The Visegrad Young Film Days presents interviews with leading experts in audiovisual education and advocacy for cinema for young audiences, who gathered on September 27, 2024, at Kino Kavalírka in Prague.
How can we engage with the youngest audiences, and which films should we show them? Lisbeth Juhl Sibbesen (Danish Film Institute) and Samira Jakobi (DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum in Frankfurt) present tried-and-tested methods and activities from their institutions. They also explore ways to approach this target group without prejudice or underestimating its potential.
Amelie Jennequin and Marion Decloitre from Quai10 cinema in Charleroi, Belgium, focus on innovative ways to connect the worlds of video games, film, and cinema culture. They reveal the potential of video games as a tool for audiovisual education and showcase how video games can enrich traditional formats of education.
Anne Schultka, project manager of the KIDS Regio initiative, presents the key areas this European platform focuses on. She provides an inspiring insight into the state of filmmaking for young audiences and the challenges faced in advocacy and lobbying efforts aimed at improving the status and conditions of European children's and youth cinema.