Featured image: THE BREADWINNER
SCREEN DAY OUT is Sydney Film Festival’s secondary education program. For 2018 the program is presenting Australian premiere features and documentaries in three cinemas across Sydney – Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace Cremorne, Randwick’s Ritz Cinema and Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre – between Thursday 7 and Tuesday 19 June 2018.
Also, with the support of ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) the Festival has launched a competition for aspiring film writers, celebrating insightful film criticism in memory of film writer and former SFF director Sylvia Lawson.
Students are encouraged to submit a review of one of the Screen Day Out films to win 12 double film passes courtesy of Event Cinemas and a Flexipass 10 for the 66th Sydney Film Festival.
“Sydney has no cinematic centre; young adults are not offered the same educational engagement that is available in other cities. Through this program, the Festival aspires to bridge the gap with a secondary education program that brings young adults together in a shared experience with films and filmmakers,” said Sydney Film Festival CEO Leigh Small.
The 2018 Screen Day Out program includes: The Breadwinner, an Oscar-nominated animated feature set in Afghanistan; Speak Up, a celebration of the art of public speaking from France; Inventing Tomorrow, about science students tackling global environmental problems; and Pick of the Litter, a documentary following the tricky process of training guide dogs for the blind.
All Screen Day Out sessions will be introduced by filmmakers or special guests, and after the screening students will have the opportunity to ask questions. In-depth ATOM Study Guides have been created for each film and will be available for teachers to download from The Education Shop at theeducationshop.com.au/2018-sydney-film-festival.
The full Sydney Film Festival [Facebook] program will be announced on Wednesday 9 May but you can see a program preview at their website.