With the Film 21^st Century Literacy Strategy coming to an end and its advocacy document [Integrating Film into Education] recently published, now seems an appropriate moment to consider what exactly is meant by “film education”.

BFI Southbank – Friday 3^rd February (6 – 8:30pm) and Saturday 4th February 2012 (09:30-3:00pm)

This conference is jointly convened by the Media Education Association with the assistance and generous use of the learning spaces from the British Film Institute.

It is aimed at drawing in some new voices to the association and driving some activity forward in 2012.This conference brings together a range of new voices from Primary, Secondary, FE and Higher Education.

The workshops in the conference provide a range of narratives from different areas of the education system. Some are focused on how to teach aspects of the formal syllabus for media at GCSE/AS level and beyond. Other workshops focus on how children learn about the media. Yet others are focused on our own education as media teachers and how we can become better teachers of the media.

For more information and details of the  conference programme visit:

http://themea.org/2011/mea-new-voices-in-media-education-conference/

Bookings can be  made at http://newvoicesinmediaeducation.eventbrite.co.uk 

Experienced practitioners from Wales and the UK will deliver a choice of sessions. Planned sessions include animation, simple filmmaking, video editing, filmmaking with free and archive footage, creating storyboards, filmmaking for disabled people, working with young people not in education, employment or training, and using film in the youth justice system.
Ffilmyouth is on Wednesday 29th February, 0930-1630.

For more information and to book, please visit www.mediaedwales.org.uk/ffilmyouth/

This one-day training conference is for youth workers, arts practitioners, teachers, education advisory staff, filmmakers, film and media workers, cinema education officers and anyone else who wants to use film, filmmaking and animation with children and young people.

Experienced practitioners from Wales and the UK will deliver a choice of sessions. Planned sessions include animation, simple filmmaking, video editing, filmmaking with free and archive footage, creating storyboards, filmmaking for disabled people, working with young people not in education, employment or training, and using film in the youth justice system.

GYFF 2012 is developed in accordance with outcome and experiences for the Curriculum for Excellence and offers free learning resources written by local teachers. GYFF events are free to Glasgow Local Authority schools and cost £3 per pupil for all other schools – accompanying teachers go free. Most importantly, the festival will again provide free (and subsidised) bus transport for schools attending.*

Come along to the Teachers’ Launch on Tuesday 6 December at 5pm to hear all about GYFF 2012 and how your school can get involved. Programme highlights include outdoor film learning, WW2 archive events, interactive GLOW workshops, special 3D screenings and much more! They’ll have snacks and light refreshments plus complimentary GFT tickets for everyone in attendance.

If you’re interested in attending the GYFF Teachers’ Launch, please RSVP to youth@glasgowfilm.org by Monday 28 November.

Find out more about the festival at www.glasgowfilm.org

Doc/Fest is the only place in the world where you will meet sectors of the whole of the British documentary industry under one roof. Each year, the industry conference attracts the leading names of British documentary makers and executives in British television. The delegate list of over 2000 includes documentary and factual producers, directors, buyers, commissioners and distributors. It is the perfect place to launch your latest documentary, pitch new ideas, meet future co-production partners and get insider tips from some of the world’s best documentary makers. It is a relaxed and friendly place to hold meetings with producers, commissioners and distributors, learn about the latest trends in production and discover new innovations and emerging talent.

For more information visit http://sheffdocfest.com

Some highlights for the 2011 festival,
10th -19th Nov include:
Bath Film Festival’s patron, Ken Loach, is 75 this year.
They’ll be celebrating with the man himself
and some of his most interesting films.
Local Chippenham film, Bash Street
with Q&A from the director and cast in
association with Jamie’s Farm. Based in Box,
they help inner city kids.
Cult 80s film (re-released) Cutter’s Way, with a
young Jeff Bridges.
A whole host of previews and one off events.

www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk