BFI Family activities

With over 12 children’s summer activities on at the BFI on the Southbank, London, it can be hard to choose the perfect children’s event. Catering for everyone from budding young film makers to London’s toddlers, the range of kid's events on offer includes education activities such as lessons in film making, to arts and crafts activities and a large selection of film screenings designed to entertain both children and their parents. There's also family friendly film screenings, activities and workshops, and the Family Funday preview events - a great full day out for all the family that takes place once a month screening everything from family classics to latest releases.  Here are the Culture Whisper highlights we think your little film enthusiasts will love.

For toddlers in London

London’s tiny tots can get messy making painting and making stop-motion animations at Shaun the Sheep Messy Time for the Very Young at the BFI. With a Shaun the Sheep inspired afternoon workshop, kids can dress up, run around and make as many things as they like, whilst learning the basics of animation and film making. Parents are welcome to sit, make and watch their kids get filthy without having to do any of the clearing up!  

After an afternoon of mess making, children and their parents can join their new friends for the Shaun the Sheep Movie 2015 at 14:30pm, and watch Shaun and his flock travel to the big city on a mission to find a farmer whilst avoiding capture by the city’s animal warden.

£5 each/ siblings £4

Thursday 13 August 12:30 - 14:00

Suitable for ages 0-7

Week long, film summer workshop

The Bronze Arts Award Week offers children in London the chance to participate in a certified film course for 11-14 year olds, allowing kids to immerse themselves in everything relating to film, from its history and development to learning new skills in animation, video production, editing, screenwriting and much more. It’s a wonderful summer school workshop for children with a passion for film looking to fill those long summer days.

£190 per place (includes tutor time, moderation and certification costs, lunch not included)

Monday 3 August - Friday 7 August

For more information, contact Family Learning Programmer: [email protected]

Suitable for ages 11-14

Filmmaking summer workshop

For those children with a passion for films, learning all the basics in making short films is a wonderful chance for them to stretch their creative muscle and get ahead of the game. Kids will be taught all the secrets to creating short films, using techniques including stop-noting animation, editing and special effects, as well as how to craft a film using the city as an exciting, ever-changing backdrop to the the stories found in their imaginations.

£27.50, price includes 4.5hr workshop plus a ticket to the screening that day (children to be left for all of it)

Monday 10 August - Wednesday 12 August, 10:00 - 16:00

Suitable for ages 8-15

The BFI Southbank has changing facilities as well as being is fully accessible for buggies and pushchairs. Don't miss the KIDS EAT FOR FREE offer on the Riverfront.