These two reports, presented in an accessible format, bring together the reflections of ten people with dementia who were involved in different aspects of Dementia Without Walls. One report reflects on the programme itself, while the other reflects on how people with dementia have been involved. These publications add to JRF’s learning about building a … More
Over 1000 people attended a season of monthly relaxed film screenings from September 2015- February 2016. Films were chosen from a shortlist produced by project partners Bexhill Dementia Action Alliance. Professional actress Suzy Harvey devised props and actions enabling audiences to engage more deeply with the film, identifying film tropes and making the film more … 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
Project overview In partnership with the new releases of Suffragette, and He Named Me Malala, The Time is Now project aimed to engage young female audiences with a film programme that foregrounded the role women play in affecting change, giving both a historical and global perspective of the ongoing struggle for gender equality. Films screened … More
Project overview Why the project matters All people deserve a cultural offering of their choosing. Aims Provide a film experience for people who prefer to watch in a safe and low sensory environment. Broaden understanding – programme is eclectic and seeks to challenge audiences. We’ve screened horrors, comedies, ’80s classics and even a stunning documentary … More
The festival takes place every other year and in its “off” year the festival tours around the UK and the world. In its eighth edition, Oska Bright Film Festival ran over three days (15 – 17 November 2017), showing more than 60 films from all around the world, with over 3600 people attending. If you’d … More
Project overview Watershed and Bristol Health Partners put together this season to increase awareness of psychosis and to launch the Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT), which works to improve the support, treatment, services and lives of people with psychosis in the Bristol area. The season was designed to uncover the creativity often inherent in psychosis … 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
An essential guide for event managers and venues on planning events, meetings, conferences, exhibitions & other activities in the UK that are fully inclusive and accessible.
