Learn & create
Over the last three years we’ve welcomed over 15,000 children and young people to our historic art-deco cinema to learn more about film through activities, workshops and events.
Tyneside Cinema’s multi award-winning learning programme – the most distinctive and far reaching programme offered by any independent UK cinema – offers a wide range of high quality opportunities for 8-24 year olds to get involved in filmmaking and film watching. From one-day workshops to three-month courses, we’ve got something for everyone. We always offer a percentage of our programmes for free to engage young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, who may not otherwise have these opportunities.
We are proud that our professional digital video service – Northern Stars Production – is led by a new generation of talent emerging from our learning programme. The company are available to hire, offering a high quality, professional and reasonably priced service and have produced over 200 films for clients across the UK including The National Football Museum, The Society of Chief Librarians, intu Eldon Square, Sage Gateshead and Maxïmo Park.
Learning & Participation Manager
Film Academies
Tyneside Cinema’s Filmmaking Academies give individual young people aged 15-19 the chance to develop their skills through working in small groups to plan, shoot and edit short films which are premiered on our big screen before being entered into awards and film festivals.
No previous experience is required, and participants have used the training from our Academy programmes to gain a place at university or as part of a portfolio to get work in the film industry. Find out more >>
School Workshops
Tyneside Cinema’s Filmmaking Workshops and Modern Foreign Language Days are an ideal way to complement the work done in the classroom, shed new light on a subject and build skills and confidence – all with the support of our experienced learning team.
Our workshops engage students of all ages, explore curriculum links and develop understanding of a subject in a hands-on way, whilst having fun and building soft skills in a supportive learning environment. All the work produced during the day is yours to keep to support future lessons, contribute to coursework requirements or just use as a souvenir. Find out more >>
New Creatives
New Creatives is an exciting talent development scheme that offers opportunities for emerging creatives to be mentored by experienced artists to make new artistic works in film, audio or interactive media, designed for BBC channels and platforms. Co-funded by Arts Council England and BBC Arts, New Creatives is delivered in partnership with five creative media organisations across England.
Tyneside Cinema are leading the programme in the North of England, where we will support artists aged 16 to 30 to bring to their original ideas to life through film, audio or interactive artworks.
