Lo schermo dell’arte is dedicated to promoting moving images to young audiences through the Oltre lo schermo project.
Between 2024 and 2025, four activities have been carried out to introduce children to the language of cinema and the production of short films. These activities were designed for preschool, primary, and lower secondary school students from the Istituti Comprensivi Pirandello in District 4 of the Municipality of Florence and Pelago (FI).
The project is carried out as part of the Piano Nazionale Cinema e Immagini per la Scuola, promoted by Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo and MiM and thanks to the contribution of Fondazione CR Firenze as part of “PARTECIPAZIONE CULTURALE”.
Cinema La Compagnia, Florence, November 13-14, 2024
Cinema Italia, Pontassieve, December 11-12, 2024
Lo schermo dell’arte Young is a film series curated by Anna Ricciardi, aimed at second and third-year students of lower secondary schools from the Istituti Comprensivi Pirandello and Pelago. The series took place during the 17th edition of Lo schermo dell’arte at Cinema La Compagnia in Florence and continued with two additional days of screenings at Cinema Italia in Pontassieve.
The selected films spanned various genres and formats—feature films, animated shorts, documentaries, and fiction—and address social issues such as environmental sustainability and migration, inviting students to reflect on these topics.
The project involved collaboration with Milo Adami, a filmmaker and instructor at ISIA in Urbino, a CIPS trainer, and the founder of the 24FPS association. It also included the participation of students from the Universities of Pisa and Florence: Marco Abbenante, Camilla Bomberini, Francesco Chiavacci, Giovanni Giacomazzo, and Eleonora Pilia.
Educational Kit – Classroom Follow-Up Activities
In the days following the film screenings, an educational kit will be shared with the teachers of the participating classes. This kit includes proposals for activities to deepen the exploration of the films’ content (civic education) and exercises for visual text analysis (audiovisual education).
The activities can be tailored to the specific needs of each class, depending on the teachers’ creativity and the time they wish to dedicate to them. They can adopt a single-disciplinary focus or take a multidisciplinary and cross-curricular approach.
CALENDAR
Cinema La Compagnia, Florence, 13 – 14 November 2024
projections for second and third-year students of the lower secondary school at I.C. Pirandello
Wednesday 13, 10:00 AM
Pig
by Jorn Leeuwerink
Netherlands, 2022, sound, 8’
An animated short film about a community of animals that exploits a pig to generate electricity. When the pig refuses to cooperate, the animals are forced to confront their own dependence. The film is an allegory about exploitation and sustainability.
followed by
Bigger Than Us
by Flore Vasseur
France, 2021, 95’
Indonesian activist Melati Wijsen embarks on a global journey to meet young people fighting the world’s most urgent crises. From Bali to the United States, from Lebanon to Malawi, Melati meets other young activists tackling pollution, forced marriages, and social inequality.
This documentary is a powerful call to action, highlighting the strength of a new generation working toward a more just and sustainable world.
La Cassetta degli strumenti – Vedere per insegnare è accessibile con password privata cliccando qui: LINK
Contenuti per docenti:
– registrazioni delle lezioni
– presentazioni PDF delle lezioni
– link per la visualizzazione di film
– bibliografia e sitografia su cinema d’artista e documentario sull’arte
Questionario di valutazione (riservato ai/alle docenti che hanno seguito il corso): https://forms.gle/1e9CvyCfZFjjTUui7
Giovedì 27 ottobre
Le origini del cinema, un’unità didattica interdisciplinare
Giovedì 3 novembre
Il cinema come racconto interiore/esteriore, uno strumento attivo, alcuni casi studio
Giovedì 10 novembre
Il cinema racconta la scuola / una storia per immagini
Giovedì 17 novembre
Cinema e archivi online / usi didattici e riusi creativi
Giovedì 24 novembre
15:00 – 17:00
Silvia Lucchesi, Cinema e arti visive
Giovedì 1 dicembre
15:00 – 17:00
Valeria Mancinelli, Le immagini in movimento come pratica artistica contemporanea
Milo Adami è filmmaker e docente presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna e ISIA di Urbino. Ha conseguito il Dottorato di Ricerca in Arti dello Spettacolo presso l’Università La Sapienza di Roma. Negli ultimi anni la sua ricerca è stata orientata verso una panoramica storica sui rapporti tra arte e immagine in movimento.
