National Youth Film Festival17 September 2013
Friends of the Earth to screen bee film and run other events at Britain's first-ever National Youth Film Festival.
Book for free Friends of the Earth screenings in Hull, Basingstoke, London, Milton Keynes and Leicester.
The Festival
The National Youth Film Festival takes place at venues across the UK this October and November. The festival hopes to reach out to over 250,000 young people - aged 5 -19 - with a variety of free films. They'll also learn about film-making and meet industry professionals.
What's on
Friends of the Earth will present More Than Honey (2013) and Chasing Ice (2012).
More Than Honey is a fascinating documentary about why bees are facing extinction. Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof investigates honeybee colonies around the world. It's on general release this September.
Chasing Ice is the story of one man's mission to gather evidence of climate change. See National Geographic photographer James Balog's extraordinary footage of receding glaciers in the Arctic.
When and where
Friends of the Earth hosted screenings will take place at Odeon Cinemas in:
- Hull, Hull Odeon - Monday 21st October, 1pm (More Than Honey)
- Basingstoke - Friday 25th October, 10am (More Than Honey)
- London, Covent Garden Odeon - Friday 25th October, 10am (Chasing Ice)
- Leicester, Leicester Phoenix - Thursday 7th November, 10am (Chasing Ice)
- Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Cineworld - Monday 21st October, 10am (Chasing Ice)
After each film we'll have a discussion, with free learning resources for teachers.
What on Earth?!
The Friends of the Earth screenings are part of the What on Earth?! series which focuses on how vulnerable and precious our planet is. Other films in the selection include Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) and the Danish animation The Great Bear (2011).
Promised Land (2012), a film about fracking in the US, will also be showing.
See below for more information about screenings.
Film to educate and inspire
Alongside film premieres there's a packed programme of Q&A sessions, workshops and events.
The festival uses film to inspire and educate both students and teachers. There are resources to develop critical writing skills - and teach pupils about filmmaking.
More screenings
More Than Honey
- Bo'ness/Falkirk Hippodrome - Monday 21st October, 10am
- Liverpool Odeon One - Monday 21st October, 1pm
- Grantham Guildhall Arts Centre - Tuesday 5th November, 10am
- Norwich Cinema City - Monday 21st October, 10am
- Exeter Phoenix, Tuesday 5th November, 10am
- Edinburgh Film House, Weds 6th November, 10am
- Truro WTW Plaza Cinema, Mon 4th November, 11am
- Inverness Eden Court Theatre, Mon 28th October, 1pm
Chasing Ice
- Bristol Odeon, Wednesday 23rd October, 10am
- Port Solent Odeon, Wednesday 23rd October, 10am
Promised Land
- Exeter Picturehouse, Tuesday 22nd October, 10am
- Letchworth Broadway, Tuesday 5th October, 10am
- Newquay WTW Lighthouse Cinema, Tuesday 22nd October, 7pm
- Monmouth Savoy, Thursday 24th October, 1pm
- Edinburgh Filmhouse, Thursday 7th November,10am
General info
The National Youth Film Festival is on between 21 October and 8 November.
Book for free Friends of the Earth screenings in Hull, Basingstoke, London, Milton Keynes and Leicester.
For more information about the Festival's programme and events.
