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European Deaf Cinema Seminar

buge88 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:26:30 +0000

Photos were taken by Rene van Rjin

From Friday 15 to Sunday 17 January, Deaffest Co-ordinator Marcella and her assistant Louise flew to Amsterdam to attend a seminar at the Cinema Het Ketelhuis.

Hosted by Deaf in the Picture festival organiser Tony Bloem, Managing Director Alex de Ronde and Visual Communication Maker Bart Koolen, the seminar took place over the weekend period. International filmmakers and festival organisers from the Netherlands, Italy and France have participated in this proactive discussion regarding the EDC (European Deaf Cinema) where experiences and expertise were exchanged.

The participants were welcomed on Friday night with a summary of what was to happen the next day. With an early start on the Saturday morning, the discussion ran from 10am till 7pm including establishing the goals of the EDC. Future prospects were shared and discussed amongst the participants. The introduction of the EU (European Union) and EUD (European Union of Deaf) was presented by Executive Director of the EUD Mark Wheatley.

Saturday evening was packed with films produced by the participants including Fire Signs by David Bowie, Doof Opgelucht by Bosch school & Tony Bloem, Coming Home and Departure Lounge by Louis Neethling, Deaf in the Picture 2007 by Tim de Graaf, Amsterdam Visual News by Bart Koolen and Dead Money by Bim Ajadi, winner of the 2009 Ben Steiner Bursary.

With many thanks to the hosts and participants, the weekend was very valuable.

The Ben Steiner Bursary 2010

deaffest — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:33:00 +0000

Deaffest is pleased to announce that the Ben Steiner Bursary is available once again. This Bursary was first launched in 2009 and successfully premiered its first Bursary winner’s film at Deaffest 2009. This year we are giving Deaf media practitioners another opportunity t0 produce a film to be premiered exclusively in 2011.

We are now welcoming applications for 2010. Please visit the Ben Steiner Bursary page for more details.

Deaffest 2010 submissions now open!

deaffest — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:06:33 +0000

You can now download the Deaffest 2010 Submissions Form and submit your film to Deaffest 2010.

This application process is for films to be screened during the festival programme and entered into the Best in Festival award, which will credit the most outstanding film in Deaffest 2010 and offer the winner recognition and publicity in association with the festival. Films entered for submission must be returned with this form by Wed 31 Mar 2010. Check the form for entry criteria.

Good luck!

Deaffest 2010 coming soon!

deaffest — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:39:04 +0000

From 2010 onwards Deaffest will be held in the summer. This year the festival will be from 21 to 23 May at Light House Media Centre. The festival team are currently starting to programme this year’s festival and we will announce more details soon. One thing we can guarantee is that the courtyard in the historic Chubb Buildings will be sunnier and warmer this year (fingers crossed!).

Put the date in your diaries and we will see you in the summer!

Wanted…

deaffest — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:58:14 +0000

Success at Deaffest 2009

deaffest — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:27:38 +0000

After a very busy weekend Deaffest 2009 went with a bang and was a massive success! The weekend saw attendances of 1300 people with a diverse mix of Deaf and hearing filmmakers, media practitioners, industry organisations, students and the general public from across the UK and overseas. The festival showcased films directed and produced by Deaf filmmakers from the UK and all around the world including Spain, Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea and Israel.

Deaffest Film & TV Gala Awards

We were pleased to have such special guests as Sabina Iqbal, founder of Deaf Parenting UK and nominated as one of the most powerful Muslim Women in Britain by The Times, Australian comedian Rob Roy on his world tour and Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries, previously known as Max and OB from Hollyoaks, who talked about their varied television and presenting career at Young Deaffest. Read more about the weekend.

Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries at Deaffest

Deaffest will be moving to May from 2010 with the dates of the next festival set for 21 – 23 May 2010. See you next year!

Deaffest 2009 Gala Winners!

deaffest — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:17:00 +0000

The winners at this year’s Deaffest Film & TV Gala Awards were…

Best TV Programme:
Wicked Series 2 Prog 1 Ramon Woolfe, UK, 2009

Best Experimental Film:
The Deaf Man Dir DJ Kurs, USA, 2007

Best Factual Film:
The Deaf Brain Dir Sarah Tavner, UK, 2009

Best Drama:
Stiletto Dir William Mager, UK, 2008

Highly Commended: Glee Dir Jules Dameron, USA, 2009

We would like to congratulate everyone who entered their film into this year’s Gala Awards, the standard was very high!

Surprise Guests:

deaffest — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:14:44 +0000

Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries previously known as Max and OB from Hollyoaks, are joining us at Light House or Deaffest this Saturday!

In 2008 after 10 fulfilling years playing Max & OB in Channel 4’s flagship soap Hollyoaks, winning a British Soap Award for ‘Best Onscreen Partnership’ and an NTA Award, Matt Littler & Darren Jeffries said goodbye to the show to develop their TV and media careers with Money North…

18 months on and they are already firmly established as 2 of the nation’s favourite TV presenters . From initial slots on The Hollyoaks Music Show & Freshly Squeezed they quickly developed their own brand of presenting appearing as roving reporters on Channel 4’s 2008 coverage of the V Festival to hosting their own show at the Edinburgh Festival & presenting Orange Rock Corp for T4. The duo also managed to develop their hugely popular radio show for Bauer’s Rock FM (narrowly missing out on a Sony newcomer nomination after only 3 months on air), presented The Clothes Show Live in Birmingham and became the faces of the Royal Air Force.

2009 has so far seen the boys becoming the faces of 4Music hosting The Versus Chart while launching their own ratings winning show “Red Bull Rivals” again for T4 while making numerous personal appearances with their own live show at venues across the UK.

Money Management Uk

You can also find out more about the pair by visiting their facebook page.

You can see the full festival listing here and tickets are still available for the Saturday Evening Gala Awards Ceremony by calling 01902 716 055 or visiting www.theticketsellers.co.uk and searching for “Light House” under venues.

Download the Deaffest Programme

deaffest — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:41:06 +0000

The Deaffest programme is now available to download! Get a sneak peak of the Deaffest 09 guide before the weekend.

Free screening of new Disney Pixar animation UP at this year’s Deaffest!

deaffest — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:42:56 +0000

Deaffest is pleased to announce that the programme for Sunday 29 November will feature a free subtitled screening of the new Disney / Pixar animation UP, courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK.

UP is an animated adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old named Russell. UP invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth. (Showing Sun 29 Nov, 2pm, Cert U, Admission free)