THURSDAY 14, 10:00 AM
There Are People In The Forest
by Szymon Ruczyński
Poland, 2023, sound, 10′
An animated short that tells the story of the terrible migration crisis ongoing since 2021 in the forests along the border between Poland and Belarus, using a simple, direct 2D drawing style.
Following
Manodopera
by Alain Ughetto
France, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, 2023, 70′
An autobiographical film born from the director’s personal need to rediscover his origins by retracing the difficult life of his paternal grandparents, born at the end of the 19th century and forced to emigrate from their small town to France due to both the miserable living conditions and the rise of the fascist party.
The same program will be repeated at Cinema Italia, Pontassieve, on December 11-12 for the second and third-year students of the lower secondary school at I.C. Pelago.
Cinema oltre lo specchio
January 27 – March 6, 2025
Starting from the theme of spirit animals and under the guidance of the artist, the students created a video clip exploring the concept of self-narration — a personal storytelling journey that brought to light each student’s cultural background and individual identity.
The video, produced as part of the workshop, was screened on 13 May 2025 at Cinema San Quirico in Florence.
Contents for teachers:
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Video tutorials and PDF handouts covering basic techniques in directing, shooting, and editing
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Selected TED Talks on storytelling
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The book Animali Guida by Federica Zizzari (illustrated by Giada Ungredda), published by Vivida Books
Contents for Students
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Excerpts from auteur films on the theme of play
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A selection of videos from Children’s Games by artist Francis Alÿs – available at this LINK.
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Simplified tutorials on storyboard drawing, framing, and directing techniques
Maria Pecchioli is an artist and filmmaker working with various languages and media: filmmaking, performance, and workshops. She is a co-founder and member of the artistic-curatorial duo Radical Intention (2009), the collective Fosca (2006), and manager of the interdisciplinary residency space Corniolo Art Platform (since 2010). She teaches Design, Techniques, and Technologies of Decoration at NABA, Rome. In 2014, she made the film Lei disse sì – Just Say Yes, which won the Jury Award and Public Award at the Biografilm Festival in Bologna (2014) and the Public Award at the Gender Film Festival in Rome (2015). In 2023, she presented her exhibition Pop Show at studioamatoriale in Milan.
Come in un documentario
January 28 - March 11, 2025
A workshop aimed at the third-year classes of the lower secondary school at I.C. Statale Pirandello, conducted by artists Roberto Fassone and Giacomo Raffaelli.
The final result is a documentary that creatively combines filmed images and recorded voices of the participants.
Participants were invited to reflect on and creatively engage with their school and the neighborhood they live in through exercises and questions. However, their responses were not expressed in writing or spoken word, but through the creation of videos, filmed both in the neighborhood and using public domain/open access web materials. These were enriched by the voices and aspirations of the students, who expressed themselves on the making of a documentary and on issues related to sustainability.
The documentary produced during the workshop was screened on 13 May 2025 at Cinema San Quirico in Florence and will have its public premiere on 19 June 2025 in Piazza Pitti, Florence, as part of Lo Schermo dell’Arte – Notti di Mezza Estate, within the Apriti Cinema summer series.
Contents for Teachers:
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Book summary of H. U. Obrist and H. P. Feldmann, Interview by Hans-Peter Feldmann (Walther König, 2009)
Contents for Students:
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Excerpts from films and videos created using found footage; images taken from the world of YouTubers and digital creators, as well as copyright-free stock image libraries
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Technical tutorials and handouts covering basic techniques in directing, shooting, editing, and post-production
The slides shown to students in class are available at this LINK.
