Deaffest 2013 will be here in exactly six months!
The festival programme is coming together and already looks fantastic. There will be something for everyone with a range of events.
For starters, there will be a variety of workshops.The popular Deaffest Fair will be back with a range of stalls from Deaf and BSL using stall holders.
At the Gala Awards evening awards will be given to talented film-makers and actors. A Visual Vernacular competition will be held at the Deaf Party, giving Visual Vernacular artists the opportunity to demonstrate their talent and skills.
A special event at Deaffest 2013 will be the 10 year anniversary celebration of Zebra Uno, the co-founder of Deaffest.
Stay tuned for more information about what will be happening at Deaffest 2013!!
Filmmakers; get your diaries out!
A few Deaf film festivals are currently calling for submissions of films:
The Third Hong Kong International Deaf Film Festival
22-24 February 2013
Deadline for submissions: Thursday 15 November 2012
Submission form/guidelines
Toronto International Deaf Film & Arts Festival 9 – 12 May 2013
Deadline for submissions: Monday 31 December 2012
Submission form/guidelines
Australia Deaf Short Film Festival 26 January 2013
(films must be less than 8 minutes long)
Deadline for submissions: Thursday 3 January 2013
Submission form/guidelines
…and of course, there is Deaffest! Check our submission page for more information! The deadline for competition films is 1 March 2013. Non-competition films can be submitted until 11 March 2013.
Deaffest had the pleasure of interviewing Richard Griffiths, the Patron of Deaffest, earlier this week at Savoy Theatre where he has been performing in The Sunshine Boys alongside Danny DeVito.
Richard Griffiths is a highly regarded British actor of both stage and film. Some of his most well known roles are that of Uncle Monty in Withnail & I and Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter films. He grew up with Deaf parents and is fluent in BSL. He spoke to the Deaffest team about his Deaf parents and shared advice for Deaf filmmakers and actors.
Watch this space for more details about our interview with Richard Griffiths!
Richard Griffiths and some of the Deaffest team
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