Project overview Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) was founded in 2014, holding its first one-off screening in September of that year and 3 annual Festivals since then. Attendance has grown from 1801 at our first festival in 2015 to 4609 in 2017 (a 156% increase). SQIFF’s audiences are made up of diverse LGBTQ+ communities … More
The pilot scheme enabled Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) to develop the tools, knowledge and methodology to deliver a high quality, engaging programme of film for deaf and hard of hearing audiences. At the core of this programme is a holistic approach to access, which included training, access technologies, social activity, BSL interpreted and Speech to … More
The Hippodrome cinema was built in 1911 by Bo’ness cinematography pioneer Louis Dickson and designed by local architect Matthew Steele. It reopened in 2009 following a £2m refurbishment and is now run by Falkirk Council. The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival was started in 2011 and is Scotland’s only silent film festival. The Festival runs a series … More
WOFFF launched in 2015. It’s a new film festival, finding its feet and wanting to grow and learn with each annual iteration. Project overview Why the project matters Many women, not only in the film industry but in almost all areas of their lives, face the double whammy of #everydaysexism and #everydayageism. Campaigns like #TimesUp … More
More than 900,000 people in the UK are severely or profoundly deaf; under the social model of disability, it is not a disabled person’s health condition or impairment, but society’s discrimination and lack of accessibility that disables them. Andrew Cochrane, deaf artist, and Lulu Nunn, Arts Engagement, PR and Marketing Officer at Shape and curator, … More
Less Obvious Tips for Better Access at Your Arts Events. So you’re putting on an accessible arts event. You’ve considered all the basic access requirements: you’ve booked interpreters, printed large print hand-outs, uploaded the audio description to your audio guides, and made sure the accessible toilet isn’t full of buckets and mops – what else … More
Writing with accessibility in mind means that you are trying to ensure that your content can be read and understood by as wide an audience as possible. This factsheet presents some helpful tips on improving the accessibility of your publications, for both print and reading online. It focuses primarily on producing accessible material using Microsoft … More
Audiences London developed these Guidelines for building a visitor profile in order to help organisations in their steps to develop a more diverse audience. These Guidelines are based on a research project carried out by Audiences London, which consulted a range of cultural organisations of all shapes and sizes. The advice here therefore acknowledges that … More
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The aim of this guide is to give you practical ideas about how to increase diversity in both those who experience the arts (audiences) and those who participate in making art (creators).
