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Find out more about the first schools screening programme at the brand new Filmhouse for the coming 2025/2026 year.

We are excited to be developing our wider community learning and engagement programme, providing opportunities for everyone to enjoy learning about film.

If you have any questions or would like to have a conversation about our schools screening programme, or any wider community engagement work, please contact Filmhouse’s Learning and Engagement Officer at learning@filmhouse.org.uk.

Booking info

How to book (unless stated otherwise)

All screenings cost £5 per pupil, with teachers/school staff free.

Please ensure you have 1 staff member for every 10 pupils.

To book a schools film screening, please email the following information to schools@filmhouse.org.uk

· Date, time, and title of screening

· Name of school

· Name of lead teacher and mobile number

· Number of pupils

· Number of staff members

· Any access requirements

· Preferred payment method – invoice, by telephone, or by card on arrival

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Upcoming School Screenings

Christmas

Celebrate Christmas with your class with a trip to see a festive favourite at Filmhouse!

ELF

Tuesday 16th December • 10.30am • PG • 97 mins • English • £5 per pupil

When young Buddy falls into Santa’s gift sack on Christmas Eve, he’s transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa’s helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can’t shake the nagging feeling that he doesn’t belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

Content notes: contains mild bad language, some sexual innuendo, and rude humour. For full content advice please see the BBFC page.

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

Wednesday 17th December • 10.30am • U • 89 mins • English • £5 per pupil

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Content notes: contains mild scary scenes. For full content advice please see the BBFC page

THE POLAR EXPRESS

Thursday 18th December • 10.30am • U • 100 mins • English • £5 per pupil

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Content notes: contains mild threat that is swiftly resolved. For full content advice please see the BBFC page.

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Secondary School Screenings

NUREMBERG

Thursday 8th January • 10.30am • 148 mins • 15 • English • £5 per pupil

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler’s right-hand man.

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Subjects: Justice, World War II, Nazi Germany, law, history

Themes: History, Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education, Media Studies, English, Film and Screen Education, Global Citizenship

Curriculum for Excellence: SOC-01a, SOC-04a, SOC-04b, SOC-04c, SOC-05a, SOC-06a, SOC-06b, SOC-06c, SOC-06d, SOC-16a, SOC-17a, SOC-17c, SOC-18a, SOC-19a, RME 3-05a, RME 4-09a, RME 4-09b, RME 3-09c, RME 4-09d, RME 4-09e, HWB-07a, HWB-12a, LIT-01a, LIT-04a, LIT-07a, LIT-09a, LIT-11a, LIT-11b, ENG-17a, ENG-19a, EXA-07a, all Film and Screen Education E’s and O’s

Sustainable Development Goals: 10, 16

UNCRC Articles: 2, 7, 8, 14, 19, 38

Content notes: Contains images of real dead bodies, Holocaust references, and strong violence. For full guidance, please refer to the BBFC website.

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