FACT are delighted to launch an open call for Digital Crip Camp, a new 14-week paid programme supporting early-career producers in developing immersive narrative projects centred on accessibility. This new programme will support the development of 10 projects, with up to 20 participants (maximum 2 per project), advancing proposed concepts to pitching level.
Digital Crip Camp emerged from conversations among FACT Liverpool, disability arts charity DaDa, and creative practitioners working in FACT’s Studio/Lab community. The name honours the historical Crip Camp, a pivotal site of disability activism and culture reclaiming the term "crip" as a site of creative resistance and community. The programme embeds accessibility at the earliest stage of immersive production, presenting techniques adopted within immersive projects and addressing critical questions:
- What does access mean in immersive production?
- Can we design immersive experiences with access at their heart?
- What does storytelling mean when accessibility is taken as the starting point?
Accessibility barriers persist within immersive production, determining not only who gets to create new work but ultimately who can experience the work being presented. Producers with disabilities are underrepresented among commissioned projects, whilst those intent on delivering accessible projects often lack the knowledge to make immersive works accessible.
DEADLINE: 23:59 on Sunday 22 February 2026
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