The renowned CCAJ film training project was transferred to a new European constellation and methodologically developed. New reusable products and training formats have been created. The positive impact of this film education project and its specific methodology on disadvantaged students in terms of key competences, empowerment and inclusion has been explored in an exemplary way. The implicit empirical knowledge that has grown over the years in the pedagogical management / tandems of participating artists and teachers was made explicit in the report and could be shared. The pedagogical significance of the project and its multiple dimensions could now be better categorised. It has been opened up for further research and has served to develop research perspectives and methods for aesthetic film education. All those involved in the project (students, teachers, filmmakers, educators, cultural organisations, universities) have engaged in an intensive research and learning process on film education and have broadened their horizons, networks, etc. through their participation in this European project and the mobility associated with it.
Europe's cultural richness and diversity is an achievement of our developed democracies. But Europe needs an education system that embraces all the people who live here and gives them equal opportunities and chances to participate, especially in the arts and culture. It is a big task, and there is still much to be done. The schools, cultural institutions and universities involved in E*CCAJ from four different European countries have come together to play their part in the inclusion of young, disadvantaged students - through the power of arts education. Some young people in European schools are invisible to each other and even to themselves. Through creative encounters between young people from different schools, through their participation in cinema as art, the CCAJ programme enabled young students to see themselves and each other, to share their lives, passions and identities - both on screen and behind the scenes. Teachers were equipped with pedagogical tools and expertise. E*CCAJ initiated a European learning community across geographical borders and sectors.