ABOUT YOUNG AUDIENCES SCREENING DAYS 2025

“Taking place online on Wednesday 9 July and in-person at HOME, Manchester on Friday 11 July, this hybrid event gives exhibitors the chance to watch upcoming releases for young audiences (children to age 25) and take part in curated sessions designed to support their young audience development work.

We’ll be looking at the strategies independent cinemas can deploy to improve the representation of children in their audiences and young people in their audiences and workforce. We’ll also be championing the work of young people in exhibition.”

ABOUT THE SESSION

‘Children’s Cinema Redefined: How To Engage Young Audiences With International Arthouse Films‘

“While there are often thriving kids audiences for Hollywood studio films in our cinemas, there are benefits for offering the same wide breadth we offer to adults to younger patrons. How can we encourage parents and children to widen their palate, to make the ‘risky’ a risk worth taking? In this panel, led by curator Nathasha Orlando Kappler (Reverie Cineclub), we’ll hear from practitioners who have broken the barriers to an incredible world of film that has made special connections with young people.”

The session is hosted by Duncan Carson (Independent Cinema Office), and features guest speakers Dáire Carson (The Little Film Society), Susie Evans (Barbican Family Film Club), and Alicia McGivern (IFI Family Festival).

More information on the event can be found here.