The Education Department (IFI Education) of the Irish Film Institute provides the opportunity for appreciation and critical interaction with film by a wide constituency both within and outside the formal education sector. It offers a range of evening courses open to the general public as well as courses and events designed specifically for specialised interest groups.

This year the schools section reached an annual audience of more than 16,000 students, providing in excess of fifty screenings of films in an educational context, workshops, educational materials, school visits and teacher training programmes. The department caters for both primary and secondary levels of the Irish education system.

Minister Mary Hanafin with, from left, IFI Director Mark Mulqueen and Senior Education Officer Alicia McGivern, at the launch of the Transition Year Module in Moving Image Education Pilot Review.

NEW! Transition Year Moving Image Module: The report on the pilot Transition Year Moving Image Module was launched on November 16th by Mary Hanafin, Minister for Education, at IFI. To find out about the Module download the report here…. AVAILABLE >> [HERE]

Moving Image Module: Mean Creek Studyguide One of the most popular films screened for the Module was Mean Creek by first-time director, Jacob Aaron Estes. The studyguide written by Mark Venner (Pavee Lackeen) outlines various approaches to the film including teen genre, the theme of bullying and key scene analysis AVAILABLE >> [HERE]