In this article we hear from Dr Leanne Dawson, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Edinburgh, about the ways in which cinemas and film festivals can be more accessible and welcoming for people who are working-class and/or in poverty.
In this article, curator and subtitler Sonali Joshi considers the importance of subtitles and audio description in making films accessible to wider audiences, and highlights the skill required to make these elements blend seamlessly into a filmmaker’s work.
An ongoing curation of panels and discussions taking place at Sundance Film Festival, where actors, filmmakers, artists, and industry members discuss the importance of representation in front of and behind the camera.
In the current migration crisis, the terms “migrant”, “refugee” and less commonly “asylum seeker” are used daily to mean one and the same thing. Each term, however, has a distinct meaning that carries different international obligations and consequences. If conflated, it can mean the difference between life and death. So what are those differences?
Ama Culture Hive: This series of five case studies demonstrate different possible approaches for increasing the diversity of your audience. From the Balti Bus project at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, through to The Ramayana at Royal National Theatre London, each project approach is outlined and its effectiveness evaluated.
Organisation: Cinema Golau Project title: Windrush Caribbean Film Festival Short bio of your organisation: Cinema Golau exists to support Black and Minority Ethnic filmmakers who are born or based in Wales. We do this through cinema exhibition, industry events and one to one support for filmmakers and those working in the industry. Short synopsis of … More
Short synopsis: Moving Portraits was an inclusive screen dance film commissioned by Sense and was presented as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival. It captured and shared physical stories of people with complex disabilities, the film centres on the stories of people Sense supports. Each ‘portrait’ focusses on a dancer from our diverse community of people … More
Project title My Sound Cinema Short bio of organisation Screen Language Ltd offers accessibility and linguistic services for film including multilingual subtitles, captioning/descriptive subtitles, audio description, live captioning and BSL interpreting. We collaborate with external bodies and universities to investigate the new frontiers of accessibility, aiming to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the film … More
About the group The Keswick Alhambra Young Programmers scheme has been a tremendous success: just under 20 sixth formers from our local state school formed The Alhambra Cinematic Society (ASC), with ca 5-8 pupils meeting weekly in school on Wednesday lunchtimes, selecting and promoting 16 films in a five month period: two seasons showing one … More
Background The Nerve Centre was set up in 1990 as a self-starting organisation for young people in Derry-Londonderry who felt marginalised by education, politics, and culture at the time. Embracing the creative learning opportunities that emerging digital technologies offered, the Nerve Centre has grown to become Northern Ireland’s leading creative arts and media centre. The … More
