FILM EDUCATION

This scheme supports activities aimed at increasing audiences’ knowledge of, and interest in, European audiovisual works (including archive works) as well as facilitating the circulation of European films worldwide on all distribution platforms, via international cooperation projects in the audiovisual sector.

In 2019, the scheme was adapted, with a single grant of €1 million available to a consortium that could offer a pan-European film education platform, This was awarded to the European Film Factory, led by the Institut français in partnership with ARTE Education & European Schoolnet. The online platform developed by the grouping is available in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian and Spanish on all digital devices for students (11-18 years old) and teachers across Europe.

2020 saw a return to the funding of multiple projects, with four projects receiving support involving 25 organisations from 16 different countries. Uncertainty around Brexit meant that no UK organisations were included in the selected groupings.

“The EFF platform is a fantastic resource that allows students to learn about film literacy in a way that is fun, modern and creative. The detailed pedagogical kits provide excellent support for the teacher and help to make the students’ experience of film education as beneficial and enriching as possible.”

An English and French teacher

European Film Factory, an online platform that aims to create a community of European teachers and students through film heritage and raise awareness on the importance of film education by offering an innovative, interactive and transversal pedagogy that is adapted to the needs, expectations and practices of the young audiences.