6th Disability Film Festival - London, UK

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6th Disability Film Festival

London Disability Arts Forum’s Film Festival Showcasing Film by Disabled

Filmmakers

The London Disability Arts Forum (LDAF) in collaboration with the National Film

Theatre (NFT) would like to announce that its 6th Disability Film Festival will

take place on 1 – 5 December 2004 at the NFT, South Bank, London.

LDAF’s Disability Film Festivals have previously taken place during the summer,

but this year the 6th Disability Film Festival moves to December to coincide

with World Aids Day on 1st December and the International Day of Disabled People

on 3rd December.

Over the past five years, the Disability Film Festival has screened over 200

films. Many of them have toured nationally and internationally. The Disability

Film Festival is unique in several features:

·The festival only screens films in which disabled people have had creative

control. This means that the majority of films have been written directed or

produced by disabled people or have been made collaboratively with disabled

people.

·This festival represents some of the finest talent amongst disabled artists and

filmmakers on these islands and worldwide. The festival strives to provide

disabled filmmakers and artists with an atmosphere where they can exchange ideas

and network with each other.

· The subject and style of all of the films is diverse. Contrary to popular

belief, disabled artists are creating extraordinary work that doesn’t

necessarily focus on disability.

· Access is a priority. This year, LDAF will continue to work with the NFT to

improve the accessibility of the viewing experience. Each film will be

soft-titled, audio-described and BSL-interpreted. Palantype transcription will

be simultaneously projected at all panel discussions. The Disability Film

Festival is increasingly viewed as a model of good practice for those

organisations who wish to be proactive in embracing the law. In October this

year, the final part of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is implemented,

stipulating that ‘all leisure venues must make reasonable adjustments for

disabled people’.

· It is the only Disability Film Festival of its kind in the world, because it

is produced by disabled artists and has been used as a model of good practice

for disability film festivals in cities including Helsinki, Melbourne, Paris,

Berlin, Moscow, Calgary, Toronto, Tampere and Beirut.

“Lovely, friendly atmosphere”

“I finally made it for your film festival. ….very impressed, moved and inspired

by all the films.” Audience members at 5th Disability Film Festival

“Extraordinary! I’ve been aiming to get here for some time. I’m so pleased we

made it!” Faye Ginsburg, New York University

“This is the best event I’ve been to in a long while.” Philip Barden, Deloitte &

Touche

“This festival is an event of national significance. A brilliant idea.” Joe

Bidder

“That a weekend of films like these can be shown in a high profile central

London venue is sensational”.

Kate Ansell, BBC’s disability website (www.bbc.co.uk/ouch)

The 6th Disability Film Festival Programme will include the feature films

‘Afterlife’ starring Sage and ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ starring i;

short films, including ‘Not The Usual Victim’ and ‘I’m not From Hear’ and panel

discussions, including ‘Access Some Areas’ – about work and training

opportunities in film and video (in association with BECTU) and ‘Creative

Survival’ – about the barriers experienced by filmmakers who are mental health

service users (in association with Mental Health media).

For further press information contact:

Caglar Kimyoncu and Cristina zani

LDAF’s Disability Film Festival Office

T: +44 (0)20 7691 4203

T: +44 (0)20 7383 3131

Fax: +44 (0)870 168 8073

Email: caglar@... or cristina@...

www.disabilityfilmfestival.net

www.ldaf.org

http://www.danda.org.uk/

DANDA – the Developmental Adult Neuro-Diversity Association

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