Free subtitled screening of Tangled on the Sunday of Deaffest!

We are pleased to announce that Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK have again supported Deaffest and we will be showing a free subtitled screening of Tangled on Sun 22 May, 2pm.

The kindgom’s most notorious – and charming – criminal, Flynn Rider (voiced by Zachary Levi), hides away in a secret tower hidden deep in the forest. He meets Rapunzel (voiced by Mandy Moore), who has been locked away in the tower all her life and has been looking for an escape route. Rapunzel – a striking and high spirited teen blessed with 70 feet of magical, golden blonde hair takes this opportunity and makes a pact with the handsome thief. They find themselves tangled up in a spectacular action-packed adventure, also with a cheeky mannered horse, a chameleon side-kick and a rowdy gang of pub thugs.

So bring the family for an afternoon of free fun and giggles! Refreshments, light lunches and confectionery available from Lock Works.

Announcing the Gala Awards shortlist 2011

We are pleased to announce the shortlisted films for the Film & TV Gala Awards 2011. Watch this space as we will announce the tickets to go on sale over the next week and the full weekend programme will also be available shortly.

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Judgement Day!

On 24 March 2011 the judges – Ray Harrison Graham, Rich Warren, Hilary Durman and Marilyn Bueno Del Carpio – gathered at Light House, to deliberate on which films deserve to be recognised as Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Experimental and Best TV Programme at this year’s Film & TV Gala Awards.

Richard Warren stated that the quality of Deaf films is improving, echoing the sentiments of the rest of the judges.

On behalf of the Deafftest Team, Deaffest Assistants Brian Duffy and Jackie Law would like to show their appreciation to the filmmakers all over the world who have submitted films to this year’s festival.

We are pleased to see such an increase in home-grown talent. We can only hope it will continue to grow for forthcoming festivals!

Keep an eye on the website for news on the shortlisted films and announcements on when tickets for the Gala will go on sale.