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  • Young woman with hearing aid signs to music, with man in background

    Sign on Screen at MIFF 2026

    Sign on Screen is coming to the Melbourne International Film Festival! Join us on Saturday August 15 from 12-2pm at ACMI Cinema 1 for a screening of The Way We Move, about DHoH ASL music interpreters, followed by a panel with Deaf film buffs Luke Duncan King and Irene Holub, in conversation with filmmakers and…

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    August 15, 2026
  • Poster seeking interpreters; text included in website post

    Seeking Experienced Film/TV Auslan Interpreters

    Calling all (suggestions for) Auslan interpreters with on-set experience in the screen industry! Please send details to Sign on Screen partner Nathan Borg at njamesborg@gmail.com. Full text from image:SEEKING EXPERIENCED FILM/TV AUSLAN INTERPRETERSSign on Screen and Nathan Borg are seeking experienced Auslan Interpreters who have worked on Australian film and TV sets.We are creating a…

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  • Six screenshots of different film posters with 'Sign on Screen Festival' award laurels

    72-hour Film Challenge 2026

    From 6pm Friday May 1 to 6pm Monday May 4 2026, the Sign on Screen 72-hour Film Challenge invited any Australia-based Deaf and hard of hearing filmmakers to come together, collaborate, and create an original short film inspired by a mystery theme, revealed at the very start of the challenge: “unlocking”. The challenge was inspired by…

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  • Woman signs to seated children in front of a projector screen

    Auslan Day Celebration: Sign on Screen Children’s Screening and Art Workshop

    On Sunday April 12, the day before national Auslan Day, Sign on Screen held a screening of Auslan short films for Canberra-based d/Deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. We came together on the ANU campus to watch videos of sign language stories, jokes, vocab and songs, accompanied by Kellyanne Rosalion, a Deaf…

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  • Screen projector with beam of coloured light against dark room

    Welcome to the Sign on Screen 72 Hour Film Challenge! 

    Ready to make a film in just 72 hours?  The Sign on Screen 72 Hour Film Challenge invites Australia-based Deaf and hard of hearing filmmakers to come together, collaborate, and create an original short film inspired by a mystery theme, revealed at the very start of the challenge.  Working in teams of 3 or more, you’ll have one weekend…

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    May 1, 2026
  • Man with glasses and beard signs in Auslan against blue screen

    Tickets and Program, Sign on Screen Film Festival

    The full program and free ticket links are now available for the Sign on Screen Film Festival. The festival will take place at the National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra, from 6pm Friday May 22 – 5pm Sunday May 24 2026. All events are Auslan <> English interpreted, all screenings are captioned with hearing loop…

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