CineStudy Spotlight
Special Year-Round Programs for All Ages!
Inspire your students year-round with the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival!
We are proud to offer motivating film programs, creative art-making workshops, and interactive seminars for children, parents, and teachers. Whether you would like to open your students’ eyes to the language of poetry, introduce your preschoolers to the world of media, or improve your classroom’s test scores and skills, the CICFF has an exciting and thought-provoking program for you.
These amazing programs are ONLY available through Facets’ Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – and can even take place at your school!*
Dream Screen II Animation Workshop
During this after-school arts residency, kids work side-by-side with acclaimed animators to create short, animated films. This intensive hands-on workshop gives kids the opportunity to brainstorm story ideas, create their own animation figures, draw storyboards, design backgrounds, and learn the techniques needed to get things in motion under the animation camera. CLICK HERE for more information!
Dream Screen III: Poetry in Motion
Encouraging students to read & recite poetry is a primary goal of Dream Screen III: Poetry in Motion. Our media educators come into the classroom to immerse young people in poetry; sharing famous poems & poets with children, and deconstructing the components of verse. Students then choose a poem they wish to animate, creating a film that reflects their own view of what the poem expresses. Films made during Dream Screen III: Poetry in Motion will have special premieres with the groups with which they are produced! LEARN MORE!
Reel Poetry
Produced in collaboration with the Poetry Foundation, this dynamic program is designed to give students actual experience in writing and reciting poetry, and and help them develop a new understanding and appreciation for this unique art form. Supported by a special curriculum and trained facilitators, Reel Poetry gives students the opportunity to view fascinating short films based on and featuring classic poetry. Reel Poetry premiered during the 2007 Festival and has been shown to over 1,360 students in the Chicago area. MORE INFO!
Best of the Fest
Host a children's film hour in your very own school with these 10 award-winning multicultural short films from the Chicago International Children's Film Festival! Challenge and entertain your students with the accompanying 75-page curriculum and facilitated discussions with a trained media educator. LEARN MORE!
To schedule a program for your group, contact Lauren Whalen, Media Education Coordinator, at (773) 281-9075 or laurenw@facets.org. We look forward to welcoming your students to CineStudy Spotlight!
