The Other Film Festival
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WELCOME TO THE 2012 FESTIVAL!
- Please note submissions for the 2012 festival have now closed.
- New Associate Directors announced! Read the full media release »
We are overwhelmed and thrilled by the tidal wave of entries that has descended upon the selection panel.
The 180 filmmakers from 24 countries have sent us a very clear message that they have something important, indeed urgent, to say about the lived experience of disability.
The range of diverse themes of these films is starting to read like an instruction manual for living the complete life:
Sexuality, love, death, communication, work, children, music, loss, grief, bureaucracy, genetics, indigenous culture, Deaf culture, personal identity, religion, art swindles and one-armed pole dancing on a pacific island.
While the selection panel are still making their final decisions, we can assure you that this year’s program will be dynamic, thought provoking and feature something for everyone. In the meantime check out award winning film maker Genevieve Clay’s film Be My Brother – which screened at OFF in 2010.
The Other Film Festival is Australia’s only disability film festival. Since 2004, this biennial festival has screened an international program of outstanding contemporary cinema about the experience of disability. The festival has also held forums on cinema, access and disability-related issues, and has offered entry-level workshops for filmmakers and actors with disabilities. In 2010, the inaugural program of films concerning the experience of being deaf and hard of hearing proved to be enormously popular.
The Other Film Festival is also recognised internationally for its commitment to global-best practice in cinema access. In 2012, all films will be captioned (or subtitled) and audio-described; the festival venue will be fully wheelchair accessible; Auslan interpreters will sign all spoken events; and marketing materials will be produced in a range of alternative accessible formats.
The 2012 Festival will be held over five days in Melbourne in September. It will host Australian and international guest filmmakers, offering professional development opportunities for film practitioners with a disability.
Most importantly, it is guaranteed to be entertaining, provocative and inclusive.
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Rick Randall, Festival Director
Direct 03 8640 6013
Reception 03 9699 8299
Fax 03 9699 8868
off@artsaccess.com.au
