The idea

"Film Education Labs" was created in the final period of the "Film Education; From Framework to Impact" project. The idea was shared and tried out together with a larger group of 12 film education practitioners. who have all taken part in more than one transnational film education programme in recent years.

The group determined to establish a ‘multi-hub’ network of more than 30 experienced practitioners from across Europe, and piloted three "Film Education Labs" in Spring 2021. The aim was to challenge and stimulate strategic thinking and practice, and eventually to come up with innovative models and ideas for film education in the future.

The three initial "Film Education Labs" covered:

• Strategy; The question of putting film education on a strategic basis, whether that is regional, national, or trans-national.
• Research; The question of how to find out if film education actions and projects have any impact or influence. Do they create value, and if so for how long, and what kinds of research would help us determine answers to these questions?.
• Post pandemic; The questions posed by the pandemic in relation to film education: how to keep cinemas going, but also how to use digital spaces and tools to offer a better experience of cinema, and film education.