Oska Bright Film Festival is the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism.
We show bold, exciting and different work from voices you might not have heard before.
At the most recent festival in 2021 we screened 99 films from 26 different countries and welcomed 3,000 people through our doors. The appetite for this work gets stronger each year.
Over the festival we screen ground breaking work, host Q&A sessions, presentations, keynotes and industry panels. The festival ends with an awards ceremony, with awards presented by leading lights from the industry.
Our next festival is going to take place in March 2024.
Rules
We only screen films that are made by, or feature people with a learning disability or autism.
Submissions are open to short films from every genre including animation, documentary, drama, experimental, music or artist film.
Short films must be no longer than 25 minutes.
We also accept feature films.
Please submit a subtitled version, or provide a transcript. If you might have difficulty doing this, please get in touch.
We are particularly looking to include films by people from the LGBTQ community+, Black, Brown and diverse communities, Women and Young People.
You must have permission in writing to use all the music in your film.
It costs £5 to enter a film. If this is a barrier to you entering your film, please email oskabright@carousel.org.uk and we’ll be happy to help.
How do I enter my film?
You can enter your film on Film Freeway. Just click the button below to get started. If you have questions along the way, please get in touch oskabright@carousel.org.uk
What happens after you enter your film?
Once entries have closed, the Oska Bright team get together and watch all the films. We spend a couple of months, watching, talking and getting the programme together.
Once we’ve made our decisions, we let all filmmakers know if their film has been selected or not. We will do this in November 2021.
What if my film doesn’t get selected?
We get so many brilliant entries at Oska Bright and it’s a tough job to select which ones will go into the festival.
Due to the number of entries, we can’t offer individual feedback on why films aren’t selected.
Even if your film isn’t selected, we hope to see you at Oska Bright Film Festival.