Convinced that cinema is an extraordinary way of arousing a desire for and an interest in art, culture and the realities of the world we live in, we carry out, throughout the year and during the festival, cinema awareness and training activities for all audiences: high school or university students, trainees from Ecole de la 2e Chance, inmates, etc.
Several educational initiatives are carried out throughout the year and during the festival so as to raise awareness and give regular occasions for young women and men to become tomorrow’s cinephiles.
Throughout the year, FIDMarseille offers screenings in partnership with Aix-Marseille education authority, in cinemas, on the FID’s premises or in schools. To date, more than 20 schools are involved in these actions on a regular basis. The screenings are led by the team of FIDMarseille with an introduction and a Q&A, most often with the filmmakers.
During the week of the festival, about twenty young volunteers, who attended these screenings, make up a jury so as to choose a winner for the High School Award among the films in competition.
During the 33rd edition of the festival in 2022, more than 50 high school students from Marseille, Madrid and Thessaloniki took part in a summer school in the framework of the project We are filmmakers. 10 of them joined the High School Award Jury, now referred to as the European High School Jury. 15 other students edited the film they had shot beforehand. And the others made the most of the festival and took part in a specific program: meetings with experts and artists attending the festival (filmmakers, editors, technicians, producers).
For many years, FIDMarseille has welcomed groups of students from France and Europe. On top of attending screenings in cinemas with these groups, in 2022, a specific programme (film careers, meetings with professionals) has been initiated for students from ever-increasing French and European schools. Prior to the festival, the schools can take part in a two-day masterclass on the FID premises.
As the overuse of social media and the rise of Influencers among young audiences are shaping their relationship to the world, we feel it is our responsibility and mission to teach critical analysis, guaranteeing free will and the ability to debate.
A monthly workshop is organized in middle schools and high schools in order to strengthen young people’s understanding of images. Each month, the screenings and debates are therefore followed by a film criticism workshop.
These workshops are led by the artistic team of FIDMarseille and prepared in cooperation with the teachers.
Background
Khaled Abudlwahed
Germany | 2023 | 64’ | Grand International Competition Grand Prix, FID2023
Sofia Foi
Pedro Geraldo
Brazil | 2023 | 67’ | First Film Competition Prize, FID2023
Nos îles
Aliha Thalien
France | 2023 | 23’ | Audience Prize, Renaud Victor Prize, FID2023
Daw
Samir Ramdani
France | 2023 | 28’
Ne me guéris jamais
David Yon
France | 2023 | 66’
Pacheû
Camille Llobet
France, Spain | 2023 | 60’
FIDMarseille carries out several initiatives that aim to make the festival accessible to a wider audience. These initiatives will be renewed as of October 2022 and will continue until the 34th edition of FIDMarseille, in July 2023.
FIDMarseille is driven by the desire to reach out to audiences that are not familiar with the films presented. We are convinced of the paramount importance of accessibility to culture, especially in environments where access seems restricted.
Each year, we carry out awareness-raising initiatives around selected films for various social organisations in Marseille. We collaborate with structures with diverse missions, from supporting young isolated minors to helping the professionalization and training of unemployed people. In 2022 we worked, and will continue to do so in 2023, with Addap13, AAJT, Cultures du Cœur, CIERES, Coco Velten (Yes We Camp), and Kourtrajmé Marseille school. Connections are made with the structures from September and throughout the year, in order to familiarise the people concerned with the FID programme.
During the Festival, a specific film programme is set up for various groups. About 100 people are involved in this action. All the screenings are free of charge and introduced with a presentation in order to assist the groups into the cinema.
A new partnership has been set up with La Plateforme – future Mediterranean digital campus (15th district of Marseille) for a cycle of film screenings selected by the FID team, but also around digital communication during the festival.
For several years, FIDMarseille offers a selection of films for Marseille hospitals (AP-HM) during the week of the festival. This selection is broadcasted on the VOD channel of the Hospitals. Since 2021, FIDMarseille has been offering a more frequent program, with one film a month. These screenings are therefore free for the AP-HM. Hundreds of people benefitted from this initiative on a monthly basis.