Parentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting
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Parentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting
#11 - Inspiring Creativity in Young People with Joan Burney Keatings
In this podcast we talk to Joan Burney Keatings MBE, CEO of Cinemagic. Cinemagic is a local charity, founded in Belfast over 30 years ago, and each year they put on the Cinemagic International Television and Film Festival for young people which is running for the month of October in 2020.
We talked about:
- the highlights of the festival this year and how parents and young people can get involved
- the challenges of scheduling a festival during a global pandemic
- how parents can encourage their kids to use technology and encourage creativity in the home while staying safe
- the booming TV industry in NI at the moment and how young people can embrace the opportunities that will come from that
If you want to find more information about the festival go to https://filmfestival.cinemagic.org.uk
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