Roberto Fassone teaches Multimedia Installations and Digital Aesthetics at Istituto Marangoni in Florence, and Digital Applications for Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Since 2012, he has conducted workshops focused on fostering lateral and creative thinking for museums, cultural institutions, companies, and universities, including HangarBicocca Milan and ZKM Karlsruhe. He has exhibited and performed at numerous Italian and international institutions such as MACTE Termoli, MAXXI, Ars Electronica, Vision du Réel, MAMbo, and Lo Schermo dell’Arte. In 2024, he won the MAXXI Bulgari Prize for Digital Art.
Giacomo Raffaelli teaches Audiovisual Languages and Techniques, Digital Video, and Photography Theory and Techniques at Istituto Marangoni in Florence; Digital Applications for Art at Accademia Aldo Galli in Como; and Fashion Video Fundamentals at Moodart in Verona. He is also a lecturer at Cité Internationale des Arts, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Glasgow. Since 2022, he has been co-curator of ArteVisione, an educational program for Italian artists working with moving images.
CineKIDS
February 19 - May 9, 2025
A workshop aimed at the preschool students of I.C. Pirandello, carried out in collaboration with Taartrovers Amsterdam, a partner of the Cinemini Europe network. It includes in-class film screenings and the completion of workshop activities using the kit provided by Cinemini Europe.
From May 5 to 9, the multimedia installation MiniCine, created by Taartrovers, was set up for the first time in Italy within the school premises.
Thanks to a series of cardboard installations and structures, the children were able to playfully explore the world of moving images through devices such as the magic lantern, the thaumatrope, stop-motion video creation, and live sound design.
This second phase of the workshop also included the screening of the film Sally by Luna Maurer and Roel Wouters (Netherlands, 2005).
The workshops were developed using materials from Cinemini Europe.
Website: CineminiEurope
Taartrovers is a collective of art teachers, programmers, and artists who develop film education projects for children.
Through their programs and installations, children discover the power of imagination in a playful way, using their senses to explore cinema and express feelings, images, and stories.
Taartrovers collaborates with theaters, festivals, museums, community centers, and schools.
PRODUCED VIDEOS
by Roberto Fassone, Giacomo Raffaelli, and the 3rd-year students of I.C. Pirandello, Florence
(Italy, 2025, 12’)
The students of I.C. Pirandello were invited to imagine wishes for their school, their neighborhood, and the film itself.
The result is a collective story of Florence’s Quartiere 4, exploring the connection with the territory through video footage and materials sourced from the web: a poetic and visionary portrait, suspended between reality and possibility, shaped by the gaze of the new generations.
by Maria Pecchioli and the 5th-grade students of I.C. Pirandello Primary School, Florence
(Italy, 2025, 8’)
Using Osmo cameras, Zoom microphones, and a green screen, the students had the opportunity to learn and take on various roles in film production—from directing to writing the concept and screenplay, to shooting, sound recording, and makeup and hairstyling.
Starting from the theme of spirit animals, the video clip explores self-narration—a subjective storytelling by the students that allowed them to extend the physical boundaries of the school spaces through the use of the green screen.
To see the produced videos, please send a request by email to info@schermodellarte.org.
OLTRE LO SCHERMO 2024/2025
is an initiative carried out within the framework of Piano Nazionale Cinema e Immagini per la Scuola, promoted by MiC and MIM
and thanks to the contribution of Fondazione CR Firenze as part of “PARTECIPAZIONE CULTURALE”.
in collaboration with:
- Taartrovers, Amsterdam
- UNIPI DISCO Discipline dello Spettacolo e della Comunicazione
- UNIPI CoMeTe Comunicazione, Media, Tecnologie
- UNIFI DAMS Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo
- Quartiere 4 Comune di Firenze
