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6th Disability Film Festival

London Disability Arts Forum’s Film Festival Showcasing Film by Disabled
Filmmakers

The London Disability Arts Forum (LDAF) in collaboration with the National Film
Theatre (NFT) would like to announce that its 6th Disability Film Festival will
take place on 1 – 5 December 2004 at the NFT, South Bank, London.

LDAF’s Disability Film Festivals have previously taken place during the summer,
but this year the 6th Disability Film Festival moves to December to coincide
with World Aids Day on 1st December and the International Day of Disabled People
on 3rd December.

Over the past five years, the Disability Film Festival has screened over 200
films. Many of them have toured nationally and internationally. The Disability
Film Festival is unique in several features:

·The festival only screens films in which disabled people have had creative
control. This means that the majority of films have been written directed or
produced by disabled people or have been made collaboratively with disabled
people.

·This festival represents some of the finest talent amongst disabled artists and
filmmakers on these islands and worldwide. The festival strives to provide
disabled filmmakers and artists with an atmosphere where they can exchange ideas
and network with each other.

· The subject and style of all of the films is diverse. Contrary to popular
belief, disabled artists are creating extraordinary work that doesn’t
necessarily focus on disability.

· Access is a priority. This year, LDAF will continue to work with the NFT to
improve the accessibility of the viewing experience. Each film will be
soft-titled, audio-described and BSL-interpreted. Palantype transcription will
be simultaneously projected at all panel discussions. The Disability Film
Festival is increasingly viewed as a model of good practice for those
organisations who wish to be proactive in embracing the law. In October this
year, the final part of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is implemented,
stipulating that ‘all leisure venues must make reasonable adjustments for
disabled people’.

· It is the only Disability Film Festival of its kind in the world, because it
is produced by disabled artists and has been used as a model of good practice
for disability film festivals in cities including Helsinki, Melbourne, Paris,
Berlin, Moscow, Calgary, Toronto, Tampere and Beirut.

“Lovely, friendly atmosphere”
“I finally made it for your film festival. ….very impressed, moved and inspired
by all the films.” Audience members at 5th Disability Film Festival

“Extraordinary! I’ve been aiming to get here for some time. I’m so pleased we
made it!” Faye Ginsburg, New York University

“This is the best event I’ve been to in a long while.” Philip Barden, Deloitte &
Touche

“This festival is an event of national significance. A brilliant idea.” Joe
Bidder

“That a weekend of films like these can be shown in a high profile central
London venue is sensational”.
Kate Ansell, BBC’s disability website (www.bbc.co.uk/ouch)

The 6th Disability Film Festival Programme will include the feature films
‘Afterlife’ starring Paul Sage and ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ starring Derek Jacobi;
short films, including ‘Not The Usual Victim’ and ‘I’m not From Hear’ and panel
discussions, including ‘Access Some Areas’ – about work and training
opportunities in film and video (in association with BECTU) and ‘Creative
Survival’ – about the barriers experienced by filmmakers who are mental health
service users (in association with Mental Health media).

For further press information contact:
Caglar Kimyoncu and Cristina Perezzani

LDAF’s Disability Film Festival Office
T: +44 (0)20 7691 4203
T: +44 (0)20 7383 3131
Fax: +44 (0)870 168 8073
Email: caglar@... or cristina@...
www.disabilityfilmfestival.net
www.ldaf.org






http://www.danda.org.uk/
DANDA – the Developmental Adult Neuro-Diversity Association

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