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This page is to help teachers prepare for the festival

Hybrid Workshop Information

How Does It Work

The Rubbish Film Festival gives students the chance to use their creativity to tackle important environmental issues. Each group produces a one-minute film with supporting material, taking full ownership of the process — from planning and scripting to acting, directing, filming, and editing. The result is a powerful opportunity for students to share their voice on global sustainability challenges.

Online Course &
Zoom Call

Pre-Production

Part of the festival is deliverd online using specially design, simple to use videos and worksheets. We will also help with zoom calls to the class for directions and advice. Students will have their movie ready to shoot.

Onsite Workshops

Production and Post-Production

A professional tutor will delivera full-day workshops in your school. Students will film, and edit a one-minute movie, and create a poster and promotional material.

Learning in Action

Skills Development

Students learn the basics of filmmaking — scripting, shot types, camera angles, sound, and editing while exploring themes linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 12, SDG 13, and related goals).

After the Workshop

Judging & Awards

On Day 2, projects are submitted for judging. Depending on the county, awards may be announced at an in-person event or online. Winning entries may go forward to the National Awards Ceremony.

Student Outcome

What Students Gain

Media and digital storytelling skills,teamwork, creativity, and confidence, deeper awareness of sustainability and climate action

Judging

After The Workshop

Entries are submitted at the end of of the workshop. Depending on the county, awards may be announced onsite or online, with winners going forward to the National Awards Ceremony.

What Are The Rules!​

To make sure the Rubbish Film Festival runs smoothly and fairly for all schools, a few simple rules apply. Please review these guidelines before the workshops begin.

Getting Ready For Workshops

For the workshop to run we only need a few things

After The Workshops

Student Feedback

The students will be asked to fill in a feedback form on their experience. This is important to continue funding

Teacher Feedback

The Teachers will be asked to fill ina feedback form. Thjis is a vital necesssity for the coninued funding of the project.

Certificates

Certificates will be issues to the names on the consent forms. These will be sent deigitally to the main contact.

Onsite Workshop

WIFI Access

The facilitator will need access to the internet with his/her devices.

All Students are prepared

All students should understand what they have signed up for

Teacher Contact

throughjout the workshops the facilitator has a dedicated contact if there are any issues

Online Course

Select 24 TY students

Create up to 2 groups with your class

Online course delivery

Mover through the videos and worksheets for both groups, ending when they have a film idea, storyboard, cast and crew and are ready to shoot

All Workshop Requirements Available

-A Room for the the day
-A projector and screen/whiteboard with speakers and HDMI Cable

The Importance of Consent Forms

Find Your Consent form Link

Click or copy the relevant link and email to the relevant people

Identifying students

Awards and Viewing

Each County Council decides whether the Regional Finals will take place onsite or online.

Contact

If you have any questions or issues please contact us and we will reply as soon as possible