Festinema Junior 2020

Festinema Junior is an annual nationwide French film festival and educational program designed for children and adolescents, created by the Alliance Française network in the U.S. Initiated by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. and the FACE Foundation, and now in its 7th year, this complimentary event is an opportunity to inspire learning and understanding of international cultures through cinema. 

The Alliance Française de Seattle is taking part in this program for the 5th year and it looking forward to bringing four French-language films to students of the Greater Seattle area. This unique opportunity offers students of all ages and socioeconomic status to expand their international horizons through cinema and culture. The Festinema Junior program has five goals across the United States:

1. To promote French language and francophone cultures aimed towards younger audiences.
2. To integrate film as a teaching tool in the classroom.
3. To introduce young audiences to subtitled original versions of movies.
4. To introduce young audiences to independent cinema.
5. To teach young people to express a critical point of view and to analyze a film.

All the screenings scheduled are FREE for the participating schools and provide educational portfolios for each film, which include pre-screening and post-screening activities in French and in English.

INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING WITH YOUR STUDENTS? REGISTER HERE!

The Institut Français, the French Cultural Services of the Embassy in the US, the Délégation Générale of the Alliance Française in the US, the Institut Français, the Fondation Alliance Française, TV5 Monde, Délégation du Québec à Los Angeles, and FACE Foundation are the main sponsors of this Festival.