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REMINDER - Selected festival screenings, including the #Deaffest 2026 Film & TV Awards winners and nominees, are available to watch on the Deaffest Online Cinema until 31 May.

https://deaffest.co.uk/2026/05/21/watch-deaffest-2026-festival-screenings-until-31-may/

We’d love to know your favourites, so do share them here!

From workshops and panel discussions to performances, every moment became part of the #Deaffest story 🧡

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This weekend, @itinerant_deafcinema_festival arrives in Venice for three days of Deaf cinema, screenings, discussions, workshops and performances celebrating Deaf storytelling and creativity.

Representing #Deaffest at the festival are Co-Founder and Festival Director Nikki Stratton and Festival Producer Lou Parrott, who are looking forward to connecting with fellow filmmakers, audiences and creatives across the international Deaf film community.

Itinerant Deaf Cinema Festival Programme: https://sites.google.com/view/itinerant-deaf-cinema-festival/program

As part of the festival programme, Nikki will join fellow festival representatives to present and discuss the work of Deaffest, while also joining the International Competition Jury.

Meanwhile, Co-Founder and Festival Director Marilyn Willrich will participate in the Roundtable: International Deaf Cinema Manifesto - an online gathering of international professionals exploring the future, visibility and development of Deaf cinema worldwide.

From one festival weekend to another, this continuing exchange of ideas, experiences and creativity highlights the strength of Deaf culture, international collaboration and the growing global landscape of filmmaking and creativity!

#SigninStyleatDeaffest at the launch of #Deaffest 2026 ▶ ılıılıılılılıılıılı (PART TWO)

#SigninStyleatDeaffest at the launch of #Deaffest 2026 (PART ONE)

Thank you to everyone who shared their memories from the night - we loved seeing your posts!

Relive the unforgettable evening as Deaffest returned to Lockworks Cinema (formerly the Light House) - where the journey first began 20 years ago ✨

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[◉°] #Deaffest 2026 photos by Willow Photography Ltd are now available to view!
(More photos coming soon!)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/_deaffest_/albums

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⌞NOW ONLINE!⌝

Check out the social photo experience from #Deaffest 2026 - we’ve loved seeing everyone having such an amazing time with their #SigninStyleatDeaffest moments! 📸

FRIDAY 8 MAY
https://deaffest2026.boothpics.com/IX67

SATURDAY 9 MAY
https://deaffest26.boothpics.com/X0EU

A huge thank you to @surreypartyhire!

We’d love to know what everyone thought of #Deaffest 2026! 🎬✨

Your feedback helps us understand what worked well, what you enjoyed most, and how we can continue to improve future festivals for our audiences and community.

If you visited Deaffest 2026, please take a few moments to complete our audience survey and share your experience: https://shorturl.at/SGCfS

Please note: this survey is for festival visitors/audience members only, and not for people who worked with or volunteered for Deaffest.

Thank you for being part of Deaffest 2026 🧡 #SigninStyleatDeaffest

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the #Deaffest 2026 – 10th Film & TV Awards judges: Bhulla Beghal, Caroline O’Neill, Charlotte Bogard Macleod and Sofya Gollan for their time, support, and involvement.

➤ Read more about our judges here:
https://deaffest.co.uk/2026/03/16/deaffest-2026-film-tv-awards-judges-reveal/

★ You can view the full list of winners here: https://deaffest.co.uk/2026/05/12/deaffest-2026-winners-of-the-10th-film-tv-awards/

Once again, congratulations to all of the winners and nominees!

➤ View the nominees here:
https://deaffest.co.uk/2026/01/12/deaffest-2026-10th-film-and-tv-awards-nominees/

🎬 We would also like to thank everyone who submitted their work. We truly appreciate the effort and time that went into each submission.

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Unbelievable weekend at Deaffest 🔥
What an insane vibe with these amazing people. Thank you all for being there and making this event so special.
Special shoutout to @nicodimarco3 , @sarahadedeji.x @aimee_cn and @realvib3s ❤️
Love you all.

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What an unforgettable weekend at #Deaffest 2026 💫🧡

Thank you to everybody who joined us, supported us, performed, volunteered, educated, learned, laughed, connected and helped make this 16th edition so special. The whole weekend was truly incredible - full of memories of #SigninStyleAtDeaffest!

It was amazing to see so many familiar faces alongside so many new ones, all coming together to celebrate talent, creativity, Deaf culture and community. From inspiring workshops and opportunities to learn, to mesmerising performances, powerful storytelling, award winners and inspiring role models - the passion and energy throughout the festival highlighted this year’s theme visually, creatively and through many different styles of expression.

Thank you for making Deaffest 2026 happen. We’re already looking forward to the future and carrying this incredible energy forward.

Until next time!