Cinema in corsivo
Cinema in corsivo is an educational project in the vision and analysis of shorts films made for children and young people, established as part of the Shorter Kids’n’Teens section of the festival. Unique and original, it grows year after year with the aim of providing opportunities for comparison and reflection for the spectators of the future. By mixing teaching in schools with educational initiatives in informal contexts (like the movie theater or the headquarters of the Casa del Cinema Association in Trieste), Cinema in corsivo favors the cinematic refinement of young people and helps raise awareness of the aesthetic, narrative, social and cultural value of the short film.
Children and young people, therefore, are transformed from simple spectators to Selecters, i.e. selectors of the films in the Shorter Kids’n’Teens section, or even into judges of the section itself, and they experience an extraordinary growth in their understanding of quality cinema which lasts all year!
For information about the project or to find out how to take part, teachers, educators and families can write to shorter@maremetraggio.com
The Selecters
The Selecters are children and young people that choose the short films for the Shorter Kids’n’Teens section after having participated in a cinematic refinement course that, under the guidance of a media educator, helps to develop their film analysis and quality assessment abilities. The Selecters have very different personalities and tastes but one great shared passion: beautiful, exciting and inspiring cinema.
The Jury
Every year, the best films in the Shorter Kids’Teens section are those voted by two groups of judges, children (from ages 6 to 10) and teenagers (from ages 11 to 15) who gather during the festival. They are passionate, curious, demanding and their judgment is highly anticipated because after all, they are the spectators of the future!