National Schools Film Week

NATIONAL SCHOOLS FILM WEEK IS COMING TO THE NORTHWEST
15th – 19th October 2007

LOCAL school children from the Northwest will be amongst 1/4 million young people going to the cinema free of charge throughout the UK during National Schools Film Week!

Now in its 12th year, National Schools Film Week is the largest event of its kind in Europe and last year record numbers of children attended FREE events, seeing current releases and classics in over 500 cinemas!

The focus of this year’s National Schools Film Week is ‘The World We Live In’, a theme relevant for both primary and secondary school children and one that encompasses some hard-hitting issues faced by the world today. This year NSFW will programme a range of current and forthcoming films to address issues such as the environment, tolerance, social and racial injustice, bullying, politics, storytelling and - more broadly - the world young people currently inhabit, shown from various perspectives.

Sensory Impaired Accessibility: Film Education is working with BATOD, RNIB, NDCS, RNID, DTS, Dolby and yourlocalcinema.com, in an extended programme of screenings for sensory-impaired students to ensure that children with visual impairments and/or hearing difficulties are included, by expanding its programme of FREE screenings.

‘We are enthusiastic partners of Film Education’s work to open up the world of cinema to deaf children. Until very recently deaf cinema-goers were excluded from participating in this unique and rich part of our heritage through the absence of subtitled films. Those days are over. Reputable cinemas are now making subtitled showings part of their routine provision, thereby opening the doors to a new generation of young film critics.'
Susan Daniels OBE, Chief Executive, NDCS

Lord Attenborough, Film Education Patron
“I believe passionately in the unrivalled value of education in its widest sense. I am, therefore, totally committed to the concept of Film Education. It has been of the greatest merit and over the last twenty years its achievements have been remarkable. Young people almost of all ages have been able to appreciate and learn of the magic of movies. This knowledge has born in them true critical appreciation of this art form of our century. May Film Education continue over the coming years to enhance this unique means of creation and communication.”


Mark Kermode, Film Education Patron
“As it enters its second century, film remains one of the most vibrant, entertaining, and (at its best) educational of modern art forms. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to foster and encourage a young cine-literate audience who can appreciate and enjoy challenging and innovative cinema from around the world. National Schools Film Week showcases a wonderful range of international movies, from fantasy and animation to hard-hitting political dramas and insightful documentaries, which promise to capture the imagination of young people everywhere. Not only do these films demonstrate the depth and variety of modern cinema, they also provide a springboard for discussions of the contemporary issues - such as the environment, tolerance, bullying, social and racial injustice – which affect us all.”

· Every school in the UK is invited to take part … teachers can book their FREE tickets online at www.nsfw.org

· Every year thousands of pupils between the ages 7-18 enter Film Education’s Young Film Critic competition (www.youngfilmcritic.org) and every year their teachers tell us how the children have been so inspired by the task they have ended up producing some of their best work of the whole year! The deadline for Young Film Critic 2007 is September 21st.


For more press information, please visit www.filmeducation.org/press or call Donna Bamford 020 7851 9473 donna@filmeducation.org