TOPO, digital creation center, is joining forces with the Festival International de Cinéma Adapté de Montréal (FICAM) to present a 2nd professional forum on cultural inclusion through the arts and digital media.
The forum will provide an opportunity to share ideas on the challenges and opportunities involved in creating accessible media works for different audiences with disabilities.
How can we produce media works that are accessible to as many people as possible?
What are the conditions and innovations that enable the creation of these works in film, video and digital art?
What advances have been made in Quebec with tools such as AI, audio and video description?
Which organisations are developing them? Who are the key players?
The objectives of the professional forum are to stimulate creative alliances to increase the production of works and the emergence of new creators.
La rencontre du 15 octobre 2024, gratuite et ouverte à tous et toutes, sera suivie de l’ouverture du FICAM avec la projection de films accessibles pour des personnes sourdes et malentendantes.
Comité de programmation : Michel Lefebvre, Eva Quintas (TOPO), Miguel Sorto (FICAM)
Program
Tuesday, October 15th- Forum from 1 to 6 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - Opening statement
1:15 p.m. - Opening conference
The state of play on needs and practices in terms of accessibility and inclusion through the arts and digital media.
Mouloud Boukala, professeur, École des médias, UQAM
What do we know about media works in film, video and digital art that are designed and produced for audiences with disabilities? To what extent do institutions support the inclusive participation of people with diverse abilities? What is being created and what do we need?
2:15 p.m. - Round-table discussion
What tools and professions are needed for cultural inclusion?
Thomas Gaudy, Ludociels pour tous
Anne Jarry, Regroupement des aveugles et amblyotes du Montréal métropolitain
Emilie Peltier, réalisatrice et consultante en accessibilité
Cécile Petitgand, présidente-fondatrice, Data Lama
Ariane Plante, artiste et commissaire en arts visuels et numériques
To better meet the needs of disabled audiences, what practices need to be integrated into the creation and production of media works? What funding, training and institutions are open to these new professions?
3:45 p.m. - Closing conference
Apprentissages et tendances des technologies en matière d’accessibilité
Boris Tia, chef, responsable de l’accessibilité, CBC/Radio-Canada
What have we learnt from the current presentations? What new uses are technologies, including artificial intelligence, bringing to accessibility? Looking ahead, what trends are emerging to increase the cultural participation of people with disabilities? What can we expect in the arts and media industries?