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S C H O O L P R O G R A M M E S

2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4DEVELOPING

STUDENTS’ MINDSTHROUGH FILM

SCH O O L P R O G R A MME S

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B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y T H E P E O P L E B E H I N D T H E T O R O N T O I N T E R N A T I O N A L F I L M F E S T I V A L



New this year

through

Transformthe way students

see the worldMore programming options forprimary and junior students

Workshops can be facilitatedin French or English(subject to availability)

Doc in a Day: our hands-ondocumentary filmmakingworkshop (Pg. 9)

The Elements of Film workshops:exploring music, sound, light,animation and motion capture(Pg. 10 & 11)

TIFF Learning provides students and educators with innovative wa ys to engage with the moving image throughscreenings, tours and hands-on workshops.

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Pocket Fund is a subsidy initiativecreated to ensure that children, youth

and amilies rom all circumstanceshave the opportunity to enjoy the

educational and cultural experiencesoered through TIFF.

For application inormation, or to learnmore about our fnancial assistance

programme, please email

[email protected].

THE POCKET FUND

We look forward to welcomingyou to TIFF Bell Lightbox!

416-599-TIFF (8433)

1-888-599-8433

[email protected]

phone:

email:

For a complete list o booking policies, please reer to page 15.

All programming, unless otherwise noted,

is acilitated at TIFF Bell Lightbox, located

at Reitman Square, 350 King Street West,

at the northwest corner o

King and John streets in Toronto.

T o b ook a s c hool p rog ra m m e or

a p rof es s i on a l d ev elop m en tw orks hop , p lea s e c on t a c t :

T O B O O K :

VISIT US ONLINE AT

tiff.net/learning

School programming isavailable or students ingrades 1 through 12, whileproessional developmentopportunities are availableor educators.



Now in its 17th year, TIFF Kids oers young people the opportunity to learn

about cultural perspectives rom around the world through the power o the

moving image.

More than just a day at the movies, TIFF Kids includes two public weekends

for ages three and up, and a two-week-long School Programme for

elementary school students, with a compelling selection o eatures and

shorts on diverse subjects in a variety o genres and styles.

Each School Programme selection comes with a unique teacher resource

designed to support the TIFF Kids experience and extend it to the classroom

by connecting the flms to many aspects o the Ontario Curriculum.

TIFF KidsYoung Peoples’ Juries

Give your students the chance to participate in the

Young Peoples’ Jury at the 2014 TIFF Kids International

Film Festival. Movie lovers aged 8 through 13 can apply to

join our juries by writing and submitting a review

(100 to 250 words) on a film of their choice.

Please visit tiff.net/kidsjuryfor more information.

The TIFF Kids digiPlaySpace is an interactive new media playground that

allows young people to engage with interactive art installations, learning-

centric games, mobile apps, new digital tools and production activities.

This hands-on environment supports diverse learning styles, and boosts

new media literacy in support of the science, social studies, math, language

and arts curricula.

tiff.net/digiplayspace March 8–April 21, 2014

GRADES 1–8

The Jump CutsYoung Filmmakers Showcase is a

competition open to all Ontario studentsfrom grades 4 through 12. This

is an exciting opportunity for talentedyoung filmmakers from across the province

to have their short films featured on t hebig screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

For more information, please visit

tiff.net/jumpcuts.

Engaging, educational and

entertaining, the TIFF KIDS

INTERNATIONAL FILM

FESTIVAL presents the best

in contemporary Canadian and

international cinema or children.

YOUNG FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE

tiff.net/tiffkidsGRADES 1–8

April 8–20, 2014

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Students act as both flmmakers and subjects in this adaptation o the popular Filmin a Day workshop. By exploring issues relevant to their class and school community,

students plan, pitch and shoot a short documentary that speaks to their own experience.Teachers receive one copy o each flm made by the class within two weeks oparticipating in the workshop. Workshop can be acilitated in French or English.

Curriculum Connections: Media Literacy, the Arts, Languages/English/French, Character Education, Technology

DOC IN A DAY

per student

GRADES 4−12 $16October 2013–June 2014

T U E , W E D , T H U or groups o

12−24students*

February 14–16, 2014FREE FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS (WITH A VALID ID) tiff.net/nextwave

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*Larger groups will be divided.

A avourite with educators and students o all ages, the Film in a Day workshopencourages students to experience the art o flmmaking frst-hand. Workingcollaboratively, they will write, pitch and shoot a short flm. Teachers receiveone copy o each flm made by the class within two weeks o participating in theworkshop. Workshop can be acilitated in French or English.

