Celebrating Into Film's Impact in 2025

As another busy year draws to a close it's time to celebrate some of the brilliant things we at Into Film have achieved over the last year.

Working in two thirds of UK schools, Into Film has continued to teach, reach and inspire millions of children and young people, unlocking the curriculum through a rich, diverse and engaging programme of in-class and extra-curricular film and gaming activities.

Our programme has continued to support teaching with film in the classroom, practical filmmaking, and young people looking for a break into the screen industries. We also expanded our gaming programme, implemented Discover! Creative Careers programmes in Scotland and Wales, celebrated the best in youth filmmaking at the Into Film Awards, and in the Into Film Festival, we once again delivered the largest free youth film festival in the world. It's been a busy year!

Here are some of our key 2024/25 highlights:

• 77,335 Into Film Account holders, in 17,534 educational settings engaged with the Into Film programme (66% of the UK school estate) 
• 134,963 classroom resources downloaded by educators 
• 5,421 educators trained 
• 8,000+ film watching, making and review writing clubs
• 822 organisations supported to deliver filmmaking activity
• 28,561 UK educators, from 9,500 schools, streamed content on Into Film+, the UK's first free film-specific streaming service for educators
• 356,000 children and young people attending the Into Film Festival across 2,522 screenings, including 40,000 first-time cinema goers.

None of this would be possible without the ongoing support of our funders: The British Film Institute (BFI) awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding, Cinema First, Northern Ireland Screen and the many other industry partners who so generously fund our programme.

We look forward to achieving even more together in 2026.