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Festive favourites and feel-good films

And just like that, the first term of the school year is coming to an end. We know educators, teachers and students alike have been working very hard, so, with the season upon us, it's time to sit back and enjoy a well-deserved treat in the classroom - a feel-good festive film with Into Film+!

Below, we've highlighted just a few of the best festive and feel-good films available to stream for free straight into your classroom during the festive season. Each film is paired with a film guide and/or curriculum-matched resource, so that you and your learners can enjoy an end-of-term film with an extra educational benefit.

How does Into Film+ work?

Into Film+ is the free* and rights-compliant film streaming service for UK schools, engaging children of all ages and abilities, and enabling schools to legally stream a wide range of classic and new release films directly in their classroom or extra-curricular setting.

Featuring a catalogue of hundreds of films that caters to all pupils - with new titles added regularly - Into Film+ supports your teaching of the curriculum, with many titles featuring additional teaching resources, film guides and exclusive bonus content to help you bring learning to life. Into Film+ streaming allows you to enhance your teaching and unlock the power of film in the classroom like never before.

Into Film+ is free* to use for all schools that hold a valid Public Video Screening (PVS) Licence from Filmbankmedia.

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From 'It's a Wonderful Life' to 'Wonka'

Our selection below is stacked with some of the best festive and feel-good films for both primary and secondary audiences. Journey back in time with It's a Wonderful Life, travel to Japan with Tokyo Godfathers or Whoville with The Grinch, or hop aboard The Polar Express to the North Pole. Maybe you have a different definition of what makes a festive classic and would prefer to treat your students to Gremlins or Anna and the Apocalypse. Whatever your take on the festive season, there's a film for everyone with Into Film+!

And while they may not be explicitly festive, we also have some of the best feel-good films from the last year, including Wonka and Inside Out 2. And as always, we have included some brilliant animated shorts and incredible archive films from the BFI which we hope you will also enjoy.

And it wouldn't be the holiday season without the free Into Film Festive Quiz, which returns for 2024 with a brand new set of exciting questions to engage young people. Sign up today and put your learners' festive film knowledge to the test and create a competitive buzz in the classroom!

A Christmas Carol (2009) - Filmbankmedia

A Christmas Carol (2009) (PG)

An animated version of the classic Christmas tale in which a miserly old man is visited by three ghosts at Christmas, with life-changing results.

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Elf (PG)

Will Ferrell stars in this comedy about a human raised among Santa’s elves, who goes in search of his biological father.

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Home Alone (PG)

Child star Macaulay Culkin plays a kid whose parents accidentally leave him at home when they go on holiday for Christmas, and who must foil would-be burglars on his own.

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It's a Wonderful Life (U)

A much-loved family classic about a man visited by an angel on Christmas Eve, who challenges his view that his life has been a failure.

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The Grinch (2018) (U)

Animated comedy in which the village of Whoville look set to have their Christmas ruined for them by the grumpy Grinch.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol (U)

Kermit, Gonzo and the rest of the Muppet gang appear alongside Michael Caine in this fun musical take on the classic Charles Dickens story.

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The Polar Express (U)

Fantastical animation about a boy who is starting to doubt Santa’s existence and is picked up by a train heading north to see the big man himself.

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Inside Out 2 (U)

Teenager Riley is going through some changes which means a sudden demolition of her mind’s headquarters to make room for new emotions.

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Wonka (PG)

The eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka looks to make a name for himself in the competitive world of confectionary in this musical origin story.

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Christmas is Coming! Archive Shorts

This special selection of archive shorts includes everything from early cut-out animation to the very first filmed version of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.

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* Screenings for an entertainment or extra-curricular purpose require a PVS (Public Video Screening) Licence from Filmbankmedia. State-funded schools in England are covered by the PVS Licence.

The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery good cause funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.

Image Copyrights

  • A Christmas Carol © 2021 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and its related entities. All rights reserved.
  • Elf © 2003 New Line Productions, Inc. All rights Reserved
  • The Snowman and the Snowdog © Penguin Books Ltd. All rights reserved.
  • Home Alone © 1990 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.
  • It's a Wonderful Life ©1947 Republic Entertainment Inc. All rights Reserved
  • The Grinch © 2018 Universal Pictures
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol © 1992 Jim Henson Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved
  • The Polar Express © 2004 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved
  • Inside Out 2 © 2024 Disney Enterprises, Inc. / Pixar
  • Wonka © 2023 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved.