Grant Award View - GA203578

Community Banashi is a creative film series project, in which short films will be directed and filmed by primary school students across Australia and Japan. Through mentorship of film practitioners and educational experts, students engage in creative storytelling of their locales through filming. Participating schools span diverse locations in Australia and Japan, offering compelling stories of places through the eyes of children. Students will translate each other's films (English/Japanese), fostering deeper cross-cultural connection and collaboration via the currency of language. Films will be screened at Federation Square, with submissions also to international film festivals, such as Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and Japan Film Festival (JFF). A project website will be developed ensuring continued open access to the project outputs well beyond the project lifecycle.