ZAMEK Culture Centre

3rd Forum without Barriers: Accessible Cinema. On Accessible Cinema Awards Ceremony. is a ceremonial summary of activities promoting accessible cinema. During the event at the ZAMEK Culture Center in Poznań, an award will be presented to an initiative, project, or institution that has significantly increased access to film culture for people with various needs. The organizers will also present three Incentives awards for audio description and SDH subtitles for foreign feature films, including one film for children or young people.
The evening will culminate with a screening of short films from the ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York – one of the world's most important film festivals dedicated to disability, diversity, and representation.

An engaging collection of short films from the ReelAbilities Film Festival, blending humor, intimacy, movement, and surprise to explore the diverse human experience through a disability lens. Spanning romantic comedy, personal storytelling, and expressive performance, the films provide a nuanced window into the characters' lives, navigating love, independence, culture, and creativity. Together, these works challenge assumptions, celebrate individuality, and reveal the joy, complexity, and artistry of inclusive storytelling.

A Stupid Man (2023), dir. Amy Frear, USA, 9'

Salsa! (2024), dir. Antonina Kerguelén Román, Columbia, 14'

Act of God (2022), dir Spencer Cook, Parker Smith, USA, 22'

Sleepyhead (2023), dir. Milly Garnier, Great Britain,10'

The Art of Weightlessness (2023), dir. Moshe Mahler, USA, 9'

Graphic. On a grey background, right in the centre, there is a photograph  showing a close-up of the faces of guests in the Grand Hall. One of them is clapping while holding their hands raised in the air. Above the photograph is the logo of Forum Without Barriers and a caption which reads: ReelAbilities. Reframing Disability. Below is the title of the event: 3rd Forum Without Barriers: Accessible Cinema  – Awards Ceremony.