IM Cultural Institute

Tag: Citizen Engagement

  • Audience Development and Film Education

    Audience Development and Film Education

    Proposal: Strengthening Civic Responsibility and Engagement through European Network for Youth

    Implementation: 2025 to 2027

    Call: CREA-MEDIA-2025-AUDFILMEDU – Audience Development and Film Education

    Topic: CREA-MEDIA-2025-AUDFILMEDU

    Type of Action: CREA-PJG – CREA Project Grants

    Proposed Budget: 1 091 116,45€

    Keywords: Film Education, Film education, Civic participation, Youth engagement

    Objective: The project will try to redefine what it means to experience cinema. Many children, particularly in peripheral and marginalized areas, have never had the opportunity to watch a film in a cinema, or, in some cases, to view a film in its entirety. Reintegrating this experience is crucial to promote a more comprehensive and holistic development of young people’s skills. Engaging with film language promotes students’ awareness of media tools. By serving as an educational practice that encourages attention and reflection, it creates a shared space where personal experiences can be compared with the stories depicted on screen. Moreover, this process prompts critical reflection on European cultural identity and the students’ regions of origin. The general objective of the action is defined as promoting EU films among primary and middle school children, as a tool to reinforce their civic participation and their preparedness to discuss issues that affect the world around them. Therefore, the project not only will let younger audiences discover cinema (developing a passion for it and having the skill to see movies with a critical approach), but it will also make them better citizens, more aware and more engaged in the public discussion.

    Partners:

    • Ratatoj Aps
    • Im Cultural Institute
    • Beactive, Producoes Interactivas Sa
    • Espacio Rojo
    • Kauno Kino Centras Romuva
    • Roundstone Media Ltd
    • Universidad Complutense De Madrid
    • Università Degli Studi Di Torino
  • Combating, Countering Disinformation

    Combating, Countering Disinformation

    Proposal: Combating, countering disinformation and other forms of interference in the democracy

    Implementation: 2024 to 2026

    Call: CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV – Citizens’ engagement and participation – 2023

    Topic: CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV

    Type of Action: CERV-LS – CERV Lump Sum Grants

    Proposed Budget: 203 365,00€

    Keywords: Countering disinformation and other forms of interference in the democracy, Promoting democratic participation through debating the future of Europe, Other priority in line with the call objective to promote citizens engagement, Media literacy, Democracy, Inclusion, Europe in a changing world, Civil society, Vulnerable groups, Human rights, Cross-sector cooperation, Citizen engagement

    Objective: The EU recognizes the vital role of enhancing media literacy to combat disinformation, safeguard democratic values, and empower citizens to discern credible sources from false ones, with various policies and initiatives implemented in Member States in recent years. Nonetheless, the heart of media literacy approaches lies in devising inclusive communication strategies while concurrently safeguarding the tenets of freedom of speech. Seeking a delicate balance between fighting disinformation and preserving the fundamental rights of all citizens, including vulnerable groups, to express their views and opinions is our major challenge when it comes to counter disinformation and other malign influences. 

    This project intends to intervene in this sphere to empower European communities, promoting inclusive educational strategies that target and engage vulnerable and diverse age groups, reducing the risk of disinformation targeting marginalized populations. The activities are based on tailored approaches, digital educational tools, lifelong learning and cross-sectoral cooperation, and will focus on engaging citizens, especially the most vulnerable, in order to create a more informed and resilient society, safeguarding democratic values and ensuring that all citizens can actively participate in the digital era safeguarding their rights. 

    Partners:

    • Federazione Italiana Diritti Umani Comitato Italia
    • IM Cultural Institute
    • Fondatsia Za Predpriemachestvo, Kultura I Obrazovanie
    • Medardo Coboto Treciojo Amziaus Universitetas
    • Asociación De Emisoras Municipales Y Comunitaria
    • Idryma Ergodotisis Ekpedefsis Neoleas (IEEN)
    • Tasc Europe Studies
    • Lab Futura