What might a more inclusive film programming world look like?
Lillian Crawford and her fellow Barbican Young Programmers reflect on their experiences of curating film events and hopes for a more inclusive film programming community.
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Tag: filmmakers
The Hollywood Reporter: A Recent History of the Academy’s Accessibility and Disability Inclusion Efforts
The 2024 Oscars will include confidential accessibility requests for all nominees and guests, captioning, audio description, in-theater assisted listening devices, accessible seating and parking, and a suite of ASL interpretation services.
And What Next? Demanding Change | THE CINEMA OF IDEAS
Following the theatrical release and a BAFTA nomination for Ella Glendining’s feature documentary Is There Anybody Out There?, ICO were pleased to present a special roundtable event celebrating disabled filmmaking and disability joy, while confronting the film industry’s barriers and ableism. Hosted by film and culture writer Lillian Crawford, the roundtable featured a conversation between … More
Using Film to Tell Disabled Stories | THE CINEMA OF IDEAS
To celebrate the release of IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?, ICO were joined for a panel discussion with the film’s director Ella Glendining, filmmaker, writer and activist Kyla Harris (It’s Personal) and filmmaker Jim LeBrecht (Crip Camp) to discuss the provocation of “Using film to tell disabled stories” and celebrate some of the amazing work … More
FWD-Doc: Download the FWD-Doc toolkit
FWD-Doc in association with Doc Society supported by Netflix presents: A Toolkit for Inclusion & Accessibility: Changing the Narrative of Disability in Documentary Film
Racial Equity Now: Conversations from the Sundance Film Festival
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.
Moving Portraits – What Does It Mean To Be Me?
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
Rianne Pictures – Women X
Inclusive Cinema spoke to Rianne Pictures founder Caris Rianne and team member Sophie Duncan on their approach to implementing the toolkit Dismantling Structural Inequality in Your Cinema by Sadia Hameed. How did you hear about the toolkit? Caris: We came across it, I think it was around January time, and it was on my to … More
BFI NETWORK
BFI NETWORK brings together the UK’s film agencies to discover, develop and fund new and emerging writers, directors and producers.
Film festivals for young filmmakers
So you’ve made your film and want to get it seen? Discover which film festivals specialise in shorts made by young filmmakers.
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