A learning through film workshop, aimed for teachers and informal educators from Timişoara, will inaugurate, in April, a partnership that Ceau, Cinema! will run in 2023 with Bergen International Film Festival (Norway), one of the most important cinematographic events from Northern Europe.
The partnership will continue during the 10th edition of Ceau, Cinema!, on July 12th-16th, with an original focus on Norwegian cinema and a series of panels held by Norwegian and Romanian field professionals.
The activities are included in the project “See you at the cinema?! – The role of art movie theaters and of film festivals in the online platform era”, funded through SEE and Norway Grants.
The learning through film workshop will be the first activity within the project and shall be dedicated to secondary school teachers, formal and informal educators and to representatives of non-governmental organizations who may use films as a learning method in their teaching activity.
The course will take place during April 24th-27th at Centrul de Proiecte in Timişoara and will be held by Donia Lina Nilsen and Håkon Tveit, experts within the learning through cinema program of Bergen International Film Festival, which has included more than 100.000 children in its 20 years of activity.
Free entrance. More details and the registration form are available on peliculaculturala.ro and ceaucinema.ro.
The communication partner of the workshop is the Initiative in Education Association, inedu.ro.
Also, during the anniversary edition of Ceau, Cinema!, the audience will be able to explore, in the presence of the filmmakers and of other guests, some of the Norwegian classic and new films, during a focus on Nordic cinema, designed together with Bergen International Film Festival. Moreover, within four meeting sessions, representatives of the Norwegian and Romanian film industry will share their professional expertise with Ceau, Cinema! audience. The films and the guests invited in the two sections will be announced soon.
Additional information on the project “See you at the cinema?! – The role of art movie theaters and of film festivals in the online platform era” are available on ceaucinema.ro.
The partnership with Bergen International Film Festival takes place in the year when Ceau, Cinema! celebrates its 10th edition and Timişoara is the European Capital of Culture.
Ceau, Cinema! Festival is dedicated to European cinema, it is organized by Pelicula Culturală Association and founded together with Marele Ecran Association.
Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF) is the biggest field event from Norway, with 23 editions in its portfolio.
SEE and Norway Grants are funding from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway for a green, competitive and inclusive Europe, aiming to reduce economic and social differences in Europe and to increase bilateral cooperation between the funding countries and the 15 EU states from the Central and Southern Europe and the Baltic countries.