Program
Schedule is subject to change.
To see the schedule of award-nominated films, visit Award Screenings
*Special Event Tickets may be purchased on the Tickets page*
Visit exhibitor tables W-F 11am - 7pm; Sat 9:30am - 3:00pm
BYO food allowed in all program rooms except Silver Screen Theater
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Tuesday, April 16
* Special Event ticket required
10:30 am - 3:00 pm Nominees Orientation (invited guests only)
5:00 pm -10:00 pm Filmmakers/VIP Welcome Reception (invited guests only) (Silver Screen Theater Lobby)
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm* VIP Screening and Q&A w/Filmmakers (Silver Screen Theater)
Being Michelle; Director/Producer/DP Atin Mehra, Producer Mae Thornton Mehra, Executive Producer Delbert Whetter, Impact Advisor Dr. Mei Kennedy
9:00 pm -10:00 pm* Dessert Mixer (Silver Screen Theater Lobby)
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Wednesday, April 17
10:00 am - 10:45 am Models of Success: The U.K. Way w/BSL Zone (topics 1&2) (Silver Screen Theater)
11:00 am - 11:45 am Seminar: The 4th Dimension: Music & Sound Design (Silver Screen Theater)
Dawn Solér, tv & film Music Supervisor, three-time Oscar® and two-time Emmy® Award nominee
12:00 pm -12:45 pm 40 years of Norway's Deaf Film Community Success! (Silver ScreenTheater)
Døves Media: Michel Laubacher, Producer; Con Mehlum, Director
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Breaking Silence, Elevated, NINA, My Life In 2 Luggages
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Alfredo Corrrado
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Evening Mixer (Silver Screen Theater Lobby)
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Pas le choix - No Choice
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Not Another Deaf Story
2:15 pm - 9:30 pm Screenings: Official Selection films (Selection Showcase)
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Thursday, April 18
* Industry VIPs & invited guests only
11:00 am - 3:30 pm Screenings: Official Selection films (Selection Showcase)
10:00 am - 10:45 am Models of Success: The U.K. Way w/BSL Zone (topics 3&4) (Silver Screen Theater)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm* Tips & Technology: Hiring & Collaborating w/Deaf Talent (The Gym)
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm* Industry/VIP Lunch & Brainstorm
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Speak in a Whisper, Silent Rhythm
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Master Class: Demystifying Development w/Vanessa (Silver Screen Theater)
VP of Development at DreamWorks Animation Television
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Master Class: Lights, Camera, Animation w/Janie Kahan (Selection Showcase)
Animation Production Coordinator (Nickelodeon, DreamWorks, Netflix)
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Lacrimosa
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Screenings: Official Selection films (Selection Showcase)
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Evening Mixer (Silver Screen Theater Lobby)
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
The Tuba Thieves
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
What?
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Friday, April 19
9:30 am -12:30 pm Screenings: Official Selection films (Selection Showcase)
10:00 am -10:45 am Sony Presents (Silver Screen Theater)
11:00 am -11:45 am Innovations: What's Now, What's Next (Silver Screen Theater)
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Career Builders: Getting into Film Festivals (Selection Showcase)
Film Festival Alliance, Film Independent, We Make Movies, EasterSeals
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
4 Deaf Yorkshiremen's Contest, 4 Deaf Yorkshiremen and a Wedding, Here/Not Here
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm New Horizons: Opportunities in Documentary Filmmaking (Selection Showcase)
Hosted and moderated by the International Documentary Association
2:00 pm -2:45 pm Inside Story: The Last of Us and The Company You Keep
CJ Jones; Keivonn Woodard, Emmy® Award nominee; Shaylee Mansfield
2:30 pm - 10:00 pm Screenings: Official Selection Films (Selection Showcase)
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Screenings: Nominated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Changer: A Hand Telling
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm SignTasTic! (Silver Screen Theater)
Experience the traveling stage version of the new ASL game show as seen on VSYN+! You may be chosen to play along with the guest stars! Created by and starring Dan Cook, co-starring Heather Gray; Founders & Co-Producers of Silent Visual Media, Pittsburgh, PA
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Career Builders: Opportunities in Gaming (Selection Showcase)
6:00 pm -8:00 pm Screenings: Nominated Film (Silver Screen Theater)
You Shall Hear
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Evening Mixer (Silver Screen Theater Lobby)
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Screenings: Nominated Short Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Diagonsense, Veneer, Father Tongue, Fractal
Time TBD Pitch Tank (Selection Showcase)
Project pitches to industry executives w/immediate feedback (festival filmmakers only)
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Saturday, April 20
10:00 am -10:50 am Screenings: Nominated Animated Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Dimensions, Greta's Storm, Ice Cubes,
10:00 am -10:45 am The Needs, Benefits, & Markets for Children's Programming in ASL (Selection Showcase)
11:00 am -11:45 am Opportunities in Gaming: Harmonium: The Musical (Selection Showcase)
11:15 am -12:00 pm SignTasTic! (Silver Screen Theater)
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm Special Guest Presentation: Andreas Deja - 30 Years at Disney (Silver Screen Theater). World-renown animator and official "Disney Legend" (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Enchanted, and more!)
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm Screenings: Official Selection Films (Selection Showcase)
2:00 pm - 2:30 am Workshop: ASL Hip Hop (#1) (The Gym)
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm Workshop: Learn Na'vi Sign Language with CJ Jones (The Gym)
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Screenings: Nominated Student Films (Silver Screen Theater)
Danceable, Deaf Giant, DOSH, Interpretation
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Workshop: ASL Hip Hop (#4) (Plaza)
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Awards Ceremony
*Special Event Tickets may be purchased on the Tickets page*
Festive Attire
5:00 pm - 6:45 pm Photos & VIP Reception
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Awards Ceremony
9:00 pm -11:00 pm Post-Awards Party