Youth: TIFF 2026: Teens Meet Cinema - 10th Anniversary, Special events
TIFF International Symposium on Film Education 2026: Developing Educators and Building Support for Film Education
TIFF映画教育国際シンポジウム2026 ～映画教育のためのエデュケーター育成と環境づくり～
Co-hosted by Tokyo Metropolitan Government / National Film Archive of Japan
Produced by Produced and operated by Children Meet Cinema
This symposium explores challenges in film education through international examples. This year, we discuss future directions under the theme of “Developing Educators and Building Support for Film Education”.
10.31 Sat
Advance registration required
at National Film Archive of Japan B1 Theatre
Schedule (Tentative)
Please note that the program and speakers are subject to change without prior notice.
13:00–13:05 Opening Remarks
Hisamatsu Takeo
Festival Director, Tokyo International Film Festival
13:05–13:10 Introduction
Dohi Etsuko
Representative Director, Children Meet Cinema
Part 1 13:10–16:00
Building Supportive Environments for Film Education: Exploring Systems That Connect Schools, Communities, and Cinema
13:10–14:00 Keynote Lecture
“Building Supportive Environments for Film Education in France: Systems and Practices Connecting Education, Culture, and Cinema”
Isabelle Bourdon
Cinema Education Advisor, DAAC (Arts and Cultural Education), Académie de Créteil, France
14:00–14:25
“Building a Regional Network Around Film: A Film Consortium Initiative Starting in Aomori”
Tachiki Shoichiro
CEO, teco LLC / Program Director, Kuroishi Art BOX
14:25–14:45 Break / Coffee Break
14:45–15:20
“Revising Japan’s National Curriculum Guidelines Toward 2030 and Inquiry-Based Learning: Possibilities for Collaboration with Communities, Arts and Culture, and Film”
Tamura Manabu
Chief Inspector, Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
15:20–16:00 Panel Discussion
“How Can We Build an Environment That Supports Film Education?”
Isabelle Bourdon
Tachiki Shoichiro
Tamura Manabu
Dohi Etsuko
Moderator: Tomita Mika
Curator, National Film Archive of Japan
16:00–16:20 Break / Coffee Break
Part 2 16:20–18:55
Developing Film Education Educators: Exploring the Expertise Needed to Put Film Education into Practice
16:20–17:00 Keynote Lecture
“Developing Film Education Educators in France: Training, Practice, and Networks”
Isabelle Bourdon
17:00–17:40
“What Is a Film Education Educator? Understanding the Practice of Children Meet Cinema Through the Lens of Education”
Miyajima Kirie
Education Researcher / Special Assistant Professor, Hiroshima University / Founder and CEO, Innovation Power Co., Ltd.
17:40–18:00 Break / Coffee Break
18:00–18:55 Panel Discussion
“How Can We Connect Film Education Educators with Supportive Environments?”
Isabelle Bourdon
Miyajima Kirie
Tachiki Shoichiro
Tamura Manabu
Suwa Nobuhiro , Film Director / Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
Dohi Etsuko
18:55–19:00 Closing Remarks
Tochigi Akira
Director, National Film Archive of Japan
Speakers
Isabelle Bourdon
Cinema Education Advisor, Academic Delegation for Arts and Cultural Education (DAAC), Académie de Créteil, French Ministry of National Education
Tachiki Shoichiro
CEO tecoLLC program director. KUROISHI ART BOX
Miyajima Kirie
Education Researcher / Special Assistant Professor, Hiroshima University / Founder and CEO, Innovation Power Co., Ltd.
Tamura Manabu
Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology – japan
Chief inspector
Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau
Suwa Nobuhiro
Film Director/Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
Dohi Etsuko
Representative Director,Children Meet Cinema
Moderator
Tomita Mika
Curator, National Film Archive of Japan
Screenings1
Sat, 10/31
13:0019:00
National Film Archive of Japan B1 Theatre
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Programme details
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