Film Training
CHRONIC YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
Barbican Young Film Programmers
Between 2015 and 2023 I was the Course Leader of the Barbican Film Young Programmers, an annual seven month course in film curating. I created a curriculum to give hands on experience in film programming and event production: Initiating the annual festival: The Chronic Youth Film Festival hosted by the Barbican Centre.
The Barbican Young Film Programmers are a group aged between 16 to 25 who meet over four times a month to learn how to share their love and knowledge of film with real audiences.
As a Barbican Young Film Programmer you will be given the skills to put on a film festival at the Barbican.
Lead mentor Suzy Gillett has worked in film for over twenty years as a film curator, film producer and film educator. She is an expert in nurturing and empowering emerging international film talent.
Joined by Barbican curators and guest tutors from across the film industry. The BYFP are encouraged to watch as many films movies as possible, working as a group to programme and market a film festival. You will then run the event over a weekend at the Barbican, contributing to event planning, marketing and the overall delivery of the festival.
Previous participants have gone on to work at Mubi, ICA, Ritzy Cinema, Open City Doc Festival, Deptford Cinema and set up film clubs : Tape Collective, Brixton Community Cinema, Seasons at the BFI.
FILMS LISTS:
Chronic Youth Festival 2016
Chronic Youth Festival 2017
Chronic Youth Festival 2018
Chronic Youth Festival 2019
Chronic Youth Festival 2020
Chronic Youth Festival 2021
Chronic Youth Festival 2022
Chronic Youth Festival 2023
2016
Chronic Youth highlights
Güeros - Alonzo Ruizpalacios
Rude Boy - Jack Hazan
Mediterranea - Jonas Carpignano
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Chronic Youth highlights
Güeros - Alonzo Ruizpalacios
Rude Boy - Jack Hazan
Mediterranea - Jonas Carpignano
2017
Chronic Youth highlights
Tower XYZ
Ayo Akingbade
Something Better to Come - Hanna Polak
Swagger - Olivier Babinet
Millenium Mambo -
Hou Hsiao-Hsein &
Mia Hansen Love shorts
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Chronic Youth highlights
Tower XYZ
Ayo Akingbade
Something Better to Come - Hanna Polak
Swagger - Olivier Babinet
Millenium Mambo -
Hou Hsiao-Hsein &
Mia Hansen Love shorts
2018
Chronic Youth highlights
Summer 1993 Carla Simón
A Child in the Crowd - Gérard Blain
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Chronic Youth highlights
Summer 1993 Carla Simón
A Child in the Crowd - Gérard Blain
2019
Chronic Youth highlights
Young Soul Rebels - Isaac Julien
Archive Films
Zine
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Barbican Young Programmer
Araba talking about
Young Soul Rebels
The Smalls video of the BYP 2019
Chronic Youth highlights
Young Soul Rebels - Isaac Julien
Archive Films
Zine
Barbican Young Programmer
Araba talking about
Young Soul Rebels
The Smalls video of the BYP 2019
Autumn 2020
3 & 4 October in Cinema - 3-13 October online : get your tickets!
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/series/chronic-youth-film-festival-2020
Screentalk about Q’s Barbershop
https://youtu.be/5qY2yxD0cPA
Spring 2022
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/series/chronic-youth-film-festival-2022