D’Oscars
Winners 2025:
Best Short Film: Distractions – A Short Film by Alfie at Collingwood School & Media Arts College
Best Animation: Mission To Mars by Blue Room inclusive arts group
Best Documentary: Other Side of the Moon by Almantas & Andrejus at JDC, Lithuania
Best Drama: It’s Just a Salad by The Lawnmowers Film Club
Best Dance Film: When Only Art Is Between Us by the partners of Everyone’s Project, Erasmus Plus
Best Music Film: One In A Million by Freewheelers Theatre & Media Company
Yey! It’s back! After many lovely years at Queen’s Hall Hexham the D’Oscars returns to the Phoenix Theatre Blyth. Headway Arts has worked with Haltwhistle Film Project to resurrect this wonderful Red Carpet Event.
Taking place on Thursday 6th November 2025 we will be awarding D’Oscars to the best films in each of the categories below. So put your tuxedos and ballgowns on, grab a glass of bubbly and join us for a star-studded celebration of film by artists who are learning disabled or neurodiverse. Get your FREE tickets now!
Would you like to win a D’Oscar?
All you have to do is submit a short film before Friday 17th October 2025 to be in with a chance. There are 5 categories:
- Drama
- Dance
- Documentary
- Animation
- Short Film (3 minutes or less)
So choose your category, check the boring stuff below and submit your film.
The boring stuff:
- We only screen films that are made by, or featuring people who are learning disabled or neurodiverse. Please don’t enter if you do not identify as such.
- Films should be no longer than 20 minutes (short films should be 3 minutes or less).
- Films must be supplied digitally. You can use Google Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox, or Vimeo. Please ensure you enable downloading of the file. Please name your files with the film title and group name. Accepted formats: mp4, avi, mov (h.264). Email your links to admin@headwayarts.co.uk
- Films must be submitted by Friday 17th October 2025.
- You must have permission in writing to use all the music in your film.
- Headway Arts will watch the films prior to the event and has the right not to show any inappropriate material.
View the boring stuff in accessible video format here.
Posted on March 17th 2025