Curriculum Connections: Media Literacy, the Arts, Languages/English/French, Character Education, Technology

FILM IN A DAY

NE W R E LE A S E S C H OOL S C R E E NING P R OG R A MME

GRADES 9−12per student

$8

TIFF Bell Lightbox oers screenings o select grade-appropriate New Release flmsspecifcally or school groups. New this year: Educators can create a custom screeningthat works best or their class by requesting the flm and date o their choice. (Allbookings are subject to availability.) English, French and subtitled flms available.

Add a building tour to your school-screening booking at no additional cost!

One supervisor gets in ree o charge or every 15 student tickets purchased (minimum 30 students).

October 2013–June 2014

10am, subject to availability

or groups o

30students minimum

T U E , W E D , T H U

TIFF Next Wave Film Festival, programmed or youth aged 14through 18, brings the best in flm rom around the globe, along withan exciting slate o interactive workshops. Select screenings areaccompanied by Q&A sessions with directors and special guests.

per student



12−24students*



Motion capture is used to create realistic character movement in videogames andflm. In this ull-day workshop, students explore the relationship between live actionand animation, and will receive a 3D printout o their scene two weeks ater thecompletion o the workshop.

MOT ION C A P T U R E

per student



12−32students

T H EEL EM ENTS

O F F I L M

Using movement, storytelling and their imaginations, students create and star intheir own stop-motion animations. Teachers will receive one copy o each animationmade by the class within two weeks o the completion o the workshop.

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It’s easy to get lost in the magic

of a film and forget about all the

people, tools and technologies that

help bring a film to life. In these new

workshops, students work with

industry professionals to explore

some of the elements that make

film… film! Workshops can be

facilitated in French or English.

CurriculumConnections:

Media Literacy, the Arts,

Languages/English/French,

Character Education,

Technology, Careers

A NIMA T ION

Beore there are cameras, projectors or even flm, there must be light. In this hal-day workshop, students head back in time to explore storytelling beore booksand flm, using only movement and a light source to tell stories through shadowpuppetry. Classes will then discover how light works with a projector to transertheir hand-drawn images into short flm sequences.

LIG H T

per student



12−32 students

per student



12−32students

Music and sound help to tell a flm’s story while creating a mood or the audience. Inthis ull-day workshop, classes use music and oley techniques to create their ownsoundtrack or a flm clip. Teachers receive one copy o each soundtrack made by theclass within two weeks o the completion o the workshop.

S OU ND

per student



12−32 students



PA U L N I C K L E N

T U E N O V 1 2,

2 0 1 3 1 0 a m

C u r r i c u l u m C o n n e c t i o n

s : P o l a r S t u d i e

s, L i f e S c i e n c e s

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B i o l o g y, W i l d l i f

e, O c e a n s, C o n s e r v a t i o

n, A n i m a l H a b i

t a t s,

C l i m a t e S t u d i e

s, P h o t o g r a p h

y & F i l m m a k i n g, G e o g

r a p h y P O LA R O B S E S S I O

N :

P H O T O G RA P H Y F R O M T H E E N D

S O F T H E EA R T H

G RA D E S 4–

8 TUE DEC 3, 2013 10am

GRADES 9–12

T H E L E N S O F A D V E N T U R E

Curriculum Connec tions:

Ad ven ture, Pho tograph y &

Filmmaking, Alpine S ys tems,

En vironmen tal Science,

Fresh wa ter, Animal Habi ta ts,

Conser va tion, Geograph y

B R YA N S M I T H

J O E L S AR T O R E

T U E F E B 2 5 , 2 0 1 4 1 0 a m

G R AD E S 9 – 1 2

O N AS S I G N M E N T I N T H E W I L D C u r r i c u l u m C o n n e c t i o n s : Li f e S c i e n c e s / B i o l o g y ,

E n v i r o n m e n t a l S c i e n c e , W i l d l i f e , An i m a l H a b i t a t s ,

C o n s e r v a t i o n , P h o t o g r a p h y & F i l m m a k i n g ,

F r e s h w a t e r , N o r t h Am e r i c a , G e o g r a p h y

S pec ia l G ues ts L I V E a t T I F F Be l l L ig h t bo x

Join Bryan Smith, an award-winning

filmmaker for the National Geographic

Channel, as he shares stories of high

adventure from his assignments in the

world’s most challenging environments.

For Smith, extreme means “whatever is

scary for you,” and he repeatedly tests his

own limits while using innovative technical

solutions to capture dizzying images.

