Festival Director Rick Randall affirms that “The City of Melbourne Triennial Funding signifies an unequivocal expression of confidence in the Festival. This grant provides invaluable support for the festival to respond to the aspirations of people with a disability to participate in screen culture as creators and consumers.”
Through a combination of community pressure and a few dedicated people within the film and accessible media industry, Red Dog has become the first Australian movie captioned and audio described for digital cinema release.
Media Access Australia is thrilled with this announcement and is hopeful that Red Dog paves the way for other Australian movie producers to succeed in getting their production on cinema screens for all Australians to experience.
The AUS Contenders website will feature a new athlete each weekday until late 2011/early 2012, to coincide with the first Australian athletes being selected for the London Olympics.
The conference will bring together policy makers, interest groups and industry leaders, and the accessibility of media for people with disabilities will be a key concern during the event. The sessions will be streamed live online with captions, showing the depth of ACCAN’s commitment to accessibility.
