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EXPANSION OF FILMCLUB IN NORTHERN IRELAND

FILMCLUB the UK-wide, free after school initiative for young people aged 5-18 years of age, will be visiting sites in each of the five Education Boards promoting the scheme to teachers from Monday 27^th February. Starting in Belfast, the Roadshow will visit sites in Ballymena, Derry, Cookstown and Newry.

This exciting initiative, available exclusively to Extended Schools, helps teachers run weekly after schools clubs screening films from a wide variety of genre from every era and can help support the curriculum, develop pupils’ critical thinking skills and improve literacy.

FILMCLUB in Northern Ireland is a Northern Ireland Screen extended schools initiative funded by the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister and is managed by Cinemagic and the Nerve Centre.

Mon 27^th Feb- Belfast City Hall

Tue 28^th Feb- Ballee Community High School, Ballee Rd West, Ballymena

Wed 29^th Feb- St Mary’s College, Northland Rd, Derry

Thur 1^st March- Holy Trinity College, Chapel St, Cookstown

Fri 2^nd March –Southern Regional College, Patrick St, Newry

For Roadshow information contact:

Laura@cinemagic.org.uk or eavan@nerve-centre.org.uk

Visit: www.filmclub.org