The Into Film Festival is back and there’s still a huge amount on offer for London educators and their pupils aged 5-19, including free film screenings, festival film guides, screen careers activity, and curriculum-linked special events.
The 2025 Into Film Festival will launch on 7 November with Premieres across the UK – including Cineworld Leicester Square and The Cinema in the Power Station – of Future Council, the latest feature from director, Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film). It is the story of eight kids on a road trip across Europe to challenge powerful leaders and find solutions to our greatest ecological challenges.
A range of careers-focused events will provide young people with information and guidance on entering the screen industries, including two careers insight events in collaboration with BAFTA and a ‘Representation Matters’ screen careers panel.
Several exciting pupil premieres are part of the London programme, including Prime Minister featuring a Q&A with the documentary’s subject, former-prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern. Meanwhile, Brides will include a Q&A with director Nadia Fall and lead actors, Ebada Hassan and Safiyya Ingar. Gurinder Chadha’s (Bend it Like Beckham) Christmas Karma and Zootropolis 2 will also enjoy their pupil premieres at the Festival.
Collaborative special events will take place with the likes of The London Transport Museum, the BBFC and Modus Arts, as well as filmmakers such as Joshua Trigg, Noel Goodwin, Pinny Grylls and Moya O’Shea.
Just some of the additional free screenings across London, available for young people of all ages, include:
Screenings for primary-aged pupils
• Deep Sky (Imax)
• Kensuke’s Kingdom
• How to Train Your Dragon
• Flow
• The Wild Robot
• Savages
• The Garfield Movie
• Moana 2
Screenings for secondary-aged pupils
• Ocean of David Attenborough
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Conclave
• Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
• National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
• The Life of Chuck
• Clueless (30th Anniversary 4K Re-Issue)
• Philomena
The Into Film Festival Review Writing Competition adds an additional educational element, by supporting literacy through film. It asks young people to review the films they’ve seen at the festival, and each winning entry will receive a £200 voucher for their class to enjoy.
The Into Film Festival is supported by Cinema First and the UK film industry.
Visit the Into Film website for all bookings – tickets are on a first come first served basis but waiting lists are available: www.intofilm.org/festival
