Sign on Screen Festival at the NFSA
Overview
Sign on Screen is an Australian Research Council-funded project about the representation of sign languages on cinema, television and digital screens. A Deaf-hearing collaboration, it celebrates Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) perspectives and self-determination in filmmaking.
Sign On Screen is a rare opportunity for those working in the Australian screen industry to network and build bridges with Deaf and HoH key creatives. Special guests of the festival include Deaf and HoH filmmakers, actors and academics Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu, Sofya Gollan, Rodney Adams, Breda Carty, Avni Dauti with Rebecca Dauti, Irene Holub, Victoria Singh Thompson, Julian Walsh, Nathan Borg and Sam Martin.
Dates
22–24 May 2026National Film and Sound Archive of AustraliaMcCoy Circuit, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, AustraliaGet Directions
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- Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
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