Deaffest 2026
Light, Camera, Sign in Style at Deaffest 2026!
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The festival showcased premieres and international screenings featuring sign language dialogue, with subtitles provided to ensure accessibility. Highlights included engaging workshops, thought-provoking panel discussions, a lively stalls fair, captivating performances, and a Late-Night Party that offered valuable networking opportunities. Visitors from across the UK and around the world joined us to #SignInStyleAtDeaffest 2026.
Alongside the festival, the red carpet was rolled out for the glamorous 10th Film & TV Awards Gala, featuring surprise guests and a stylish celebration of creativity, talent and achievement.
Want to read the latest Deaffest 2026 Round-Up? Click here to find out more.
You can also browse our incredible photos from the festival weekend. Click here to view the photos.
Stay on trend with Deaffest’s latest updates on sponsorships, stall opportunities, volunteering, events and workshops, and tickets news by visiting this website. Follow @Deaffest and #signinstyleatDeaffest on Facebook, Instagram, X and TikTok. Want to stay in the loop? Sign up for Deaffest e-newsletters.
In the meantime, explore the Deaffest Online Cinema (DOC), for a preview of current films – all FREE to watch.
For more information, please contact enquiries@deaffest.co.uk.
With the support of the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding, Deaffest is proud to offer a platform for D/deaf creatives to share their knowledge, experiences and stories through a wide array of accessible events.
Proudly hosted by the award-winning charity Zebra Access CIO
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With the support of funders such as the National Lottery's Community Fund, BFI, Foundations, Trusts and so on, Zebra Access CIO provides a range of free services and support to Deaf, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing and Deafened people and communities. Zebra Access staff, volunteers have the right to work in a safe and abuse free environment alongside with service users. The organisation will not tolerate any kind of abuse against its staff, volunteers, service users or property.
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