1. In-service Teacher Training Project on Film Education Sodankylä, April 10th 2006

2. FILM CULTURE IN SODANKYLÄ -Midnight Sun Film Festival - annual festival from 1986 -Midnight Sun Film Centre - film productions and marketing -Film Education in Sodankylä -project - teacher training -Kitisenranta School - international film education -PICYBU-project - media clubs for young people

3. BASIC FACTS -the project is coordinated by the municipality of Sodankylä -aims to improve the status of film education in curricular structures and to foster teachers media skills and knowledge of cinema -funded by European Social Funds, Ministry of Education and municipality of Sodankylä -budget 2004-2006: 192 867 - EU 65,6 % - Ministry of Education14,2 % - Municipality of Sodankylä20,2 %

4. 1. FILM EDUCATION ON SCHOOL LEVEL -to watch and analyse films -to understand the language of the cinema -to use moving image as a tool for self-expression -to integrate film education into different school subjects -to see film as an art form

5. 2. TEACHER TRAINING -digital video technology: camera and editing -history of cinema -film analysing -to introduce professional film makers -film educational methods

6. STATISTICS 2004-2005 -over 100 training events -226 persons already participated in the project from all around Lapland -over 4500 people have attended the film screenings

7. FILM EDUCATION AT KITISENRANTA SCHOOL Comenius 1: School projects -partnership schools from Poland, France, England and Italy -aims to develop pedagogical methods and learning environments -aims to transfer good practises, methods and materials International film education projects during 2004-2007 http://koulut.sodankyla.fi/kitisenranta/elokuvakasvatus/filmeducation.htm

8. Comenius 3: Networks -partnership schools and associations from Italy, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Netherlands, Romania and Ireland Aims: -to develop the knowledge of European cinema -to make own video films -to analyse films FILM EDUCATION AT KITISENRANTA SCHOOL

9. FILM EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS - pupils study film education as voluntary subject -film education workshops -film education integrated into different school subjects -nine schools and two kindergartens involved in film education actively

10. CONTACT INFORMATION Project Secretary Tommi Nevala Municipality of Sodankylä Film Education in Sodankylä -Project Vasantie 11 99600 Sodankylä FINLAND phone: +358 (0)40 73 511 63 fax:+358 (0)16 618 155 e-mail:tommi.nevala@sodankyla.fi