The 2026 EDFC Awareness Campaign has officially begun! We had a record-breaking 144 films submitted! Support all these awesome #dramedy films by watching, liking, sharing, and commenting. You can view all the films on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. Congrats to all our amazing filmmakers! ID: montage of images from the 2026 dramedy film submissions. #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #eastersealssocal

We’re so grateful for our partnership with Sony and the work and opportunities they provide our Film Challenge participants and the disability community. Repost @sonypictures —- #SonyPics’ accessibility and disability inclusion Employee Business Resource Group, EMBRACE hosted the “Everyday Inclusion On Screen & On Set” panel focused on the power of inclusive storytelling and representation, exploring the importance of authentic casting, nuanced characters, and challenging stereotypes. A networking happy hour and performance by Jazz Hands for Autism followed. Featured speakers included Sony Pictures casting leaders Amanda Richards (VP, Casting, Sony Pictures Television) and Libby Thomas Dickey (Head of Casting, Sony Pictures Animation), alongside actor, comedian, producer, and Easterseals Disability Film Challenge founder Nic Novicki and was moderated by Nadya Ichinomiya (VP, Finance – Agility & Change Enablement, Sony Pictures). #Inclusion #Accessibility #DisabilityInclusion #AuthenticRepresentation

PJ Germain and Marisa Hamamoto from BEFORE I DIE pose at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being a finalist for Best Editor and thanks to your entire team for making a great film! ID: people with invisible disabilities pose on an orange carpet in front of the step and repeat at the 2026 EDFC Awards. #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

Cast and crew from CRIP CLUB pose at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being winners for Best Writer (Aya Obeid and Shan Hafez) and thanks to all for making a great film! ID: people with and without disabilities pose on an orange carpet in front of the EDFC awards step and repeat. #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals

The cast and crew from THE TICKET pose on the Orange Carpet at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Film and Best Writer and for winning Best Director (Jayla Hodge, Jaylin Hodge and Jerah Milligan) and Best Editor (Tony Pape) and thanks to all for making a great film! ID: people with and without disabilities pose on an orange carpet in front of the EDFC awards step and repeat. #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

Aly Corvin from RECLAIMING poses on the Orange Carpet at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being a finalist for the Best Awareness Campaign and thanks to all for making a great film! ID: Wheelchair user @aly.corvin poses on an orange carpet in front of the EDFC awards step and repeat. #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

Cast and crew from NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH pose together at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Director (Vincent Rutley) and winning Best Actor (Vincent Rutley) and thanks to all for making a great film! ID: people with and without disabilities pose on an orange carpet in front of the step and repeat at the 2026 EDFC Awards. #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

Cast and crew from BE RIGHT OUT pose at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Actor (Colin Miller) and thanks to all for making a great film! ID: people with and without disabilities pose on an orange carpet in front of the step and repeat at the 2026 EDFC Awards. #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

Cast and crew from AMOR FATI pose on the Orange Carpet at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Film and Best Writer and thanks to everyone for making a great film! #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

The cast and crew from ZIPTIED pose on the Orange Carpet at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Film and thanks to all for making a great film! #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

The crew from DEAD WIFE MONTAGE pose on the Orange Carpet at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Director - Wren Brooks, Best Editor -Janine Anne Uyanga and Best Actor - Marissa Bode (not pictured) and thanks to all for making a great film! #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

The crew from VIVIAN PROBZ pose on the Orange Carpet at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Actor (Jessy Yates) and thanks to all for making a great film! #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

The crew from I WILL BE FINE pose on the Orange Carpet at the 2026 EDFC Awards. Congrats to being finalists for Best Awareness Campaign and thanks for making a great film! #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy

This is the best day of my life! GO THORNS! #GOATmovie is #1 on Netflix in the US. Watch now!!!!

Tomorrow my film is showing in Downtown, Los Angeles Thank you @NFMLA

A huge thank you to the 2026 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge panel of judges! We truly have a wonderful selection of individuals from all over the entertainment industry who so kindly participate in this event! They are some of the best in the industry and we are so grateful! Nicole Castro , @katcoiro , Jerome Core, @jenni_goldpix , @ericiangoldberg , @timgray4949 , @jimlebrecht , @col.needham , @sueannpien , @markpovinelli , @tendernesstour , @infamouslyshort , @gilrobertson , @iamjulietromeo , @lindzischarf , @sheridan.odonnell , Annalisa Shoemaker, @superfamousjennwilson , @galinhollywood , @dannywoodburn , @imtiffanyyu ID: “Thank you to our Judges” slide with thumbnail headshots of all the judges. #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #eastersealssocal #EDFCJudges

Help us give a big thank you to @sonypictures for hosting and to all our presenters for the 2026 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. We are very grateful for your support! ID: (Collage of headshots L to R) Kristine Belson (President, Sony Pictures Animation), Kat Coiro (You, Me and Tuscany; Marry Me, Matlock), Jason Ritter (Matlock), Peter Farrelly (Academy Award Winner - “Green Book”), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Project Hail Mary, Spider-verse), Robert Horry (LA Lakers), Grace Wu EVP of Casting, NBCU, Frank E Flowers (The Bluff), Vedanten Naidoo (The Bluff), Tal Anderson (The Pitt), Diana Elizabeth Jordan (The Pitt), Sian Heder (Academy Award Winner - “CODA”), David Radcliff (WGA), Dashiell Meier (2025 Best Actor Winner), Wilmer Valderrama (NCIS, Zootopia 2), Lee Pugsley (2024 EDFC Best Film Winner), Mia Schaikewitz (Push Girls, LA Woman Rising), Danny Gomez (NCIS Hawaii, New Amsterrdam), Nic Novicki (Spider-man Across the Spider-Verse, Founder, Director of Easterseals Disability Film Challenge), Nancy Weintraub (Chief Advancement Ottices, Easterseals SoCal), Amber Howard (Board of Directors, Easterseals SoCal) #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #awardshow

Easterseals 13th @DisabilityChall Challenge awards returns to Sony lot 144 films submitted. All must have someone w disability in front of or behind camera Founder @nicnovicki and Directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller present first award to... The Ticket! @EastersealSoCal

Thanks to CNN and David Daniel for featuring the EDFC Awards Show on the CNN Hollywood Minute! (cnn.com/2026/05/08/entertain…) Congratulations to the 2026 winning films! Watch, like, and share them all on our YouTube channel. ID: screenshot of the @cnn Hollywood Minute with a still from the 2026 best film winner DON’T FORGET TO DANCE #edfc2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #awardshow #cnnhollywoodminute

Thank you @variety for the article on the 2026 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Awards Show! Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! And thank you to EVERYONE for making this another amazing year of disability representation in filmmaking! ID: screenshots of @variety article with photo of nominees and filmmakers with disabilities at the awards show step and repeat. #disabilityfilmchallenge #edfc2026 #easterseals #winners #awardsshow variety.com/2026/film/news/e…

And the winner for Best Film presented by @sonypictures is.... Tim Bartow for DON'T FORGET TO DANCE. Congratulations! ID: blue background with the film poster and winners names and the film title. #EDFCAwards #EDFC2026 #disabilityfilmchallenge #easterseals #dramedy