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18/10/2013

BBFC Participates In National Youth Film Festival

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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has announced its involvement in the very first National Youth Film Festival, which will introduce films and feature interactive discussions about film classification for children and young people across the UK.
Running from 21 October - 8 November, the National Youth Film Festival is the first public initiative of FILM NATION UK, a new charity formed by the merger of film education charities FILMCLUB and First Light.
The festival is supported by the BFI and Cinema First, with delivery support from National Schools Partnership.
It is aimed at schools and youth groups, helping educators to engage with and bring learning to life for 5-19 year olds.
Lucy Brett, Head of Education at the BBFC said: "By giving young people and children hands-on experience of film classification and the opportunity to ask us questions about age ratings in a face to face session, we aim to help them be able to apply what they read about age ratings to real life scenarios and really empower them to make informed choices about what films they choose to watch at home, at the cinema and online. The new National Youth Film Festival has a fantastic reach across the UK and we're delighted to be part of its engaging and inspiring programme that really gives children and young people the inside track about films and the wider industry."
The BBFC is holding events in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leicester, London, Manchester, Norwich, Nottingham, Sheffield and Warwick.
Films to be screened and discussed include HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA (U), DESPICABLE ME 2 (U), PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS (U), PITCH PERFECT (12A), THE BLING RING (15), FRANCES HA (15) and MY BROTHER THE DEVIL (15).
The Board's involvement will add to the development of its education department, which regularly attends festivals in addition to its own programme of events and school seminars.
In 2012 the BBFC visited over 140 schools, colleges, universities and film festivals, involving over 12,000 students of all ages and parents.
www.nationalyouthfilmfestival.org
www.bbfc.co.uk
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