The “AcceCine” festival promotes the creation of spaces for people with disabilities to enjoy cinema in accessible formats. We are sure that cinema is a powerful tool to inform, raise awareness and reflect on the human rights of people with disabilities and their inclusion in cultural offerings.

In Peru there are almost two million people with visual disabilities and more than 500 thousand with hearing disabilities. They face daily difficulties in accessing education, art and culture, since in our country there is no content adapted to their specific needs.

Therefore, from November 19 to 24, 2024, we will hold the Sixth AcceCine Accessible Film Festival (unique in Peru), so that people with visual and hearing disabilities can enjoy cinema through accessible films (audio description, descriptive subtitles and Peruvian sign language). The activities will be in Lima and provinces, with screenings in theaters and outdoors in public spaces.

Our goal is to give access to cinema to people with sensory disabilities, especially children, who do not have opportunities to go to the cinema. Thanks to the support of Cineplanet, we will hold six screenings of “Inclusive Children’s Cinema”, to which we will bring children with sensory disabilities from Special Basic Education Centers and public schools. These activities are inclusive, since children with disabilities and children without disabilities participate, becoming a cinematic experience that raises awareness about respect for human rights, non-discrimination and proper treatment of all, breaking myths and barriers, generating a space for equality, friendship, unity and learning.

The screenings will be held in Lima, Cusco, Piura and Trujillo, with the attendance of 300 children for each screening (total 1800 children). For most children with disabilities, it will be the first time they will attend a movie theater, where we will show a Peruvian film in an accessible version.

What our grantee is saying: "I am very happy to have the support of Awesome Foundation, to make the dream of many children with disabilities come true. Thanks to this contribution, 1,800 children with visual and hearing disabilities from four regions of Peru will be able to go to the cinema to enjoy a Peruvian film in an accessible version. Some of them will go to the cinema for the first time in their lives."