🎉 TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎉
We can't wait to welcome you to Oska Bright Film Festival 2026 this March!
We'll be showing over 100 films made by or featuring learning disabled and autistic people at the beautiful @brighton_dome and pop-up venues.🍿
Head to our website for all the info and to book tickets. 🎟️
#OBFF26
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Oska Bright exists to make space for stories that deserve to be seen on the big screen. We show bold, inspiring films made by or featuring learning disabled and autistic people.
Swipe to learn more, and save the dates for our next festival in March 2026 🌟🎬
Our Head Programmer Matthew Hellett, is here to tell you all there is to know about our film festival this March! 🎬
Tap the link in our bio to find out more.
#OBFF2026
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Thanks to Josh Puglia for filming, and to Mike at @uniofbrighton for use of their studio space!
Calling all Oska Bright Film Festival festival-goers! 🎬 🍿
Did you come along to one of our screenings? We’d love to hear what you thought 💭
Your feedback helps us keep events like this happening and lets us report back to our funders at @britishfilminstitute .
Please take a minute to fill out the survey by tapping the link in our bio. 🔗
The survey closes tomorrow, so if you haven’t done it yet, please complete it tonight!
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Grab your popcorn 🍿🎥
As part of @thisnewgrounduk 's Pivot Fest, we’re bringing you the Best of @oskabright Film Festival, the world’s leading festival showcasing films made by artists with a learning disability and autistic artists.
Expect powerful storytelling, fresh perspectives and unforgettable films that put artists with a learning disability and autistic artists exactly where they should be: on the big screen.
📅 Saturday 9 May, 2pm-3.30pm
🎫 Free (booking required via Eventbrite)
Oska Bright 2026 came and went in a flash. We’re so grateful to have met so many talented filmmakers and screened so many brilliant films. 🎬
A huge thank you also to our sponsors, partners, our wonderful audiences, and the Oska Bright team, who have definitely earned a well-deserved rest. 👏
Stay tuned for more highlights from the festival week, and don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter to see what other Carousel events are coming up over the next few months.
🏆 Oska Bright 2026 Award Winners 🏆
A week on from Oska Bright 2026 and we’re still buzzing ✨
Here are this year’s award winners! Huge congratulations to everyone who took home an award, and to all the incredible filmmakers who were part of Oska Bright 2026. The festival couldn't be what it is without you.
#OBFF2026
Oska winners!!! 💫🧛🏻♀️
@oskabright
⭐️SPOILERS⭐️
Our Best Moment win shown here - from the Vampire Girl, Lucy - played by Lia Rose - to the reveal of our Jimmy at the end - played by @jj_jeyes ✨ The sequence also features @caitlinsinclair98 & @frankharper454
Special mention was also given to our coven of vampires!
Thank you so much Oska Bright Film Festival! Huge congrats to our entire team!!!
#OskaBright #AwardWinners #HorrorFilm #Filmmakers #Film
Image Description: photo at the top is of a vampire girl pressed against a car window. Bottom photo is of a vampire leaning forward from the back seat of a car. Between the photos and centre are white laurels encasing the words “Winner Oska Bright Film Festival 2026”. To the left is Bafta qualifying festival and to the right is Bifa qualifying festival.
Come to Oska Bright Film Festival with us and our Digital Content Producer - @hannahdingle 🎬
@oskabright is the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism - a week full of brilliant films, workshops, and disability arts joy.
We also got to see 'Bringing Fantasy to Stage' (made with Access All Areas) on the big screen for the first time 💥
Safe to say… we loved every minute.
#OskaBright #DisabilityArts #FilmFestival #AutistmAwarenesMonth
We are delighted to have teamed up with @oskabright Film Festival to bring the amazing documentary BEING OLA to UK cinemas from today.
This week, the star of the film and its director, Ola Henningsen and Ragnhild Nøst Bergem, took a whistle-stop tour of the UK with the film as part of the festival, meeting audiences at @electricpalacehastings , @barbicancentre and @hydeparkph along the way.
BEING OLA is now on general release and visiting more cinemas around the country over the next few weeks and months - check out the link in bio for where you can catch it!
/films/being-ola/
★★★★★ “Documentaries don’t get any more moving than Being Ola” UK FILM REVIEW
★★★★ “One of those rare works that will permanently change the way you think about humanity” EYE FOR FILM
★★★★ “A work of gentle charm” THE REVIEWS HUB
★★★★ “A memorable work which can be regarded as a fitting triumph for Ragnhild Nøst Bergam and for Ola Henningsen himself.” FILM REVIEW DAILY
What a night 🎉
Our Awards Ceremony was packed with incredible energy and talent. It wasn’t easy choosing winners from such a strong lineup.
We’re not done just yet… there are still a few screenings happening today. Don’t miss your last chance to catch Oska Bright 2026. ✨
🎟️ Grab your tickets now at oskabright.org
We had a great time at our Networking Afternoon yesterday, with so many filmmakers and industry reps all in one room. A big thank you to everyone who came along. 🙌
Here’s Matthew catching up with Steve from TAPE, our partners who worked with us to develop an easy-write template in @finaldraftscreenwriting . They also had two films featured in this year’s festival 🎬
We’re now looking forward to celebrating at our Awards Night tonight, presented by the wonderful @paggycomedy .
Make sure you've booked your tickets at oskabright.org 🎉🎉🎉
