boat Parade was added as a yearly event.https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1618630/myanmars-first-lgbt-pride-boat-parade-sets-sail Myanmar's first LGBT Pride Boat Parade Sets Sail January 27, 2019 Bangkok Post March 2, 2021 Film Festival The &PROUD Yangon LGBTQ Film Festival had its first edition from November 14 to the 16 during the year of 2014 at the French Institute in Yangon.http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/lifestyle/12021-city-to-host-first-lgbt-film-festival.html City to host first LGBT film festival Nyein Ei Ei Htwe The Myanmar Times 20 October 2014 August 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20141023034944/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/lifestyle/12021-city-to-host-first-lgbt-film-festival.html October 23, 2014http://www.andproud.net/programme/ programme 2014 &PROUD 2016-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160621203513/http://www.andproud.net/programme/ 2016-06-21 dead The festival showcases films on Asian LGBTI lives, and combines film screenings with debates, performances and parties. The 2015 edition was moved from November to January 2016 due to the 2015 Myanmar general election. It was hosted at the French Institute between January 28 to the 31 and attracted 3500 visitors over four days.http://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/spotlight-on-lgbt-issues-as-proud-film-festival-returns-to-rangoon.html Spotlight on LGBT Issues as &Proud Film Festival Returns to Rangoon 2016-01-29 The Irrawaddy en-US 2016-11-01http://frontiermyanmar.net/en/out-proud-yangons-lgbt-film-festival Out &PROUD at Yangon's LGBT film festival Frontier Myanmar 2016-11-01 2016-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160814001150/http://frontiermyanmar.net/en/out-proud-yangons-lgbt-film-festival dead For the third edition, the festival will return to the French Institute from January 26–29 in 2017. &PROUD Film Festival is a founding member of the Asia-Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA).http://www.shpride.com/films-alliance/?lang=en Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance (APQFFA) 上海骄傲节 ShanghaiPRIDE www.shpride.com 2016-11-01 &PROUD Photo Part of &PROUD's main activities is a yearly photo exhibition at Myanmar Deitta gallery that coincides with the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17. In the run up to the exhibition, a photo competition is organised, welcoming photos that portrait the Myanmar LGBT community in a positive light. The week-long exhibition combines the best photos from the competition with an exhibition from a leading Southeast Asian photographer. In 2014, Vietnamese photographer Maika Elan's work "The Pink Choice" was exhibited.http://www.andproud.net/photo-exhibition-2014/ Photo Exhibition 2014 &PROUD 2016-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104012716/http://www.andproud.net/photo-exhibition-2014/ 2016-11-04 dead Elan's work was one of the winners in the World Press Photo 2013. The 2015 edition showed "Continuum" from Malaysian photographer kG Krishnan on Kuala Lumpur transgender women.http://www.andproud.net/photo-exhibition-2015/ Photo Exhibition 2015 &PROUD 2016-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104012708/http://www.andproud.net/photo-exhibition-2015/ 2016-11-04 dead The 2016 edition showcased work from Vlad Sohkin, titled "Being Gay in Papua New Guinea"http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/lifestyle/20137-lgtb-photo-exhibition-highlights-rights-plight.html LGTB+ photo exhibition highlights rights plight Manandhar Ashok www.mmtimes.com 5 May 2016 2016-11-01 See also List of LGBT film festivals References External links Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20161104012719/http://www.andproud.net/ 2016-11-04 Official Facebook Website Colors Rainbow https://web.archive.org/web/20210101210725/https://www.colorsrainbow.com/ 2021-01-01 Website FAB club night Category:LGBTQ in Myanmar Category:2014 establishments in Myanmar Category:Organizations established in 2014 Category:LGBTQ film festivals in Asia Category:LGBTQ festivals in Asia