WHAT'S ON
Join us for family-friendly film events paired with arts, crafts, and creative play. Each screening comes with opportunities to make and experiment, from animation activities to fun creative workshops.
For our youngest audience members, the Cinemini programme offers magical first cinema experiences, designed especially for children under 5. For older children, our new filmmaking workshops open the door to storytelling and the excitement of making films together.
Whether watching, making, or playing together, every event is designed to spark creativity and a love of cinema.
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EVENTS
CROYDON HARVEST CINEMINI
Saturday & Sunday, 10.30am–11:30pm (2-5 yrs)
A magical first cinema experience for under-5s and their grown-ups, with short films, sensory play, light, colour, movement and plenty of opportunities to explore and play.
📍 Braithwaite Hall / Croydon Clocktower
📅 Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 October
This is a Free drop-in but limited space so arrive on time
CROYDON HARVEST Now Booking!!
Straight off the back of our own Family Film Festival we are delighted to be joining Croydon Harvest in collaboration with Croydon Culture and the David Lean Cinema for a weekend of films, creativity and family fun
📍 David Lean Cinema & Braithwaite Hall / Atrium Croydon Clocktower
📅 Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 October
Find out more and book your film + workshop tickets:
CROYDON HARVEST OINK
Saturday - OINK, 12pm (PG recommended age 6+)
Film + FREE workshop 📍 David Lean Cinema & Atrium (farmyard craft)
Meet Babs and her very special pet pig in this very funny Dutch family film. After the film, stay for our Farm Animal Workshop, where children can create their own farmyard animals from recycled materials and film them joining an ever-growing imaginary farmyard using time-lapse!
The film is in Dutch with English subtitles, but don’t worry - children can easily follow the story even if they miss a word here and there. They will be laughing too much to notice!
CROYDON HARVEST ANIMAL SHORTS
Sunday - ANIMAL SHORTS, 12pm
Film + FREE workshop 📍 David Lean Cinema & Atrium (animal habitat craft)
A playful collection of short films featuring a lynx in the city, a tiger searching for his stripes, a tiny fox who discovers the magic of growing things and an elephant who dreams of having a bicycle. Dialogue free and suitable for all ages.
Afterwards, children can unleash their creativity by making their own miniature animal habitats in a matchbox using natural materials and found objects.
SMALL WORLD CINEMA @ TURNER CONTEMPORARY
Our collaboration with Turner Contemporary in Margate, launched on Sunday 5 July and continues until March 2027.
Bringing together film screenings, creative workshops, sensory play and hands-on making, the programme invites young audiences to explore storytelling, colour, light, movement and sound.
Each event begins with Cinemini, our playful film experience for under-5s, offering a magical first cinema experience for young children and their families.
This is followed by a film screening with creative workshop for children aged 6+.
Next event: HALLOWEEN! - on 24 of October
This project is supported by the BFI Film Audience Network and National Lottery funding.
SMALL WORLD CINEMA @ DEPOT CINEMA
We run regular events for families and children at the Depot Cinema in Lewes as part of their year-round programme of screenings and activities designed for families to enjoy together, culminating in an exciting film festival 'Rascals'. You can book tickets via the Depot Cinema website.
Located right opposite Lewes train station, the cinema is very easy to get to and a lovely day out!
Next event: 31 October.
SCREEN EXPLORERS
SECRETS OF THE SCREEN creative adventures in film
This summer, children are invited to explore the creative world of filmmaking through a week of hands-on workshops. Using cameras as tools for observation, creativity and storytelling, they'll experiment with camera tricks, visual storytelling, editing and sound effects while discovering how filmmakers bring stories to life.
These workshops are less about technical skills and more about creativity, experimentation and finding new ways of telling stories through film.
You can see some of our previous work HERE
📍 Hayes Village Hall
📅 DATES TBC
⏰ 9:30 – 12:30
🎬 For ages TBC (12 places available)
🎟️ £120
PROGRAMME
Day 1: Camera Techniques
Framing, perspective, camera angles and visual tricks
Day 2: Storytelling Secrets
Visual storytelling, characters and creating narratives
Day 3: Sound Effects Lab
Creating Foley effects, atmosphere and movie sounds
Day 4: Editing Tricks
Editing tricks and filming exercises, how editing changes meaning
Day 5: Movie Makers Challenge
Combining everything learned to create a short film
programme may be subject to change
MODELMAKING & MINIATURE WORLDS
Join workshop leader Eve Chaplin (alumna BRIT School, currently at Nottingham Trent studying Design for Film & TV) for a hands-on, three-day workshop exploring the art of miniature model-making inspired by the beautiful films of Studio Ghibli.
Across the three days, participants will explore how colour, props, decoration and design help bring stories to life on screen. Through a series of creative exercises, children will experiment with model-making techniques, test different materials and develop their own ideas before designing and building a miniature Ghibli-inspired house.
Along the way, they'll discover the principles of scale drawing, visual storytelling and world-building, taking inspiration from the artists and designers who create the magical worlds we see on film. Participants will each create a unique house will be theirs to take home at the end of the workshop.
Important information: As part of the model-making process, participants will use craft knives and other specialist tools under supervision. We ask that young people attending are comfortable following instructions and working carefully and responsibly with materials and equipment. All activities will be supervised by the workshop leader.
📍 Hayes Village Hall
📅 DATES TBC
⏰ 9:30 – 12:30
🎬 For children aged 12+ (12 places available)
🎟️ £90, includes all materials
