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World Deaf Cinema Festival begins

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As reported in May, the inaugural World Deaf Cinema Festival is currently taking place in Washington DC.  

Hosted by Gallaudet University, the four-day festival will include presentations by Hollywood producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Marlee Matlin.  Deaf actors, including Shoshannah Stern, who starred in TV’s “Weeds” and “Jericho,” will take part.

Gallaudet University is the USA’s premier university for Deaf and hearing impaired students.

Organisers say the festival has drawn 173 film submissions from 30 countries that will be judged by an expert panel — the most submissions of any similar festival.  Some films have audio, some do not, but all have captions.  

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Encore magazine looks at accessibility

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In the November issue of Encore magazine, which is out now, Georgina Pearson tackles the subject of accessibility in cinema and TV in Australia.

Pearson spoke with accessibility advocates such as Media Access Australia’s CEO Alex Varley, and Ai-Media’s CEO Tony Abrahams, and explains some of the accessibility challenges faced by people who are blind, vision impaired, Deaf and hearing impaired.

“According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1 in 6 Australians are Deaf or hearing impaired and there are over 300,000 Australians living with blindness or vision impairment,” writes Pearson.

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Read My Shorts film event - Sydney

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A new film event starting in Surry Hills, Sydney, today will screen short films with captions for audience members.

Read My Shorts will play films on a weekly basis at the Royal Albert Hotel lounge bar. Films will be captioned and spoken language will be signed by a volunteer to allow accessibility for Deaf and hearing impaired audience members. Films that screen in the festival will be captioned by festival volunteers with the support of Centre Video Production. 

Each week, the festival will bring to patrons:

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Access All Areas film festival hits the road again

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Access All Areas is a touring film festival that aims to increase access to Australian cinema. For the third year running the festival will screen across NSW during November and December.

The festival, presented by The Festivalists, will visit cinemas and schools in Wagga Wagga, Orange and Parramatta, and wrap up in Sydney on 3 December to celebrate International Day of People with Disability.

Featuring captioned and audio described films and screened in accessible venues, Access All Areas is a celebration of Australian cinema.

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