Oska Bright and Lighthouse Launch New Mentoring Programme
Oska Bright Film Festival is the world’s leading festival celebrating films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism, championing greater inclusion across the film industry. Funded by the BFI and supported by industry partners, Oska Bright delivers a BAFTA-qualifying festival alongside year-round training, mentoring and skills development.
In partnership with digital arts charity Lighthouse, Oska Bright is delivering a 12-month mentoring programme to support two emerging members of the festival’s programming team. Each participant is carefully matched with an industry mentor and supported to develop a tailored action plan focused on building skills, confidence and career progression. The programme strengthens long-term pathways for learning disabled and autistic film professionals.
Lizzie Banks, Oska Bright’s Deputy Artistic Director, said:
“We’re absolutely delighted to be continuing our partnership with Lighthouse this year. Building on the success of previous mentoring programmes together, we’re really excited to be able to offer this opportunity to other members of our learning disabled festival team and connect them with industry support, helping them take their work to the next level.”
We’ll be announcing details of the four mentoring partnerships over the coming months, so stay tuned!
About Oska Bright Film Festival 2026
- Dates: Saturday 28 March - Thursday 2 April 2026
- Times: Times in the programme indicate the start of the screening and all doors open half an hour before.
- Venues: Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Studio Theatre, Sea Lanes Clubhouse, The Rose Hill, Dukes at Komedia
- Tickets start at £6. For some screenings there is a small booking fee
To see the full programme and buy tickets, visit oskabright.org
Oska Bright is committed to making their screenings as accessible as possible. All screenings will be subtitled and relaxed. Some screenings will be BSL interpreted, see their website for more information.
OBFF is the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring learning disabled or autistic people, run by disability-led arts organisation Carousel, which supports learning disabled artists to flourish and be celebrated.
Supported by the BFI and Arts Council England, they produce the BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festival, deliver accessible screenings, and nurture the next generation of filmmakers.
