2020 Awards Show - November 5

We are very much looking forward to sharing with you all the wonderful achievements of our 2020 entrants. All winners will be announced via our Awards Show on November 5 @7pm Sydney, Australia time. Available to watch on this homepage, you can even click now to set a reminder.

If you can't tune in live, the video will remain on the website to view at anytime.

If you would like to interact and comment live you'll be able to click through to YouTube Premiere via the video.
The whole show has Closed Captions available, simply click the option in the video toolbar.

The show has also been uploaded in HD so will look great if you want to connect it up to your TV or full screen on your computer.

Search the Catalogue

Click the icon above to visit a page where you can search the entire film catalogue by keyword(s).

Use Filters on Catalogue

Click the icon above to visit a page where you can use various dropdown lists to filter the catalogue by competion year, entry category and origin country.

View Great Playlists

Click the icon above to visit view playlists of the best films chosen from all the films in the catalogue.

Keyword Cloud

Click the icon above to visit a page where you can view keyword clouds relating to themes in each of the films in the catalogue. It's a great way to get into the minds of the filmmakers.

The Focus Story

This festival asks film makers to 'Focus on the Ability' of people with a disability and tell a story on film for the world to view.

Films are judged by a professional judging panel and subject to an online voting process, with separate prizes for each category.

Meet the Team

The Focus on Ability film festival is involves a huge amount of effort from a large number of talented individuals. Meet some of those people here.

FOA Creator, Martin Wren

In 2009, Martin began the festival with a belief in the ability of people with disability, and the goal of bringing that belief to the world through the medium of film.

FOA Ambassador, Paula Duncan

Paula Duncan, known for both her success in the Australian film and television industry and passion for supporting people with disability, has worked tirelessly to bring this festival to the world.

Creative Director, Ryan Goodwin

Ryan Goodwin studied as a journalist and has used his curiosity and ability to talk to people to encourage film makers from all walks of life to tell their story via the medium of film.

Focus Blog

FOCUS MUSIC - I've got the music in me
Could you live without music? No? Me neither. Whether you're a singer, musician or playlist maestro, music keeps many of us joyful. In these short films we meet people who are thriving due to their ...

FOCUS ON LOVE: FAMILY
These five films show the positive and lasting impact of families - how a sibling or a parent can make all the difference when it comes to overcoming life's challenges and growing up to become capable ...

FOCUS ON LOVE: WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
Friendship comes in many forms. Whether you're in school or out in the wider world, friends can help us share our talents, see the funny side in life, and find solutions to tricky problems. Sometimes ...