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Short Film Library

Screening Shorts features over 100 licensed short films from the worlds of live-action fiction, animation and documentary for use in the classroom, allowing you to teach Film and Screen experiences and outcomes. All films come with suggested critical, cultural and creative classroom activities.

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Cartoon bird singing
Children in Classroom

Classroom Resources

Additional resources to support your screen education work. Many resources are themed towards specific films in our collection; others are general tools that can be used in many different contexts.
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The Principles of Film and Screen Education

Film and screen education should allow children and young people the chance to explore different forms of screen content, developing their creative, critical and cultural knowledge and skills as well as knowledge and skills of self and community.

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The witch and the baby short filmGirl looking out a bus window
Child playing outsideMan eating breakfast
Children in grass

About Screening Shorts

Screening Shorts has been developed by Screen Scotland, the national agency for all aspects of screen production, exhibition, skills and education.
We have carefully curated our short film collection and crafted our learning and teaching resources to support our draft Film and Screen curriculum. All films and resources are linked to this curriculum’s specific educational levels and experiences and outcomes, which align with the Scotland’s Expressive Arts curriculum.
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Umbrellas short film

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