The free international Together! 2024 Disability Film Festival took place online on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December 2024. We screened over 50 films from 25 countries, themed into 10 programmes (see below for full programme details). We have now announced the 2024 Kat Award winners. We look forward to seeing you again next year – entries will open shortly for 2025 via Film Freeway.
Our Zoom-based live events brought together filmmakers and film lovers from across the globe to talk about key issues, and include BSL interpretation and live captions. * If you watch the recordings, we would very much appreciate it if you could fill in this brief survey afterwards: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KVC28JY
‘Writing Disabled Characters’ took place from 3-4pm GMT on Saturday 7 December 2024.
‘What do Disabled actors need from Film Directors?’ took place from 3-4pm GMT on Sunday 8 December 2024.
We will be using the learning to update our free resource Filming Disability: A Guide for Filmmakers and Editors.
Saturday 7 December 2024 – available from 12noon GMT for 24 hours
* We would very much appreciate it if you could fill in this brief survey after viewing the films: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZC6Q9W7
Sunday 8 December 2024 – available from 12noon GMT for 24 hours
* We would very much appreciate it if you could fill in this brief survey after viewing the films: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZC6Q9W7
More about the Together! Disability Film Festival
The Festival takes place annually in December as part of Disability History Month. We began in East London in 2012 and moved online in 2020. Most of the films we screen will have been completed in the last 12-18 months, and many are premieres. Filmmakers do not need to identify as disabled themselves if Disabled people or Disability are the subject of the film; Deaf/Disabled filmmakers can submit work on any subject. Our priority is to provide a platform for strong storytelling, highlighting the lived experiences of Deaf/Disabled people from diverse backgrounds, and the talents of emerging and mid-career Deaf/Disabled filmmakers. Many of our films are world or international premieres, and go on to festivals worldwide. We are IMDb accredited.
We give Kat Awards for the best films. These are named in honour of the late artist and filmmaker Katherine Araniello.
We use our own ‘D’ rating system – one D each for a Deaf/Disabled (self-defined) person generating the film’s content, taking overall lead in making the film, and being the focus or star(s) of the film, working with or without support.
Follow this link for a history of Together! 2012 CIC’s annual international Disability Film Festival.