The initiative aims to introduce children and teenagers to filmmaking.
On Monday, the Mexican Ministry of Culture, through the National Film Archive (Cineteca Nacional), launched the program “Let’s Go to the Film Archive!” for elementary and middle school students.
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The initiative, in coordination with Mexico City’s Federal Education Authority, aims to introduce children and teenagers to filmmaking through free screenings that promote cinema as an educational and cultural tool.
Minister of Culture Claudia Curiel emphasized that the project aims to incorporate visits to the cinema as part of the educational experience of public school students.
Approximately 1,600 students have already participated in the program’s initial activities, which provide free access to the three locations of the National Film Archive. The project is developed under the principles of the New Mexican School.
🎬 262 estudiantes de las primarias “General Plutarco Elías Calles” y “Niño Jesús Guarneros” disfrutaron “Yuku y la flor del Himalaya” en la Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec.#VamosALaCineteca acerca el cine como experiencia pedagógica y cultural.#NuevaEscuelaMexicana pic.twitter.com/L8W6VWoHZH
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The text reads, “262 students from the General Plutarco Elías Calles and Niño Jesús Guarneros elementary schools enjoyed ‘Yuku and the Flower of the Himalayas’ at the Chapultepec National Film Archive.”
The Archive’s Director General Marina Stavenhagen stated that the initiative fosters new cultural experiences and contributes to the development of critical thinking through film analysis and reflection.
The National Film Archive’s locations in Xoco, Chapultepec, and the National Center for the Arts will function as complementary educational spaces, where film will serve as a tool to stimulate dialogue and emotional expression.
The first phase of the program included the screening of Yuku and the Himalayan Flower (2022), directed by Remi Durin and Arnaud Demuynck, and due to high demand from educational institutions, authorities decided to extend the project through 2027.
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