Biografilm Generazioni Digitali

Biografilm Generazioni Digitali is a locally focused project curated by Biografilm in collaboration with Archilabò, Caracò, Animaphix, I Wonder Pictures, Pop Up Cinema, TCB, Kopa, and the University of Padua, funded within the framework of the National Plan for Cinema and Images for Schools promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture (MiC) and the Ministry of Education and Merit (MIM).

In its first edition, during the 2024/25 school year, the project involved schools of all levels across the provinces of Bologna, Reggio Emilia, and Parma, engaging more than 700 students.

The project is an educational programme for schools that uses cinema to encourage participatory reflection among students and teachers on inclusion and the fight against discrimination. Participants acquire technical skills in audiovisual language, while also developing awareness of the impact images have on our lives, becoming active citizens and builders of inclusive communities.

The teacher training programme and the classroom workshops focus on film language education and the experimentation of visual self-narration tools, alongside reflection on the ethical and conscious use of images shared online.

The project opens in Bologna with experiential training sessions for teachers and concludes with cinema screenings featuring guest speakers, organised with the active participation of all the classes involved.

The digital educational kit and the short films created by the classes are available online free of charge on the project website: https://biografilmgenerazionidigitali.it/

Schools of all levels across Emilia-Romagna can participate in the project.

The project is designed as a multi-year initiative.

If you would like to join the network of schools participating in future editions of the project, please contact us at generazionidigitali@biografilm.it.

At the end of the project, teachers will be able to:

• use audiovisual language to support access to knowledge and as a cross-curricular tool for civic education;
• lead critical reflection on audiovisual language and new media, encouraging their conscious and informed use;
• identify the stages of the film production and distribution chain, as well as different types of audiovisual works;
• independently create audiovisual content in the classroom using smartphones and tablets creatively, through the learning of accessible filmmaking techniques, tools, apps, and software;
• acquire innovative and inclusive teaching methodologies that can be applied across all curriculum subjects and that support the development of positive classroom relationships and group dynamics.

Students will be able to:

• understand the basic grammar of audiovisual language and create simple audiovisual content using their own smartphones;
• identify the stages of the film production and distribution chain, as well as different types of audiovisual works;
• engage in critical reflection on audiovisual language and new media, encouraging their conscious and informed use;
• identify the characteristics of the ethical use of images, developing awareness of the social impact of their own audiovisual narratives and productions on others and on the wider community;
• understand how media and audiovisual language can contribute either to generating or combating discrimination;
• create a biographical or autobiographical audiovisual work, collaborating with classmates through the sharing of different stories and perspectives in an inclusive environment.