Into Film+
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Into Film is the UK's leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching. Our Scotland team champions the Into Film programme across the nation, ensuring it aligns with the unique needs of Scotland's education and youth sectors.
We actively support the Curriculum for Excellence, empowering teachers and youth workers to inspire learning with film. By collaborating with local stakeholders, we help inspire and engage young people across Scotland through innovative programmes and creative opportunities whilst exploring their ambitions and building essential skills for the future.
Did you know?
- 30,000 teaching resources have been downloaded by Scottish educators since 2017
- Into Film has trained around 6,000 Scottish teachers since 2014
- More than 2,500 teachers in Scotland use Into Film+
Develop your film for learning journey by taking advantage of our educational resources, rich catalogue of films and Career-long Professional Learning (CLPL) sessions. Please contact edinburgh@intofilm.org for more information.
The opportunity I had with Into Film was life changing. They set me on the path of turning a passion running around with my dad's tape camera making movies in the garden into a career. They gave me the courage to believe that I could tell stories. Into Film's mission of enabling every young person the opportunity to tell their story through film - or to find their story in the movies - will create a generation storytellers determined to do what's needed to improve society. They'll tell stories we've never seen, from perspectives that up until now have been stifled. Perhaps then we'll begin to understand ourselves, and each other, better.
Award-winning director and Into Film alumnus, Kieran Howe
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Into Film Ambassadors for Scotland
Into Film acts as a bridge between the film industry and education sector, delivering large-scale audience development programmes and informing and inspiring young people about careers in the industry. Into Film Scotland is supported by three Into Film Ambassadors who provide insight to the industries, from visiting young people in their schools and colleges, to supporting our annual events such as the Into Film Awards and the Into Film Festival.
Dougray Scott
Actor
"I am incredibly honoured to become an Into Film Ambassador for Scotland. This is a role I'm truly passionate about, and I'm thrilled by the opportunity to work alongside the Into Film Scotland team and to champion the incredible work that Into Film does. Together, we can inspire and support young people across Scotland, helping to shape their education and open doors to exciting futures in the Scottish screen industry. Let's keep building this amazing legacy for the next generation."
Dougray Scott is an Emmy and BAFTA-winning Scottish actor and producer. He has built a distinguished career across both film and television. He is best known for the hit films Ever After, Enigma, and Hitman, as well as the second instalment in the hit Mission: Impossible franchise. Scott can also be seen in BBC's Emmy-winning and BAFTA-nominated Vigil, as Detective Inspector Ray Lennox in the television adaptation of Irvine Welsh's best-selling 2008 novel Crime, and in Sky drama A Town Called Malice, directed by Jason Flemyng.
Jack Lowden
Actor
"I hope to inspire and empower the next generation of writers, directors, producers, sound engineers or stunt coordinators with the knowledge that they too can help make Scotland's film industry a world leader."
Jack Lowden is one of the brightest acting talents to emerge from Scotland in recent years, starring in films such as Dunkirkand Fighting with My Family, and winning a Scottish BAFTA for his performance in crime thriller Calibre. You can also see him in Mary Queen of Scots - available on Into Film+
Katie Leung
Actor
"I am very honoured to be an Into Film Ambassador, and hope to inspire youngsters in Scotland, as well as to encourage fairer representation and gender equality within the film industry."
Katie Leung is a Scottish actress who famously starred as Cho Chang in the beloved Harry Potter franchise, and has garnered international recognition with critically acclaimed performances across film, television and theatre. Leung was recognised as a prestigious BAFTA Breakthrough Brit in 2014, and has had a hugely varied and exciting TV and theatre career, taking lead roles in BBC2's television drama miniseries One Child, Mia Chung's You For Me For You at The Royal Court Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Snow in Midsummer. She starred in ITV1 series White Dragon in 2018, and animated TV series Moominvalley in 2019. She has also appeared in several prominent films, including The Foreigner with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan.
Resources and Training
Into Film supports teachers to use film and the moving image across the curriculum to drive positive learning outcomes for pupils. We offer a broad programme of CLPL and classroom resources on a range of cross-curricular topics
Here are a selection of CLPL opportunities and resources with particular relevance to the Curriculum for Excellence, as well as some that have been specifically produced in Scotland through partnerships such as Education Scotland, Scottish Book Trust and the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive to name a few.
Our resources come with PDF teacher notes and work sheets as well as a PowerPoint containing pupil-facing activities with embedded film clips. Each resource also includes curriculum links highlighting all experiences and outcomes.
A brilliant workshop that has inspired me to get back to school and tell everyone about the possibilities of film. My class are going to love looking at different subjects through watching and making films.
Angela Mcdonald, Teacher CHRISTIE PARK PRIMARY, WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
Scottish filmmaking
At Into Film, we believe that every child should be given the chance to learn hands-on filmmaking skills and to be able to tell their own stories in film. We provide filmmaking training and resources for teachers, youth leaders and young people.
Between our ongoing Film of the Month competition and the Into Film Awards, we've highlighted numerous films made by young people in Scotland over the years, while the Scottish Youth Film Foundation were crowned Filmmaking Champions at the 2024 Into Film Awards. Find out more below.
Interactive, engaging, cross-curricular and fully motivating - I couldn't have hoped for more. My class felt empowered and had ownership over their learning. This immersive, contextual learning is what every child needs.
Emily, Teacher MUNLOCHY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGHLANDS
