Film and Digital
"Wonderful talent...an atmosphere of great joy" Ben Wheatley, film director
Only 5% of people working in the UK film industry have a disability. Our film and digital programme, Oska Bright, is working to make change happen.
Working internationally with industry partners and funded by the BFI, our team produces the BAFTA qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival, promotes accessible screenings, runs training for venues and develops skills for aspiring filmmakers.
Bringing faces of learning disabled people to the big screen
Since 2004, Oska Bright Film Festival has been changing the film exhibition landscape. We bring groundbreaking, bold and brilliant film to worldwide audiences. The festival reaches thousands of people a year, from all over the world.
“Collaborations with …Oska Bright…recognise the power of film to create change and highlight injustices and inequalities within the industry and society as a whole.” - Rich Warren, Encounters Film Festival
Oska Bright Film Festival will return in March 2024
Stay tuned for more information about the next instalment of Oska Bright Film Festival.
Coming to a cinema near you!
Resources
How to make a film guide
A guide for young people aged 14 to 19 who are just starting out with filmmaking and need a simple, easy to understand guide to making a film.
Spotlight: Getting your work online
Funded by Creative Skillset, our guide for learning disabled filmmakers offering advice on getting your films online and building an audience.
Guiding Lights: Access and Inclusion Guide
This guide is for anybody interested in doing the groundwork to make their creative programmes, training and workshops more accessible and inclusive for learning disabled people.
Be In
Carousel and Oska Bright Film Festival are members of Be In, a network of International Film Festivals who share these common aims:
Promote good examples of accessibility at film festivals
Provide time and space in our festivals for conversations about film which are accessible to all
Challenging stereotypes of disability and difference on screen
