WALL-EUSA 2008, 98 min, Director: Andrew StantonFSK: 0, Recommended age: 6+ Themes: environment, communication, robots, future, feeling lonely and finding friendsWhen all the humans left Earth, they left behind a little robot:

WALL-E. The curious little cleaning machine with great big eyes has been tirelessly

collecting waste and sorting the junk that the humans left behind. WALL-E is pretty lonely until one day he receives a visit from space. The ultramodern reconnaissance robot EVE is

supposed to find out whether Earth is fit to live on again. WALL-E falls in love

with EVE and follows her onto the Axiom spaceship where humans have been living

lethargically for 700 years. Its lovingly animated characters and universal themes make WALL-E well worth seeing not just for young viewers but for all ages.

CHALET GIRLGreat Britain/Germany/Austria 2011, 93 min, Director: Phil Traill FSK: 0, recommended age: 12+Themes: family and responsibility, social class, overcoming loss, dreams, romanceThe successful skateboarder Kim has hung up her

skateboard since her mother died in a car accident. Money has also been tight

at home since then and when she is offered a job as a chalet girl at short notice, she jumps at the chance. In the world of the rich and beautiful, she feels rather out of place at first,

but with self-confidence and quick wit she gets the better of snobby

guests and uptight colleagues in the end. More importantly, however, she

discovers a snowboard in the chalet. She finally gets back on a board and is soon turning somersaults. A romantic comedy packed with puns and a charming Felicity Jones as the smart Kim.

THE ANGELS’ SHAREGreat Britain/Germany/France/Belgium/Italy 2012, 101 min, Director: Ken Loach FSK: 12, recommended age: 14+ Themes: fatherhood, friendship, teenagers, youth violence, reinte-gration, reconciliation, capitalism

Young offender Robbie has narrowly escaped a prison sentence. He has

also just become a father. When he holds his newborn son Luke in his arms for the first time, he realises he has to change his life. But to do this he needs money. Together with

his friends Rhino, Albert and Mo, who like him have little prospect of

a regular job, he hatches a crazy plan that leads them into the world of Scottish

whisky manufacturing. Sometimes serious and at other times humorous, and looking closely at social relationships, Ken Loach tells the story of a second chance.

GINGER & ROSAGreat Britain/Denmark/Canada/Croatia 2013, 90 min, Director: Sally Potter FSK: 12, recommended age: 15+ Themes: youth/teenagers, friendship, family, society and the individual, emancipation, protest, the Cold War, anti-nuclear movementIn England at the beginning of the 60s, the Cuba Missile Crisis is just reaching its height. Ginger and Rosa are best friends who share everything: their first kiss, their first jeans, their first demo. But while Rosa is mainly interested in attractive boys, Ginger, whose parents are separating, becomes active in the anti-nuclear movement. The nuclear and the family apocalypse appear to coincide. GINGER & ROSA is a sensitive coming-of-age story and at the same time a coherent portrait of an era in which a spirit of optimism and apocalyptic scenarios shaped the attitude towards life of an entire generation.

DEATH OF A SUPERHEROIreland/Germany 2012, 96 min, Director: Ian Fitzgibbon FSK: 12, recommended age: 14+ Themes: youth/teenagers/youth culture, illness, death/dying, art, coming of age, sexuality, love16-year-old Donald is an enthusiastic and talented comic strip illustrator. In his drawings, he is a superhero saving women and the world from destruction at the very last minute. In real life, he himself could do with saving because he is seriously ill with cancer. His anxious parents get on his nerves and the question of whether he will manage to find a girlfriend is always on his mind. At least there is still his brother Jeff and the unorthodox psychologist Dr Adrian King. DEATH OF A SUPERHERO sensitively balances tragedy and comedy, live action and animation sequences.

