Education / Families
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Family Storytelling Sessions at Rich Mix
Saturday sessions 2.00pm – 3.00pm (25 October, 8 November, 22 November, 6 December and 20 December 2008) Would you and your children like to develop your interest in poetry and storytelling? If so, why not try our new storytelling sessions. Parents and children will hear from a range of local artists who will read folktales and poems from around the world, and will use games, activities and performance to engage the audience. Artists will also work on creating group poems and will teach parents storytelling techniques. The first storytelling session will take place on Saturday 4 October and will tie into the festival of Eid – the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The storytelling session will be led by local, bi-lingual poet and storyteller Shamim Azad and will be followed by a card-making workshop led by local artist Mohammed Zaman. This will be followed by a storytelling session on Saturday 11 October, tying into National Poetry Day on 9 October, and a further nine weekend and weekday sessions until Christmas. Saturday afternoons will be aimed at parents and children aged 7-11 year olds, while Monday sessions will be aimed at parents and toddlers. For more information and to book tickets, call the Rich Mix Box Office on 020 7613 7498. |
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The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival - Education Screenings This two-week festival every autumn is a celebration of the best in new cinema from around the world. Over the past 52 years the festival has forged a reputation as one of the world’s premier public film events, where diverse film-loving audiences are offered the chance to see the work of exciting new film makers alongside their more established counterparts. With 180 feature films and 130 shorts, the festival also includes a wide range of events, panel discussions, artists’ film and video and has a large industry programme of screenings and events. Rich Mix is delighted to be one of the official venues taking part in this year’s festival and we have two screenings, one for Families and one for Young People, as part of the festival. For details of the screening for Young People, click here. The full programme is available from the festival's website, www.bfi.org.uk/lff. To book tickets for At Rich Mix... Tahaan - A Boy With a Grenade For Tahaan, bringing his donkey back home becomes his main goal. In trying to acheive this, he encounters a strange teenager who promises to help Tahaan get his donkey back, all he will have to do is carry a grenade through a military check point on his next journey. |
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Super Holiday Kids’ Workshops and Super Sunday Kids’ Workshops Wed 29 and Thurs 30 October, 10.00am – 12.00pm Every Sunday, 2 November – 21 December, 2.00pm - 3.30pm Learning Space Price: £3.50 per child; including Kids’ Cine Time screening: £4.00 per child Age: 5-12 We are delighted to launch our new Super Holiday Kids’ Workshops this autumn. These film-making workshops will tie into the theme of the Kids’ Cine Time film shown that week. Children will have the opportunity to use digital cameras and editing software to create their own short animated and live-action films. Sessions will explore storyboarding, early animation techniques, stop-motion animation, sound effects and camera skills. Come and discover your film-making potential! Please note there is a maximum capacity of 10 children per workshop. Parents and carers are welcome to accompany their child. |
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Coming to England Fri 31 October | Screen 2 11.00 am – 1.00 pm Price: £3.50 per pupil; £6.00 per adult; Family ticket: 1 adult and 2 children £12.00, or 2 adults and 2 children £16.00 Floella Benjamin is a major figure in Britain’s television history and presenter of such children’s TV classics as Playschool and Playaway. Coming to England is a stunning film adaptation of her autobiography, charting her journey from Trinidad to Britain in the 1960s. It is an inspiring story of how she adjusted to her new life and surroundings with the spirit and good humour for which she is known. Floella Benjamin will be present at each screening and will introduce the film as well as lead a discussion immediately afterwards. |
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The Barbican London Children’s Film Festival Sat 22 – Sun 30 November Now in its fourth year, and taking place all over the capital, the London Children's Film Festival, presented by the Barbican and the Independent Cinema Office, is an exciting celebration of children's cinema from around the world. Rich Mix will be hosting the following screenings and events as part of the festival. The Seven of Daran: Battle for Pareo Rock (PG; ages 8+) African Visions (PG; ages 10+) Keep an eye on www.londonchildrenfilm.org.uk for other news and updates about the rest of the festival. |
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