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.
Lorna Dennison, senior consultant, Morris Hargreaves McIntyre shows us some simple ways to stop evaluation just being a tick box exercise and turn it into rocket fuel for future improvement.
Writing for The Bigger Picture, Oska Bright Film Festival Producer Lizzie Banks describes how they are supporting venues to welcome back learning disabled audiences with a new training scheme called Welcome Back.
People from all walks of life and all kinds of backgrounds fall victim to online bullying and cybercrime, but studies have shown that those with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more susceptible to online threats than others. To help you surf with ease and reduce your vulnerability to attack, take a look at our Internet Safety Guide for … More
Does British TV Really Represent Black People? Six short films authored by rising stars from the gal-dem community that ask provocative questions of what it is to be Black British, and to be British today
The purpose of the present study was to content analyze mental health conditions in popular films and TV series. To this end, we scrutinized the 100 top movies of 2016 as well as the first episode of the highest rated TV series from the 2016/2017 season. An additional analysis of the 100 top movies of … More
With the forthcoming release of Eternal Beauty, film critic Sophie Monks Kaufman looks at the portrayal of mental health in cinema and why its accurate representation is so important.
Welcome to your ultimate lesbian film guide. All on one page, every lesbian film ever released – a constant work in progress of course… No more searching high and low for content you want to see – it is all in one easy location!
A social enterprise platform run by the community, for the community. We aim to bring you all your favourite lesbian and bisexual movies and series (plus loads you haven’t heard of yet!). 100% lesbian and bisexual content in one place, and directly supporting filmmakers to get paid for their work so they can make even … More
