News release 31/10/2008
OSKA BRIGHT FILM FESTIVAL OPEN FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: 30 April 2009. Festival 17-19
November 2009.
Oska Bright is unique. It is the first and
only festival managed and promoted by learning disabled artists as a showcase
for their creativity and skill as film-makers. Submitted films are selected by
a panel and there are a variety of categories for which awards are offered,
including development bursaries. There is a film-making workshop and networking
opportunities over the three day event, culminating in a lively awards
ceremony.
Through its touring and training projects,
Oska Bright has a huge audience and its films are winning awards in international
festivals. Oska Bright recently won the National Lottery Best Art Project Award
by public vote.
The festival is looking for films that are
under 10 minutes long. They can be in any genre, from live action or animation
to documentary or dance-film. Films can be made by groups or individuals in the
UK or abroad.
Andy Kee, a visual artist who makes the
awards and is on the Oska Bright Committee, says: “The Festival is about
learning disabled film. It’s about our culture and promotes our arts lives. It
shows people how good we are and that we can make films as good as anyone else.”
The deadline for entries is 30 April 2009
and the Festival takes place over 3 days in November 2009, in Brighton.
The website www.oskabright.co.uk has full
information on how to enter. Or call on 01273 234 734 for an information pack.