The UK's leading Deaf Film & Arts Festival

August 29, 2018

Deaffest 2019

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Deaffest 2019 will be returning to Wolverhampton, UK from the Friday 17th to Sunday 19th May 2019, with the theme: ‘Share Your Story’.

Deaffest offers a variety of sponsorship packages, some of which include hosting a stall at our Stalls Fair. All requests for sponsorship packages will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis, so get in touch with us at enquiries@deaffest.co.uk sooner rather than later.

We welcome film submissions from UK and international filmmakers for the Film & TV Awards and the Young Deaffest Award.

Stallholders are welcome to promote their charity/business or to sell products/creative work at Deaffest 2019. Click here for more information.

Deaf Artists & Photographers are welcome to exhibit their work at Deaffest 2019. Spaces are limited so get in touch soon!

Deaffest 2016 Mockumentary to screen at TSWY Film Festival

Deaffest 2016 Mockumentary will be screened at The Strength Within You’s 2nd International Film Festival.

Producers Jack Smallwood and Matthew Shaw presented a challenge in April 2016 to a group of media volunteers – is it possible to make a short mockumentary about Deaffest 2016 in 72 hours? The ‘Oh Sugar! team successfully produced the mockumentary during the festival weekend.

Posted by Deaffest on September 18, 2018 in Uncategorized.

Exhibit your work at Deaffest 2019

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The UK’s leading Deaf-led Film & Arts Festival Deaffest is looking for deaf artists and photographers to exhibit their creative work at our 13th Festival.

Deaffest will be hosting an Art & Photography Exhibition throughout May 2019 in the Main Gallery at Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton (the exhibition will run throughout the Deaffest weekend 17th to 19th May 2019).

The fee to exhibit is £25.00 (non-refundable).

We require exhibitors to fully commit to the conditions below:

The exhibition will commence on Wednesday 1st May 2019 and exhibitors can put up their work from that date.
The exhibition will end on Friday 31st May 2019 and exhibitors will be required to remove their work by that date. The exhibitors will be responsible for re-filling and re-painting over any holes on their exhibition wall.
Exhibitors are allowed to use nails, mirror plates or other hanging devices to put up their work. It is the exhibitors’ responsibility to bring their own equipment (i.e. hammer, paint to cover up holes etc.) The Light House will provide a ladder, if required.
Exhibitors are advised to have their own insurance cover, which includes fire, theft or damage as well as covering any personal risk to themselves. Work they exhibit will be placed in the Light House at their own risk.
To ensure the artistic tone of the exhibition, exhibitors are asked to show their artworks and only those promotional materials that specifically related to their own work (i.e. not third party material promoting other educational establishments that they may be affiliated with).
Exhibitors are required to attend Deaffest 2019 on Saturday 18th May 2019 10am to 4pm. Daytime entry for exhibitors is free.
There will be an opportunity to give a talk about your work to the public.

There are limited spaces for the exhibition. If you wish for your work to be considered for the exhibition then please get in touch with PR Liaison Officer Lou Parrott at Lou@zebra-access.com for the application form and the gallery floor plan.

Posted by Deaffest on September 5, 2018 in Uncategorized.