In 2022 we celebrated 100 years of the BBC by sharing people’s stories from all around the world, whilst looking to the future and the next generation of storytellers.
BBC stars and staff are visiting 400,000 secondary school students across the UK during 2022 to unleash the next generation of storytellers.
The aim of this project is to:
- Inspire students to share their own stories
- Highlight the range of career opportunities in storytelling at the BBC and the creative industries – both locally and across the UK
- Listen to the young audiences that will shape the future.
This links in to the UK’s PSHE & English curriculums, and is something schools feel is important, particularly after Covid and long periods of home-schooling.
Why storytelling?
- Powerful storytelling is what the BBC does best
- Storytelling is central to the BBC’s core mission to inform, educate and entertain. From our news reporters explaining unfolding events in the UK and across the globe to our award-winning dramas and podcasts, everything we do is built around telling compelling stories
- For young people, being able to frame and communicate their story is vital when it comes to increasing confidence, building connections, explaining who they are and what they are passionate about – especially when entering the workplace.
Our Partners
Into Film supports educators in unlocking the power of film to deliver learning outcomes for children and young people aged 5-19 in class, extra-curricular settings and in cinemas.
Designed in partnership with educators, their programme features the UK’s only school-specific film streaming service (Into Film+),online teaching resources and training, careers information, cinema screenings and a network of extra-curricular film clubs.
The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools thanks to funding from the National Lottery (through the BFI), CinemaFirst and Northern Ireland Screen.
BFI Film Academy offers opportunities for young people, anywhere in the UK, to get to know more about film and how to make a career in the screen industries. A range of accessible courses offers opportunities for those wanting to test the water through to young people keen to hone their skills.
Short Courses for 16-19 year olds are delivered at over 50 locations across the UK. Supported by the Department for Education,National Lottery, Screen Scotland and Northern Ireland Screen, introductory hands-on filmmaking courses build knowledge andskills and show the different pathways into the industry.
BFI Film Academy also includes regular events for young people aged 16-25 online and at cinemas and other venues across theUK, as well as the annual BFI Future Film Festival.
Into Film - Careers in Film. External Link
Into Film works closely with the UK film industry and industry partners such as the British Film Institute (BFI) and ScreenSkills to support education around screen industry careers through classroom based lessons and curriculum-linked resources. The aim is to give all learners a thorough understanding of the film industry, and what opportunities are available to young people who want to explore working in the British film industry.
Into Film - Filmmaking. External Link
Into Film aims to give learners of all ages insight into every stage of the filmmaking process, from development to distribution, as well as the many different roles within the film industry. This is together with offering both filmmaking tips to young people creating their own filmmaking projects and opportunities to do so, such as the ongoing Film of the Month competition and the annual Into Film Awards.
Into Films - Teaching and Learning resources. External Link
Into Film provides hundreds of free resources that utilise the extraordinary medium of film, with activities for educators to use in the classroom or their Into Film Club, including PowerPoint presentations with embedded film clips.
BFI - Resources and events for teachers. External Link
BFI events and teaching resources for anyone teaching with, or about film.
BFI Film Academy - Opportunities for young creatives. External Link
Aimed at 16-25 year-olds, the BFI Film Academy offers courses, events, resources and opportunities to learn about or work in film.
BFI Player - Britain on film. External Link
A collection of films including amateur home movies, documentaries and news footage dating back more than 100 years. These archive films have been digested and are available to watch for free and can inspire storytelling and filmmaking.
BFI Future Film Festival 2022. External Link
The BFI Future Film Festival is for 16-25 year olds from across the UK who want to get involved in the film and screen industries.
