Youth Film Access Festival Sunday 10th April 2022

• 10:00 – 12:00 Workshop – Sustainable Stop-Frame Animation for Under 12s (6 – 11 years)

Learn the magic of stop motion animation through our environmentally friendly workshop.

Aimed at under 12s, the workshop will walk you through the steps of creating a stop motion animation using upcycled materials and equipment you can find at home. Come along for a friendly educational session covering the possibilities of animation and how we can be creative and convey our love for our planet using our own hands! If you’re looking for a fun, hands-on practical activity for your Sunday, this workshop will be perfect for you. Delivered by writer, director, animator and puppet maker, Ana Songel.

Please note: you will need a smartphone or a tablet for this workshop. We will provide a smartphone/tablet for those who don’t have a device. For more information, please contact us on festival@filmaccess.scot

This event is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC, part of UKRI) as part of their Research in Film Awards (RIFA) Climate Screenings 2022. The Research in Film Awards (RIFA) celebrate the best in academic filmmaking in the arts and humanities, and in 2020/21 they recognised the Best Climate Emergency Film of the Year which showcased cutting-edge climate research.

• 13:00 – 14:30 Panel – Addressing Inequality in Film Exhibition: Talent Development Schemes in Scotland (14+ years)

with Theo Panagopoulos, Xuanlin Tham & Christopher Kumar

Interested in kickstarting your career in film exhibition and curation but don’t know where to start? Hear from former participants of FEDS and New Promoters schemes about their experiences and advice for future applicants.

In a recent BFI study, statistics showed that just 4% of employees in film exhibition are from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds (compared to 13% in the general population) and less than 5% consider themselves to have a disability (compared to 11% in the general population). But what systems are in place to tackle this under-representation in the film exhibition sector and how can we ensure they promote lasting change? Join Theo Panagopoulos (New Promoters, Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival), Xuanlin Tham (New Promoters, Take One Action & EIFF Young Critics) and Christopher Kumar (FEDS, Glasgow Film Festival) as they share their experiences.

• 15:30 – 17:30 Workshop – The Shapes of You with Dan Castro (14+ years)

What would you look like if you were an animated character? More importantly –what would you feel like?

Award-winning Animation Director, Illustrator and Designer Dan Castro spends an awful lot of time making characters out of simple shapes and telling stories about mental health. Come and learn a bit about him, his process and why making simple things is a great way to talk about complicated subjects. Then cut, stick and doodle some characters – based on you – to tell your own stories!

• 18:30 – 20:00 Film Programme 6 – Waves of Kinship (14+ years)

A sensitive investigation into the fluctuating relationships between Being, both human and nonhuman. Here we provide a platform for recognising the joy and difficulties we face from existing in our inter-webbed networks.

Total running time: 54:72 + 5 minute comfort break

Ticketing:

We are a registered charity and would appreciate contributions towards tickets for the Youth Film Access Festival so we offer a sliding scale of ticket prices. If you can contribute in a small way towards the costs of running of the Festival, we encourage you to do so, but equally we are happy to offer free tickets to any and all that need them, no questions asked. Our sliding scale is £0/£2/£4/£6.

For further information and to book your ticket please click here

Due to anticipated demand, we would kindly ask you to cancel your place should you no longer be able to attend.