Strategic Accessibility Planning for Film Festivals: Tools, Budgets, and Best Practices

In this virtual education session led by Cassidy Dimon of FWD-Doc, we'll explore how film festivals can strategically enhance accessibility using essential tools like the Scorecard, Checklist, and Impact Report. We will provide concrete examples of festivals making impactful changes—such as the New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF) implementing captioning requirements and the Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) creating an Access Advisory Board.

Two key takeaways include:

1. How to build an actionable strategic plan for accessibility, incorporating tools and best practices.
2. Practical budgeting exercises using real-world examples from festivals like NOFF and CIFF to help you integrate accessibility into your festival’s operations.

Participants are encouraged to bring their budgets and Scorecard responses for hands-on exercises in planning and fundraising for accessibility initiatives.

This workshop is made possible with support from Eventive.