Oska Bright is the world’s leading film festival for films made by or featuring learning disabled and autistic people. Our 12th edition in 2026 was jam-packed, presenting over 100 films across 14 strands and a busy public programme.

We are a BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festival which screens groundbreaking films, hosts workshops, panel discussions, Q&As and networking opportunities for filmmakers through our industry events. We kick off our festival with a special opening night and finish it by celebrating the work of our incredible filmmakers with a spectacular awards ceremony.

All selected films are not only shown at our festival in Brighton, but will also have the opportunity to tour as part of 'Oska Bright Presents'!

Oska Bright is supported by the BFI and Arts Council England.

Awards & Prizes

There are eight award categories, including Best Performance, Best Story and Women in Film. Some of our headline award sponsors include Adult Swim, Studio Canal and Plus Accounting.

Rules & Terms

We will publish a list of FAQs once submissions are live on our website oskabright.org. Please have a look or reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns.

Eligibility:

All films submitted must be made by or featuring learning disabled and/or autistic people. Please only enter if your film fits this criteria.

We particularly welcome films submitted by under-represented communities of all ages in film, for example: D/deaf people, women, LGBTQIA+ and global majority.

Format and content:

Oska Bright accepts short films from every genre.

Short films must not exceed 25 minutes.

We also accept feature films (over 40 minutes) and will select a small number overall. These may be shown in the online programme, to be confirmed.

Please submit your film as an mp4 file.

Resolution: 1920 x 1080P
Sound: mixed to 6dbs
Frame rate: preferably 24FPS
Aspect ratio: 16:9

Subtitles:

All films screened as part of our festival will have descriptive subtitles. Please submit an SRT file with descriptive subtitles, or provide a transcript with your film entry. We can't accept films with burnt in subtitles.

Visit our website FAQs for guidance on creating descriptive subtitles.

If you might have difficulty doing this, please get in touch.

Music:

Filmmakers must have written permission to use ALL the music in their film.

Please see our website FAQs for a more detailed explanation on what music licenses you must have for your film.

Publicity:

We reserve the right to use content from selected submissions in festival publicity and marketing.

Fees:

FilmFreeway and transaction fees apply. Please let us know if this is a barrier to you submitting.

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  • Samantha Locock

    Oska Bright was such an incredible festival to be part of. The selection of films were great, the team were all so friendly and welcoming, and the communication was very clear. I really hope to be back at the next one!

    April 2026
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  • Violet Brew

    An incredible festival with a lovely, welcoming atmosphere. Communication was clear, consistent and accessible.

    There were some amazing films selected from a bunch of incredibly talented, diverse filmmakers and it was an absolute honour for my film "Clara" to be part of it.

    I highly recommend Oska Bright and hope to attend again in the future!

    April 2026
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  • Sarah Leigh

    We had a phenomenal time at Oska Bright FF 2026. Thank you so much for selecting our film, One for the Road. This was one of my dream festivals and it certainly lived up to that - a fantastic and welcoming experience. I can't wait to attend next time!

    April 2026
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  • Benjamin K. Dyson

    Thank you so much for the Official Selection of Ice Cream Headache, this meant alot to the whole team, Thank you. Ben

    April 2026
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  • Oliver Mariager

    Great festival, will be there again next year!

    August 2024
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