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'Rock Dog' and the positive impact of creative self-expression

20 Jun 2017 BY Joe Ursell in Film Features

We look at colourful new animation Rock Dog, and the way it encourages young people to harness the power of their individual creativity.

Celebrating family, music and legacy with Pixar's 'Coco'

22 Jan 2018 BY Michael Prescott in Film Features

We look at Pixar's latest original animation 'Coco', a family adventure which celebrates the Mexican holiday of Diá de Muertos (the Day of the Dead).

Eccentric Nannies and Peculiar Guardians on screen

03 Oct 2016 BY Kirsten Geekie in Film Features

Exploring the unconventional governesses, nannies and guardians of cinema as inspired by the release of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Finding Dory and how Pixar champion characters with disabilities

29 Jul 2016 BY Joe Ursell in Film Features

With Finding Dory's release, we look at how Pixar bring characters with disabilities to the surface, as they face their trickiest animation challenge yet.

How To Embed Film Across Your Entire Curriculum

22 Feb 2017 BY Alexia Larkins

We speak to educators from Greenside Primary, London, on their decision to have all academic activity take place through a prism of film and filmmaking.

Long Way North and how animated journeys can open up new worlds

20 Jun 2016 BY Elinor Walpole in Film Features

We take a look at new French-Danish animation Long Way North, and explore how on screen heroines break the mould.

What films would Roald Dahl be making if he were alive today?

13 Sep 2016 BY Joe Ursell

To mark Roald Dahl Day and the great storyteller's centenary, we explore his wide-reaching influence and consider what sort of films he might be making today.

Film language

A glossary of some of the most frequently used terms in Film Language, with examples and key-codes from classic films to help demonstrate their meaning.

Loss

A selection of films which explore loss and the grieving process in all its forms, from kitchen-sink dramas to animated folktales.