Biografilm Generazioni Digitali

Biografilm Digital Generations is a project of territorial relevance curated by Biografilm in collaboration with Archilabò, Caracò, Animaphix, I Wonder Pictures, Pop Up Cinema, TCB, Kopa and the University of Padua, funded as part of the National Cinema and Images for Schools Plan promoted by MIC and MIM.

In its first edition, it involved in the school year 2024/25 schools of all levels in the provinces of Bologna, Reggio Emilia and Parma, for a total of more than 700 male and female students.

It is an educational pathway for schools that uses cinema to stimulate participatory reflection by young people and teachers on inclusion and combating discriminatory phenomena. Those who participate acquire technical skills on audiovisual language, but also awareness of the impact of images on our lives, becoming activə citizensə buildersə of inclusive communities.

The teacher training and didactic-laboratory with classes focuses on education in film language and experimentation with visual self-narrative tools, with a reflection on the ethical and conscious use of images shared online.

The project opens in Bologna with experiential training for teachers and closes with in-theater film screenings with guests, made with the active participation of all classes.

The digital educational kit and the short films made by the classes are available online free of charge on the project website: https://biografilmgenerazionidigitali.it/

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the project, teachers will be able to:

• use audiovisual language to promote access to knowledge and as a transversal tool to support civic education;

• conduct a critical reflection on audiovisual language and new media, aimed at a conscious use of these;

• identify the stages of the film industry and the types of works;

• autonomously realise audiovisual content in class using mobile phones and tablets in a creative way, thanks to learning filmmaking techniques, tools, apps and accessible software;

• acquire innovative and inclusive teaching methods that can be used across the board for learning all curricular subjects, and to foster the formation of the class group in terms of human relations.

Students will be able to:

• understand the basic grammatical elements of audiovisual language and create simple audiovisual content with their mobile phones;

• identify the stages of the film industry and types of works;

• conduct a critical reflection on audiovisual language and new media, aimed at a conscious use of these;

• identify the characteristics of an ethical use of images, in order to become aware of the social impact of one's own narratives and audiovisual productions on others and the community;

• understand how the media and audiovisual language can contribute to generating or combating discriminatory phenomena;

• realise audiovisual, biographical or autobiographical content, collaborating with partner(s) also by sharing different stories and points of view, in an inclusive perspective.

Schools of all levels in Emilia-Romagna can participate in the project. The project is valid for several years.

If you would like to join the network of beneficiary schools for the next editions of the project, please write to generazionidigitali@biografilm.it 

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