THE SECRET OF KELLSIreland/France/Belgium 2009, 75 min, Director: Tomm Moore FSK: 6, recommended age: 10+ Themes: fairy-tales and legends, religion, Irish history, the power of art, dreams and goalsIreland in the 9th century. Daydreamer Brendan is raised by his uncle, the strict Abbot of Cellach, in the monastery of Kells. He obediently helps the monks with the farming work and building the wall that is to protect the monastery and community from the Vikings. His real love, though, is for books. When the mysterious illustrator Brother Aidan comes to the monastery and introduces Brendan to the wonders of the “Book of Kells”, Brendan discovers a magical world of images, myths and colours beyond the walls of the monastery. The Oscar-nominated feature-length animation THE SECRET OF KELLS spins an enchanting tale of the origins of the world famous Book of Kells out of historical facts and Celtic legends.

BRITISH SCHOOLS FILM FESTIVAL#7

WAS IST BRITFILMS?

BRITFILMS ist eine Schulfilmreihe der AG Kino-Gilde e.V., Verband der Programmkinos und Filmkunsttheater in Deutschland. Sechs englischsprachige Filme touren ein Schuljahr lang durch die deutschen Kinos und werden von den Kinobetreibern in Schulvorführungen für Kinder im Alter von 8-18 Jahren eingesetzt. Die Vorführungen können direkt in den teilnehmenden Kinos gebucht werden. Begleitend werden Fortbildungen/Filmpreviews für Eng-lischlehrer und –lehrerinnen angeboten. Ebenso gibt es als pädagogisches Begleitmaterial englischsprachige Study Guides zu allen Filmen als Download. In der BRITFILMS FILM CRITICS COMPETITION haben Schülerinnen und Schüler die Gelegenheit, englischspra-chige Filmkritiken einzureichen. Jeden Monat wird eine Gewinnerkritik ausgewählt, die mit einem "BRITFILMS Surprise Bag" belohnt wird.Informationen zu allen Filmen, die Termine der Fort-bildungen, Study Guides, Tourneedaten und alles über die BRITFILMS FILM CRITICS COMPETITION finden Sie unter: www.britfilms.de

AG Kino – Gilde deutscher Filmkunsttheater e.V.Rankestr. 31, 10789 Berlin, Tel.: (030) 257 608 40,

Fax: (030) 257 608 43, britfilms@agkino.de

www.agkino.de, www.britfilms.de

BRITFILMS ist ein Projekt der AG Kino - Gilde dt. Filmkunsttheater e.V., des Ver-bandes der Programmkinos und Filmkunsttheater in Deutschland, in Kooperation mit der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung und Vision Kino.

Mit freundlicher Unterstützung des Schöningh Schulbuch-Verlags.

www.britfilms.de

September 2013 - July 2014

BRITFILMS, the English language festival of the German Arthouse Association AG Kino - Gilde e.V., once again invites students of English from 8 to 18 to experience the beauty and diversity of the English language first hand. From September 2013 to July 2014 six exceptional British and Irish productions - ranging from magical animation to touching drama - go on tour through German cinemas.

Students of all ages will fall in love with the little animated cleaning robot WALL-E, left alone on Earth to sort through the mess humans left behind when they deserted into space. Children of ten years and older will enjoy the enchanting animation THE SECRET OF KELLS in which the little monk Brendan discovers a whole new world when the mysterious illustrator Aidan joins the monastery. Teenagers will like the witty romantic comedy CHALET GIRL about working class skater girl Kim who tries to make friends and a living in a super posh ski resort. Secondary students have the choice between the tragicomic DEATH OF A SUPERHERO about the 16-year-old comic strip illustrator and cancer patient Donald and Ken Loach’s THE ANGEL’S SHARE in which juvenile delinquent Robbie comes up with a crazy plan to raise the money for a new life. GINGER & ROSA offers older students an excellent insight into Britain during the Cuba crisis while telling a touching coming of age story.

All films are available in the English and in the subtitled version (German subtitles). The only exception is CHALET GIRL, which will be presented with English subtitles. Ask your cinema for your favourite version. All films are accompanied by English study guides.

Screenings can be booked directly in the participating cinemas. You can find a list of the participating cinemas at www.britfilms.de/tournee.If you are interested in a screening and your local cinema is not yet participating in the festival, you can contact us at britfilms@agkino.de and we will do our best to find a partner cinema near you.

Information on films, study guides, dates and how to book a school screening is available at

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