School Screening Series

Presented during both our March festival of international cinema, and in October, our School Screening Series is an important component of the Festival’s commitment to film education for Bermuda’s young people.

The March school screening for middle and senior students will take place on March 23, 2010 at the Liberty Theatre at 10.00 a.m.  Check back in early March for full details.

Part of our BIFF Film Academy, the Festival’s School Screening Series offers an educational opportunity to nearly 1,000 students from Bermuda’s nursery, primary, middle and secondary schools.

We present a series of educational programmes over three days in October for kids aged 4-13. BIFF volunteers introduce the films and lead discussions. We prepare teaching materials to help integrate the films into Bermuda's classroom environment.

At the most recent BIFF Kids Film Festival, more than 700 students from 12 of Bermuda’s schools attended the programme.

Each March, we present a free screening of an issue-oriented documentary for Bermuda’s secondary school students, with the director of the film in attendance to introduce the film and engage in a question and answer session with the students. The March programme is designed to stimulate students to think about issues of global importance and to assist teachers in their efforts to educate our young people.