Into Film gives every child and young person aged 5 to 19 in the UK the chance to experience film creatively.
Allow young people to watch, critique, review, and make films by setting up an Into Film Club. Central to the offer is our curated catalogue of over 3,000 films containing a rich variety of titles and genres including British, documentary, foreign language, short and archive film.
Start an Into Film ClubOur activities are contributing to the raising of educational achievement and aspiration, enhancing cultural access and development, and increasing enjoyment of learning.
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Realise the extraordinary potential of film to engage children and young people in topical issues and curricular learning with our educational resources. They range from informal film discussion guides, to curriculum-linked resources for the classroom and assemblies that include embedded film clips to help you bring learning to life.
Browse our ResourcesOur activities are contributing to the raising of educational achievement and aspiration, enhancing cultural access and development, and increasing enjoyment of learning.
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At Into Film we develop and deliver professional training programmes that support UK teachers, educators and youth or community centres in using film as a tool for learning with young people aged 5-19. We also offer online courses designed to fit around your schedule and host regular face-to-face Continued Professional Development (CPD) training sessions for educators across the UK, with a focus on film and filmmaking for curricular attainment in the classroom. We also have training to help Into Film Club leaders make the most of their film club.
More about TrainingOur activities are contributing to the raising of educational achievement and aspiration, enhancing cultural access and development, and increasing enjoyment of learning.
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The annual Into Film Festival is the largest youth-focused film festival in the world, which sees a specially curated programme of curriculum-linked films screened across the UK, entirely for free, with special guest speakers, and unforgettable chances to meet and interact with a variety of filmmaking professionals. The Festival also offers tailored classroom resources to ensure continued learning and inspiration back in the classroom.
More about the Into Film FestivalOur activities are contributing to the raising of educational achievement and aspiration, enhancing cultural access and development, and increasing enjoyment of learning.
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The Into Film Awards is our annual celebration of young filmmaking talent, with categories designed to highlight the large pool of young creatives in the UK. Held each year in London, with an array of famous faces and incredible talent from across the film industry on hand to present awards, we set out to discover and honour the most talented filmmakers, reviewers, Into Film Clubs and educators in the UK, with those from all backgrounds and with all abilities celebrated.
More about the Into Film AwardsOur activities are contributing to the raising of educational achievement and aspiration, enhancing cultural access and development, and increasing enjoyment of learning.
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We're proud to be a UK-wide organisation, and our network of Into Film Clubs, teacher training opportunities, Festival screenings, outreach activity and more all regularly take place across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Our resources are mapped to the curricula of each nation, and we produce educational resources in the UK’s indigenous languages. Find out more below.
To inspire dynamic ways of learning with film and connecting with cinema that reach the widest possible young audience across the UK.
That film is at the heart of every child and young person's educational, cultural and personal development.
More than half of UK schools engage with our programme of Into Film Clubs, special cinema screenings, resources and training to support classroom teaching. Alongside rich online content for young audiences, we provide 5-19 year olds with inspiring opportunities to learn about and with film, and develop a passion for cinema.
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Our work is supported by the BFI, through the National Lottery, and other film organisations including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.
We're also grateful for the support of the wider film industry, which helps us provide unparalleled opportunities for children and young people to interact with and learn from leading film professionals through a variety of in-school and extra-curricular experiences. We work to inspire a passion for film, a respect for intellectual property and an understanding of industry career pathways for a whole new generation of film watchers and makers.
We're also thankful to have the ongoing support of our high profile ambassadors including Sir Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Naomie Harris, Celyn Jones, Michael Sheen, and Matthew Rhys.
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