VisionSign Film Festival:
A Celebration of Deaf Moving Image Culture

Fri 3 - Sun 5 Oct
Watershed & The Cube

VisionSign Films and Panel Discussions Calendar

Fri 3 Oct
VisionSign Launch (club) 1930hrs The Cube

Sat 4 Oct
BDA Sign Language Channel Workshop 1100hrs - 1200hrs Watershed Waterside 3
Panel Discussion: Language Barriers in the Film Industry 1300hrs Ð 1430hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Shorts: International (club) 1500hrs Ð 1600hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Finding Nemo Preview (U) 1615hrs Ð 1800hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Think Tank: Digital Technology & Access 1830hrs Ð 1930hrs Watershed Waterside 3

Feature Film: Silent River (club) 2030hrs Ð 2200hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Sun 5 Oct

Feature Film: Rush 3 (club) 1100hrs Ð 1230hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Shorts: For Kids (CTBA) 1100hrs Ð 1245hrs Watershed Cinema 2

Shorts: Best of British (club) 1300hrs Ð 1400hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Shorts: Extreme (club) 1430hrs Ð 1530hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Bristol Silents present: Together (club) 1600hrs Ð 1730hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Feature Film: MargaretteÕs Feast (club) 1800hrs Ð 1930hrs Watershed Cinema 1

Networking Events Calendar

Sat 4 Oct
A series of networking events and presentations will take place over the weekend in Waterside 1 + 3.
(these events are free Ð please pick up a ticket from Box Office)

Deaf ArtistsÕ Working Group 1100-1200hrs Waterside 1
This event is for Deaf artists in practice to discuss Deaf arts issues and share experiences.

The Sign Language Channel Workshop 1100hrs Waterside 3
This event will provide an opportunity to explore possibilities in which we can use a Sign Language Channel to provide full access in Sign Language for Sign Language audiences.
The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A, giving you an opportunity to voice opinions.
Speakers are still to be confirmed including Austin Reeves and Clark Denmark from British Deaf Association. BSL Interpreters will be present.

Sun 5 Oct

TV Programming Masterclass 1100-1200hrs Waterside 1
Led by Jane McCloskey, Director of Programmes for HTV West and Carlton West County who will talk about programming and commissioning.

Promoting BSL on the Internet 1500hrs Waterside 1
Presentation by Mac Dunlop followed by a discussion.
www.signhear.net

Coming soon...
Thu 9 Oct @ the Cube

Blackout: Vision and Vibration Workshop
1000 Ñ 1500hrs

Blackout is a creative collective dedicated to presenting experimental work by artists, musicians and filmmakers with a focus on combined audio-visual media.
Supported by Bristol Community Festival, Orange and the BDA, this one-day practical workshop for the Deaf will introduce participants to different methods of producing and integrating visual projections and amplified vibrations.

This event is free.