Welcome to
Deaffest
2011
6 – 7pm: Opening reception 7 – 7.45pm: Launch of Deaffest & Ben Steiner Bursary Film Première A screening of Stephen Collins’ film Luke Starr which won the Ben Steiner Bursary in 2010 with an intro by the director himself. A fantasy comedy about a miserable man who finds a mysterious photo booth.
7.45pm: Premières from UK Deaf filmmakers My Song William Mager, UK, 2011 Five Needles Julian Peedle-Calloo, UK, 2011 The End Ted Evans, UK, 2011 Mystery Moor Sebastiana Mazzocchio, UK, 2011 Gone with the Time Marilyn Bueno del Carpio, UK, 2011
9pm: Claustrophobia The UK première of Claustrophobia, starring Deaf actor Russell Harvard (There Will Be Blood). A young Deaf man is trapped in his house by his murderous next-door neighbour. Dir. Harlan Schneider, USA, 2011
10.30pm: Networking in Lock Works
Friday
Saturday 9am: Registration All day: Deaffest Fair Browse around the stalls in the courtyard and take part in interactive juggling with Pan and badgemaking, 10am – 4pm.
11.20am – 1.20pm: A screening of films nominated in the Best Documentary awards category Ingelore Dir. Frank Seiefel, USA, 2009 Deaf Sisterhood Dir. Bim Ajadi, UK, 2011 Dicing with Sex Dir. Sarah Tavner, UK, 2010
9.30 - 10.30am: Short Films Part 1 Woman of Carnation Dir. Maria Jose Carmona, Spa, 2010 Fairy Tale of London Town Dir. Louis Neethling, UK, 2010 Deaf Mugger Dir. William Mager, UK, 2010
10.30 - 10.50am: A screening of films nominated in the Best TV Programme awards category Perspectiv TV – Love Without Borders Dir. Tinna Edlund, Swe, 2009 Road to Gold : Taipei Dir. Ramon Woolfe, UK, 2009
Hands On, Series 14, Programme 1 – Child Abuse Dir. Ramon Woolfe, Ire, 2009 (This will be repeated in the studio cinema, 1 - 3pm)
1.20 - 2.35pm: Young Deaffest A selection of films by young UK Deaf filmmakers. Vibrations Dir. Young People RAD, facilitated by ActionDog CIC, 2011 3 for 1 Dir. Samuel Dore, 2010 Once Upon a Sign Year 10 Media Group, Braidwood School, 2010 Tough Travels Dir. Young People RAD, facilitated by ActionDog CIC, 2011 Deaf not Dumb Deaffinity, 2011
Wicked – Series 3, Programme 8 Dir. Caroline O’Neill, UK, 2010
Deep in the Woods Dir. Samuel Dore, 2010
Hands On Series 15, Programme 1 Dir. Ramon Woolfe, Ire, 2010
2.35 - 3pm: What’s the Point of Film Festivals?
FAIRYTALE OF LONDON TOWN
Another chance to catch Luke Starr along with a trailer for the nominated Gala films.
Why do we have film festivals, what’s the benefit for the filmmaker and why should you submit your films to them? Rich Warren from Encounters Bristol International Film Festival will address these issues and share his experience of attending festivals around Europe.
INGELORE
10.50 – 11.20am: Ben Steiner Bursary film: Luke Starr
3 - 5pm / Studio Cinema: Best of British screening from Encounters
6.05 – 6.35pm: Sign Media – Interactive Learning Resource
Encounters Bristol International Film Festival is delighted to present the 2010 Best of British programme at Deaffest 2011. Don’t miss this chance to delve into the brilliant and occasionally weird imagination of some of the most talented emerging British directors around.
Louis Neethling hosts a talk about the new project Sign Media. With the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union, the Sign Media project aims to break down these barriers with an innovative and accessible online learning resource, promoting career development and a new level of confidence for Deaf media professionals.
3 - 3.50pm: Short Films Part 2 Otherside Nick Sturley, UK, 2011 English Tarun Thind, UK, 2010 CODA Melissa Mostyn-Thomas, UK, 2011 SIC Jared Flitcroft, NZ, 2010
3.50 - 4.35pm: A screening of films nominated in the Best Experimental awards category All for Claire Dir. Simon McKeown, UK, 2010 The Door Dir. Ramon V Cervera Rubinat, Spa, 2010 Sign Song - Crash and Burn Dir. Bim Ajadi, UK, 2010 Rory Gets Fit Dir. Paul Miller, UK, 2011 Waiting Dir. Max Heidenfelder & Anna-Lilja Hafele, Ger, 2010
8pm: Film & TV Gala Awards The red carpet Gala event returns with awards for Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Experimental and Best TV Programme. Our host for the evening will be Deaf British - Australian filmmaker Nadia Nadaraja who has worked as a presenter for BSLBT programmes ‘Wicked’ and ‘Snapshot’. In 2010, she won the award for Best Young Director at the 5th International Disability Film Festival Awards. There will be live dance performances alongside entertainment from sign language performer Ace Seyed-Ali Mahbaz, who has been touring Europe and comes to Deaffest for the first time to perform ‘Danke’ [Thank You] and ‘Zeit schnell um’ [Time Fast]. Tickets cost: £15 adults / £11 under 15s. Doors open 7.45pm. Followed by a Networking Party in Lock Works and courtyard, 10pm - late.
4.35 - 6.05pm: A screening of films nominated in the Best Drama awards category Chasing Cotton Clouds Samuel Dore, UK, 2010
Bookmark (Marcapáginas) Marus Carmona, Apantxa Diez, Maite Sanjuan, Spa, 2010
ENGLISH
Hands Solo William Mager, UK, 2009
DICING WITH SEX
Coming Home Louis Neethling, UK, 2009
ALL FOR CLAIRE
Beyond Essays Jules Dameron, USA, 2010
Sunday 10.30am – 12pm: Gala Winners A chance to watch the winning films from Saturday’s Film & TV Gala Awards.
12 – 1.20pm: Short Films Part 3 Treasure Box Dir. Peter Morrissey, UK, 2011
Admit None Dir. Teresa Garratty, UK, 2011
SIC
Treasure Lightsaber Dir. John Ng, Chi, 2010
Jump and Shoot Dir. Ramas Rentelis, UK, 2011 Deaf Beat Dir. Jonathan Reid, UK, 2011
1.20pm: Ben Steiner Bursary film: Luke Starr 2pm: FREE subtitled screening of Disney’s Tangled A spectacular action-packed adventure about Rapunzel, a striking and high spirited teen blessed with 70 feet of magical, golden blonde hair. Bring the family for an afternoon of free fun and giggles! Refreshments, light lunches and confectionery available from Lock Works. Cert: U
TOUGH TRAVLES
Survivor Dir. Rob Gowling, UK, 2010
Lock Works will be open from 10am – 2pm
TANGLED
This free subtitled screening will be showing as part of Deaffest, courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK.
Deaffest is supported through Screen WM’s Investment Fund with funds from The National Lottery through the UK Film Council, and through the UK Film Council Festival Fund. It is supported by Light House, Wolverhampton City Council, Zebra Uno and University of Wolverhampton. Deaffest is sponsored by Encounters International Film Festival, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures UK and Christopher Sacre.