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Accredited project in the field of youth

2024-1-SI02-KA151-YOU-0002024592024Mobility of young people for accredited organisationsfinalized
Countries: SI · Grant: €83,318

Objectives

The project included various activities to train youth workers to work in the field of film or media education for young people. In addition to getting to know each other, sharing experiences, and creating connections, we wanted to train them to work as mentors or people who would carry out activities in their environments that, like this project, would have as their main goal the promotion of social engagement and the empowerment of young people through the media or the creation of short films. The main purpose is therefore to develop quality film education projects that give young people the opportunity to create films together, get to know each other, broaden their cultural horizons, learn about the environment and society, motivate them for social engagement, critically observe society in general, reflect on their position and role in society, and give them the tools to express their thoughts and feelings, share stories that have marked or inspired them... In a series of activities for the training of mentors and the development of youth work in the field of film education, we wanted to connect youth workers from different parts of Europe, who will maintain contact even after the project and collaborate again in the future and perhaps design further joint projects. We also encouraged them to critically observe and reflect on society and its structures, how to find out what and how young people think about, see society, which topics touch them the most and what they want to share or highlight, which issues they find most pressing in today's society. One of the goals is, last but not least, to create film products that would reflect the thinking and experiences of young people. Short films are a mirror of society, a picture of what young people learn and experience. At the same time, they are also a document, a presentation of a small part of society through the lens of young people from different backgrounds. The resulting films serve as motivation for further work, as young authors can share them in their narrow and wider social circles, at festivals and various online platforms and social networks. They are also proof of their creativity and social engagement, which will benefit them in their professional, artistic or academic path and enable them to create new contacts and networks. The resulting films can open debates on various social topics and draw attention to certain issues, while at the same time promoting the positive values ​​of the EU, which are based on respect for human rights, sustainable development, the rule of law, solidarity, social justice and tolerance for those who are different. Among the project activities, above-average short films were also created, which are already traveling to various international festivals around the world and presenting their message and a piece of society to a wide audience beyond local borders.

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