Come launch the 2016 48-Hour Disability Film Challenge with directors, actors, writers, crew members and more from the New York film community, the New York disability community and the New York disability film community.
Bring a team or form a new one as we begin the third year of this annual competition.
FILMMAKERS Recruit talented crew and cast members for your film
ACTORS Portray dynamic characters that you help create and shape
CREW MEMBERS Join exciting projects and meet new collaborators
EVENT SCHEDULE:
- 3:30 - Sign In / Refreshments / Networking
- Mix and mingle with complimentary food and drinks
- 4:00 - Closed Captioning Crash Course
- Bring your story to a broader, inclusive audience by adding closed captioning online
- 4:15 - All About Audio Description
- Learn about narration techniques to enhance your film and make it more accessible
- 4:30 - Participant Introductions
- Meet participating filmmakers, crew members, actors and more
- 5:00 - Assignment Revealed / Brainstorming
- Find out the requirements for this year's films and connect with collaborators new and old as you race to make movie magic in 48 hours
***IMPORTANT!!!*** Signing up for this Participant Meetup DOES NOT register you for the Disability Film Challenge!
To qualify for the Challenge, one competing filmmaker from each team MUST register at DisabilityFilmChallenge.com by WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30th. Be sure to enter the promo code “NYCMEETUP2016” to save 20% on Challenge registration.
For the complete Disability Film Challenge Rules please go to http://www.disabilityfilmchallenge.com/#!prizes-and-rules/c1t6b
ACCESSIBILITY:
ThoughtWorks New York is wheelchair accessible.
ASL interpretation is available upon request. Please notify the organizers at [email protected] by Friday, March 25th so arrangements can be made.
If there's anything else we can do to make this event more accessible, please let us know at the email address above!
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