National Geographic magazine photographer Joel Sartore invites

students to think like a photojournalist, and illustrates his stories

with striking and often humorous pictures and video. Whether

being chased by hungry animals or surviving perilous expeditions

in far-flung places, Sartore puts himself at risk to bring readers

and viewers incredible images of a world well worth saving.

P a u l N i c k l e n

Phil Ti fo/Reel Wa ter Produ

c tions

J o e l S a r t o r e

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Presentations are

approximatelyone hour long,

including aQ&A session.

per student

$8Receive one ree

supervisor ticket orevery 15 student

tickets purchased.

Photojournalist Paul Nicklen faces incredible danger in pursuit

of powerful, close-up images of wildlife. In this special program

for students, he’ll share photography and video from his

assignments in the polar regions, detailing animal life cycles,

predator – prey rel ationships, and visible evidence of climate

change and habitat loss .Sign language interpretation is available with two weeks’ notiication.

In partnership with Roy Thomson Hall, presenting the National Geographic Live 2013–14 series.



TEACHING ABOUT FILMEducators learn about the undamentals o lm — including story-boarding, editing, shot composition and special eects — in orderto deepen the discussion o lm with their students.

TEACHING THROUGH FILM

Using a series o short lm examples, educators explore howlm can be used to begin theme-based discussions. Film-basedexercises linked to the Ontario Curriculum will be provided.

FILMMAKING FOR EDUCATORSModeled ater the popular Film in a Day workshop or students,teachers work with a proessional lmmaker to pitch, write andshoot their own lm — all in one day.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS

PO P U LA R WO R KS HO PS I NC L U D E :

Designed for beginners and experts alike, TIFF Learning’s

Proessional Development programme provides educators with the

tools to customize their own learning experience. Workshop subjects

range rom flmmaking to critical flm viewing, and can be acilitated

at TIFF Bell Lightbox or at conerences, meetings and schools in the

Greater Toronto Area.

Workshops can be booked or a minimum o 12 participants. Private

flm screenings are also available or a minimum o 30 educators.

ONLINE RESOURCESFind video interviews andmedia-literacy tips, as well asstudy guides or varying subjectsand grade levels. TIFF Learning

(tif.net/learning) is a uniquegateway or educators and thoseinterested in lm and media.

LEARNING ADVISORY COMMITTEEMade up o educators, parents,community members and industryproessionals, the Learning AdvisoryCommittee works to ensure theeducational and artistic relevance olearning programmes and outreachinitiatives at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

FILM REFERENCE LIBRARYThe Film Reerence Library

(ti.net/flmreerencelibrary)isthe ultimate resource or flmmakers,students, researchers, screenwritersand flm and television proessionals.The Library maintains the world’slargest collection o CanadianEnglish-language flms andflm-related materials, as well asa wide range o local, nationaland international flm resources.

Class tours and orientations othe library and its services can bebooked by sending a request [email protected] calling 416-599-8433 x2.

B o o k i n gP o l i c i e sMinimum participant numbersmust be met. I a group consists oewer than the minimum numbero participants required, the groupmust pay or the minimum number.

In the event o cancellation, TIFFLearning must receive writtennotice no ewer than 10 businessdays beore the scheduledworkshop or a minimum o 25%o the estimated total will becharged. Cancellation due toseverely inclement weather orforce majeure is exempt.

TIFF recognizes that classattendance will fuctuate. The nalee will be calculated based on thetotal number o students present,provided that workshop minimums

are met.

I a class arrives more than 15minutes late or a scheduledprogramme, TIFF reserves theright to make alterations toscheduled programming in orderto accommodate the change inschedule.

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RESOURCES

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TIFF School Programmes are supported b y the Slaight Family Foundation Learning Fund and

Toronto Port Authorit y.

TIFF prefers Visa. | ® Toronto International Film Festival Inc..

BMO Financial Group(BMO Financial Group Learning Fund)

CIBC

CIBC Mellon

Copyright Collective o Canada

the Harbinger Foundation

(John VanDuzer Children’s Film Collection)

Susan Harris & David Kassie(Susan Harris and David Kassie

Social Advocacy Fund)

Garrett Herman

Bruce & Cheryl Hooey

Ben & Ellen-Jane Moss

NBCUniversal

Royal Bank o Canada

Sandra Rotman

ScotiabankShum Vourkoutiotis Fund at theToronto Community Foundation

Kent R. Sobey

Barry Yaverbaum

TIFF also grateully acknowledges the many philanthropic donors who

have donated gits to our youth learning and outreach programmes.

These include the ollowing:

Reitman Square, 350 King Street West

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