BSLBT new commissioning round announced
BSLBT new commissioning round announced. Please click on Production/Tendering for more information
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BSLBT Programmes: Deaffest Winners
Many of the BSLBT programmes were shown at last weekend’s Deaffest. Listed below are the winners.
Congratulations to all those who won and all those who’s films were screened.
- Best Drama: Chasing Cotton Clouds Dir. Samuel Dore
- Best TV Prog: Wicked – Series 3, Programme 8 Dir. Caroline O’Neill
There will be photo’s of the event on the Deaffest website very soon. For more details visit:
http://deaffest.co.uk/2011/05/25/we-hope-you-enjoyed-deaffest-2011/
BSLBT at Deaffest
Deaffest has announced it’s programme for the weekend of May 21st to May 23rd in Wolverhampton. For full details please go to:
http://deaffest.co.uk/festival-programme/
We are delighted to announce that the following BSLBT programmes will be showing:
Friday 20th May – 7.45pm: Film Premieres
My Song Dir. William Mager
Five Needles Dir. Julian Peedle-Calloo
The End Dir. Ted Evans
Saturday 21st May – 9.30 – 10.30am: Short Films Part 1
Fairy Tale of London Town Louis Neethling
10.30 – 10.50am: A screening of films nominated in the Best TV Programme awards category
Road to Gold : Taipei Dir. Ramon Woolfe
Wicked – Series 3, Programme 8 Dir. Caroline O’Neill
11.20am – 1.20pm: A screening of films nominated in the Best Documentary awards category
Deaf Sisterhood Dir. Bim Ajadi
Dicing with Sex Dir. Sarah Tavner
3 – 3.50pm: Short Films Part 2
Otherside Dir. Nick Sturley
CODA Dir. Melissa Mostyn-Thomas
4.35 – 6.05pm: A screening of films nominated in the Best Drama awards category
Chasing Cotton Clouds Dir. Samuel Dore
Coming Home Dir. Louis Neethling
Sunday 22 May 12 – 1.20pm: Short Films Part 3
Admit None Dir. Teresa Garratty, 2011
Jump and Shoot Dir. Ramas Rentelis, 2011
Deaf Beat Dir. Jonathan Reid, 2011
Applications
Applications now welcome for The Kinemastik Film Festival in Malta.
See their website for more details: www.kinemastik.org/
Entry deadline: July 1st. Festival date: 6th August
Applications are also welcome for Deaf In The Picture, dealine 15th May
See their website for more details: www.deafinthepicture.nl/en/
Entry deadline: May 15th Festival date: June 23rd to June 26th
Deaffest Film & TV Gala Awards 2011 Shortlists
We are pleased to announce that the following BSL Zone films have been shortlisted for the Deaffest Film & TV Gala Awards 2011.
For a full list please visit the Deaffest website: http://deaffest.co.uk/
Best Drama:
Chasing Cotton Clouds Dir. Samuel Dore
Coming Home Dir. Louis Neethling
Best Documentary:
Deaf Sisterhood Dir. Bim Ajadi
Best TV Programme:
Wicked – Series 3, Programme 8 Dir. Caroline O’Neill
Road to Gold : Taipei Dir. Sarah Tavner, Ramon Woolfe
BBC Disability Scheme
Extend – BBC Disability Scheme UK-wide
Exclusively for disabled people, Extend is a BBC-wide work placement scheme which offers an opportunity to gain six months’ paid work experience within the BBC.
From September 2011, 21 placements will be available across the UK, in both programming areas and programme support areas. You’ll need to match the criteria for the placement as well as demonstrate a keen interest in broadcasting and knowledge of BBC output.
Application deadline 3 May.
You can apply for this role at
www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/extend
Or call 0370 333 1330
Textphone 02890 328 478
Dates for your diary
BSLBT will have a stall at Deaf Day at City Lit – Saturday April 16th, come and meet us down there.
Deaf Day – the biggest event of its kind in the UK for anyone who is D/deaf or interested in D/deaf issues – 16th April 2011
Deaffest deadline for all competition submissions extended
Deaffest have extended the deadline for all Competition submissions to March 19th.
Check out their website at: http://deaffest.co.uk/
BSLBT will have a stall at Deaffest Saturday 21st May, come and meet us down there
Steven Wynne is joining BSLBT
We are delighted to announce that Steven Wynne is joining BSLBT on 31st January as our Outreach Worker.
Steven, aged 27, is from Beckenham. He worked at Dering Employment for three and a half years as a Training Development Officer. Before that, he was Young Person’s Project Co-ordinator at Greenwich Association of Disabled People. He is very active in sports, is the Secretary of the England Deaf Football Association, and also currently a coach, treasurer and secretary of Charlton Athletic Deaf Football Club.
Picture This Film Festival
The Picture This Film Festival in Calgary, Canada is screening many of our Zoom 2010 short films
Go Ahead, All Day, Me and My Wacky Doctor and Game of Life
We had already announced that A Deaf Life had received an Honourable mention
The festival runs from 14th to 18th February
Visit their website at: www.ptff.org
