Disability Film Festival

Breadmakers will be screened in London at the 8th London International Disability Film Festival. The festival takes place from the 14th -19th February 2008 at the British Film Institute, Southbank.

The Disability Film Festival is a unique and internationally acclaimed showcase of drama, documentary, animation and experimental films made by disabled filmmakers. It is the largest and most inclusive disability cultural Festival in Europe.

The Festival work in collaboration with many organisations and media partners, such as the Big Issue magazine. Film London’s Audience Development Fund supports this project.

More details of the festival programme will be published nearer the time.

International Distribution

BREADMAKERS has been signed up for international distribution by Irish-based development and distribution company – Network Ireland Television.

Headed by Managing Director, Derry O'Brien, Network Ireland Television is the first Irish-based development and distribution company – established in October 1995. Since its start-up, Network Ireland Television has now accumulated a catalogue of over 1,000 hours of quality English language programming and short films and they are currently selling to over 100 overseas broadcasters, Home Video/DVD distributors and Inflight Entertainment companies.

Since winning the Short Scottish Documentary Award at the 2007 Edinburgh International Film Festival, Breadmakers has been screened in Finland, and will soon be shown in Iran.

“I realize how rare it is to get proper distribution for a short film, so I’m understandably delighted”, said Yasmin. “It’s a chance to get my work seen by a wider audience”.