Research and Impact

Into Film supports teachers to use film and the moving image across the curriculum to drive positive learning outcomes for pupils.

Our comprehensive offer for schools includes our Teaching with Film programme, supported by the BFI awarding National Lottery good cause funding, which provides a range of classroom resources and training to educators teaching across the curriculum, including film and media studies.

Our offer also includes Into Film+, the UK's free* streaming service - created in partnership with Filmbankmedia - specifically for all school settings, and a bespoke online learning platform for teachers.

Did you know?

• 110,000+ film for learning resource packs are downloaded by educators per year
• 80% of teachers said Into Film improved young people's personal and social skills
• 4,000+ educators trained per year
• 93% of teachers said students were more likely to see other films at the cinema after goings to the Into Film Festival
• 90% of educators agreed the Into Film Festival helped expose young people to different types of films
• 84% of young people said they loved the cinema they went to and want to go back
• 27,000 UK teachers have registered with Into Film+ since launch
• Into Film+ has over 700 feature and short films
• We also create strategic partnerships around new film releases, including partnering with Warner Bros. on our Wonka: Pure Imagination resource, which achieved 1,200+ campaign registrations, 3,300+ resource downloads and an estimated reach of 480,500+

Susan Gould, an English teacher at Clackmannanshire Schools' Support Service in Scotland who regularly uses Into Film+ in her lessons, spoke about why the streaming service works so well in her SEND classrooms and the difference it's made to young people who may not thrive in traditional educational settings.

"I love the fact I can dip in and out of Into Film+ it's so easy and reliable", said Susan. "Plus, it's safe for teachers to use; there's a quality and a standard you come to expect that just isn't there with other resources or websites like YouTube. Knowing there's a certain level of security means I can stream films immediately. Students can also search for subjects they want to watch, which gives them more of a voice".

Find out more about our impact in Film for Learning

Below you can read and download our most recent evaluations and reports exploring and assessing both Into Film's wider activity, and the impact of specific projects.

* 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.