Don't miss the world’s first Deaf thriller directed by @tedevansfilm at the Sign on Screen Festival.
Set within an isolated Deaf community, Retreat follows Matt (James Joseph Boyle) as his sense of belonging is shaken by the arrival of Eva (Anne Zander), forcing him to question identity, control, and the cost of a “perfect” society.
Book your free tickets via the link in our bio!
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Our 72 Hour Film Challenge has officially kicked off!
Here is @_laurentoni_ announcing the mystery theme!
Good luck to all the teams that have registed. We can't wait to watch your films!
Join the Sign on Screen 72-Hour Film Challenge 🎬
🗓 6pm May 1 → 6pm May 4, 2026
🎥 Make a film (max 5 mins) in 72 hours
👥 Teams of at least 3 Deaf/HoH creatives
🎯 Mystery theme revealed at kickoff
🏆 Win $500 + screening at the Opening Night Gala at NFSA
🎬 Selected films also screen at the festival
⏰ Registration close 5pm, 30 April (Melbourne time)
Register via the link in bio — more info will be sent once you’re signed up.
Join us at the Sign on Screen Festival: Australian D/deaf & Hard of Hearing Film Creatives Gathering, a relaxed, informal space to connect, share, and build community.
This session invites d/Deaf and HoH filmmakers to exchange experiences, projects, ideas, ambitions, and challenges, while connecting with others working across screen and community-led creative practices.
This session is specifically for d/Deaf and HoH people who create, collaborate, or contribute to film, television, digital media, or screen storytelling in any capacity, including directors, producers, actors, writers, editors, cinematographers, and more.
Book your free ticket/s for this event and the rest of the festival via the link in our bio.
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🚨 Calling all Deaf and hard of hearing creatives across Australia
Be part of the first-ever Sign on Screen 72-Hour Film Challenge — a fast-paced creative competition where teams race to write, shoot and edit a short film in one weekend.
🗓 Competition timeframe: 6pm Friday May 1 → 6pm Monday May 4, 2026 (this is your full 72 hours to create and submit your film)
🎥 The task: create a completed film up to 5 minutes long within this timeframe
👥 Teams: minimum of 3 Deaf or hard of hearing creatives per team
🎯 The twist: a mystery theme will be announced at 6pm on Friday and must be included in your film
🏆 Winning film screens at the gala opening night at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia + $500 cash prize
🎬 Selected films will also screen during the festival
Register now via the link in our bio.
Questions? Email [email protected] or [email protected]
We are thrilled to welcome Dr Breda Carty from @deafhistorycollections , who will present on the importance of film and video in showcasing Deaf history.
The @deafhistorycollections has worked in collaboration with the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia @nfsaonline on this exciting presentation.
Sign on Screen is a free festival in #Canberra, but bookings are required. Book now via the link in our bio!
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Last weekend, Sign on Screen paired up with the Canberra Sign and Play group to celebrate Auslan Day. We did a screening of Auslan stories and signed songs, then an art workshop, with deaf and hard of hearing kids from 1-11 years of age and their families and friends. The upcoming festival is mostly for grown-ups, but sign and film are for all! You can read more, and see some budding filmmakers' artworks, on our website.
Filmmaker Julian Walsh will deliver a short presentation in Auslan (interpreted in English) at the Sign on Screen Festival in Canberra! His presentation will be followed by rare and significant clips from his unique four-decade collection documenting Deaf events, festivals, news and sport.
Book your free tickets via the link in our bio.
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Join us for the Opening Night Gala of the Sign on Screen Festival in Canberra!
The evening will feature a program of Australian Deaf-Led Shorts in Auslan, English and Yolŋu Sign Language screened in the National Film and Sound Archive Arc Cinema, followed by a celebration in the art deco courtyard.
Booking is essential. RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS via the link in our bio.
Deaf-Led Shorts Gala Opening Screenings:
- So Beautiful | 2025 | D: Sofya Gollan |
- Gutiŋarra Djälkiri | 2017 | D: Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu |
- Eye of the Game | 2025 | D: Ramas McRae |
- Huddle | 2025 | D: Avni & Rebecca Dauti
- Deafying Gravity | 2021 | D: Sam Martin |
- Threshold | 2023 | D: Sofya Gollan |
- 14 in February | 2023 | D: Victoria Singh Thompson |
- Remember (Manifesto of Silences) | 2025 | D: Irene Holub |
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Canberra families of deaf, hard of hearing and coda children: join us at the ANU on Sunday April 12 for a screening of kids’ Auslan short films and signed songs and an art workshop, in celebration of Auslan Day! Please register your atttendance via the QR code above or at /auslanday
Great news! Turi Māori filmmaker and Sign on Screen partner Jared Flitcroft has just been awarded a Whakahoa Kaitoi Whanaketanga Creative New Zealand Deaf and Disabled Artists Fellowship 2026, presented by Arts Access Aotearoa. Congratulations, Jared!🎉
