Mencap: Oska Bright Film Festival 2024 – film reviews
Our community group of people with a learning disability took a look at four films which are being shown as part of the Oska Bright 2024 Film Festival. Watch these short films below.
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Why are there so few accessible LGBTQ+ venues
Article on the Leonard Cheshire website. Being both Disabled and a member of the LGBTQIA* community brings additional challenges. Still, one of the most frustrating is the distinct lack of accessible queer spaces and venues.
The Unwritten: It’s Time to Make All Queer Spaces Accessible
Article on theunwritten.com
How bars can create safe spaces for queer communities
To foster welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ staff and customers, the bar industry must do more than merely pay lip service to inclusivity. Amy Hopkins speaks to experts who have been pioneering ways in which that can be achieved.
10 Tips to Make Your Venue More Inclusive for LGBTQ+ Tourism
Article on tiqets.com
A history of LGBTQ+ representation in film
An article on stacker.com Depictions of queer and trans people have been present in the film medium since its inception more than 100 years ago, but due to censorship and varying degrees of prejudice against the LGBTQ+ community at different points in time, onscreen representation has a long, complicated, and often coded history.
A Short History Of LGBTQ+ Cinema
An article on Freesat.co.uk Over the last century, film and TV have become a huge part of our culture and a vital medium for entertainment and telling stories. While not always obvious, the stories of queer and trans people have always been a part of the history of cinema, but the evolution of LGBTQ+ representation … More
European Film Academy: LGBTQIA+ Film festivals Guide in Europe
In co-operation with partners, the European Film Academy have started a list of LGBTQIA+ relevant festivals across Europe.
ICO blog: A grassroots campaign for better inclusivity in the London Film Festival’s press corps
In this article we hear from Hannah Strong and Hanna Flint, two film journalists and the co-founders of the LFF Critics’ Support Fund – a crowdfunded campaign which they set up this year to help writers from low-income households cover the costs of attending the BFI London Film Festival.
ICO blog: Navigating the 32-Hour Week with Flatpack Festival
From July-December 2022, Flatpack Festival took part in the UK’s 4-day week pilot programme, a coordinated, 6-month trial of a 32-hour week, with no reduction in pay or benefits for staff. In this blog, Flatpack’s Operations Manager Abbe Elliston reflects on how it went.
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