STYX Film Encounters is launching First Encounters, a film education programme for children at the Pantheon Theatre in Nicosia, opening with a screening of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo this Saturday.
Running on six Saturdays until December 19, the programme combines three film screenings for all ages with three two-hour workshops for children aged seven to 10. Children will learn what cinema is and how films are made, but above all how to watch critically, according to the organisers, who say the aim is to help children understand how what they see on screen is constructed and how it can affect them.
The screenings and workshops are independent of each other, so children can attend either or both.
Screenings (all ages)
- Hugo (Martin Scorsese, 2011): Saturday, October 17, 3pm. A boy living hidden in a Paris railway station uncovers the story of the early filmmaker Georges Méliès.
- Toy Story (John Lasseter, 1995): Saturday, November 14, 3pm. The first feature-length animated film made entirely on computer.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton, 2005): Saturday, December 12, 5.30pm. Burton’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book.
Workshops (ages seven to 10)
- What are movies?: Saturday, November 7, 3pm to 5pm. Children discover how a film is made, from camera to edit.
- How do movies guide emotions?: Saturday, November 28, 5.30pm to 7.30pm. How filmmakers use music, colour, framing and rhythm to make audiences feel fear, joy or tenderness, and how to recognise it.
- Stories across mediums: Saturday, December 19, 3pm to 5pm. Starting from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, children compare the book with the film. Attending the screening is not required.
Tickets and information
- Workshops: 10 euros per child. Held in Greek with English translation.
- Screenings: 5 euros per child, with the first accompanying adult free. Films are shown with Greek and English subtitles.
- Workshop registration by email to [email protected], or by message on Instagram or Facebook.
STYX Film Encounters is a Nicosia initiative that promotes film education through screenings of landmark films.
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