Some magical movies appeal to every generation, no matter how many years it’s been since they first hit the big screen. 

To mark the return of the popular Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People under 12 this June, organisers asked 1,000 children under 12 to vote for their favourite film, and we’re quite impressed with the top five: 

 1. The Lion King (with 321 votes) 

 

2. E.T. (a close second with 280 votes) 

 

3. Toy Story 

 

4. Finding Nemo

 

5. The Wizard of Oz

 

The Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People’s Junior Programme (school workshops for under 12s) returns to Dublin from 8^th-14^th June.  The public film programme will be screened at Cineworld Cinemas, Parnell Street with film fun for all the family to enjoy with ‘Into the Wild’ themed film screenings of Brave, Jumanji, Labyrinth and Up!

Schools film and television workshops focusing on natural history, zoology, entomology, biodiversity, meteorology, landscapes and space exploration will inspire motivate and educate the young people participating. The education programme will take place in various schools that would like to host Cinemagic in their class room and in Odeon Cinema sites across the city.

Film workshops  include Wild Weather with RTE’s Nuala Carey, Shadow play, Finding Nemo 3D & talk from the Irish Seal Sanctuary,  TV Presenting with Elev8’s Diana Bunici,  Picture Book Making, Bug Eyed- Let’s Look at Insects with A Bug’s Life, Madagascar 3 and Dublin Zoo, History Live and The Wild West with Rango, Alive in the City with the Irish Wildlife Trust and Bee Movie, Monkey Business- drama with Emma Coogan, The Final Frontier- space exploration with Deirdre Kelleher and Moon Man, Legends of The Guardians and storytelling with Jack Lynch, Acting Up- drama with Charmaine McBride, the Really Wild Quiz and One Life, Film Classification with IFCO, Woolyward Pet Farm showcase and Charlotte’s Web,  Eco-Unesco’s Biodiversity trail, Nature Watch design with Don Conroy, and short film reviewing.

There will be a special touring programme for nursery schools entitled Cinebabies where Cinemagic will bring the magic of the movies into the classroom with pre-school entertainment. Young people interested in film reviewing will also have the chance to be part of a cross border film review day in Filmbase and take part in competitions.

To view the full Cinemagic Junior Festival Programme visit www.cinemagic.ie