17 September 2024 (Consejería de Educación)
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2024 takes place from 2-26 October!
The Spanish Embassy Education Office and the Consulate General of Spain in Edinburgh, who promote the teaching of Spanish language and culture in non-university education throughout the United Kingdom, are supporting the event with a programme for schools. This consists of the screening of two Spanish films: one in a face-to-face session in Edinburgh and the other accessible online for classroom viewing in schools in the UK.
‘The Teacher Who Promised the Sea’ - Screening in Edinburgh
The festival offers the opportunity for both students and teachers to attend an exclusive in-person screening of the film ‘El Maestro que Prometió el Mar’, directed by Patricia Font and nominated for 5 Goya awards in its last edition. The film was a great box office success in Spain with more than 270,000 spectators. The screening will take place on Wednesday 9 October at 10:30 am in the cinema hall of the Institut Français in Edinburgh.
View a trailer of the film on YouTube and read an authentic article about the true story of Antoni Benaiges that inspired the film’.
‘The Olive Tree’ - Online screening
The festival will also offer the possibility of facilitating access to all UK classrooms to watch the film ‘El Olivo’, directed by Icíar Bollaín in 2016 and the winner of a Goya award. To do so, it will only be necessary to request an access code that will allow secondary school classrooms to watch the film from 30 September to 4 October. The film will be accompanied by worksheets for the classroom.
View a trailer of the film on YouTube
Both films have been selected primarily for their pedagogical qualities, so we believe would be an excellent opportunity for secondary school students.
See the attached flyers for full details.