Check out what the students thought about events & films at the Festival

education

"Scratch a lover and find a foe".

Dorothy Parker was right - love and war seem forever linked, whether in the rows and disputes of a family home, or in the passion for a belief that leads army to fight army on the world's battlefields.

This education website brings some of the issues raised by the festival's theme of 'Love & War' into the classroom. We've highlighted the films and events we think can promote both a greater awareness of the theme, and of film as a valuable educational resource.

Animation Shorts	Brian Friel Documentary
Butterfly's Tongue	Cry Freetown
Gladiator	Hamlet
How We See Ourselves in Film	Rebecca
So You Think You're a Film Critic?	The Perfect Storm
The Tale of the Rat that Wrote	Tomorrow's World Today
Teachers Notes

Daily at the Nerve Centre

This year's programme for schools promises students a range of screenings, lectures, hands-on workshops, demonstrations and debates. International guests from major movie studios will demonstrate how digital special effects are created for films like 'The Perfect Storm' and 'Gladiator.'

The Nerve Centre has produced short films and animations here in Derry using some of this cutting-edge technology, and the first lucky few to apply for places will have an opportunity to see how it is done.

Those with an interest in music for film will get the chance to compose their own sountrack using the centre's digital midi suite; others will contribute to the Foyle Film Festival website by either posting a movie review or writing about a workshop they've been involved in.

The burgeoning film industry in Northern Ireland and in the Republic has produced a number of short films in recent years; some of these will be screened, followed by a debate focusing on whether or not they represent the cultural diversity of life here. An invited panel of guests will lead the debate, with students being encouraged to contribute.

Within this year's Festival, we are running a Science-Fiction event which will attempt to examine how film, animation and television has impacted upon our visions of the future. A hands-on science exhibition will cater for the younger audience and science students of secondary school-age.

So, if you've never been to any of the Festival's Educational events, this year offers something for young people of all ages and interests - so start pleading now!