Picturehouse Education and The Gate present Science Week 2012, a season of films exploring the wonders of science especially for primary school audiences. This year we look at space robots with WALL-E and come face to face with prehistoric reptiles in FLYING MONSTERS 3D! The screenings will be supplemented with teaching resource packs and pre-screening discussion sessions led by science experts from museums and research institutes. We're also celebrating our 101st birthday with a screening of HUGO, which will include an introduction from an authentic Commissionaire from the Cinema Museum.

Meanwhile secondary school and FE College audiences can get the inside story on CONTAGION with an introduction from a research biologist.

Our Cinema Education programme aims to broaden children’s and young people’s cultural awareness, literacy skills and cineliteracy abilities. Below you will find the dates and details of all Science Week events. Ticket prices, booking procedures and contact details can also be found below; advance reservations are essential and you can book via phone or email now!

WALL-E (U) Monday 12 March, 10.00am

The year is 2700. WALL-E (an acronym for Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class), a robot, spends every day doing what he was made for. But soon he will discover what he was truly meant for. WALL-E is the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. Witty, profound and beautifully realised with a faint echo of E.T.

With an introduction from an expert on space robots!

Year: 2008 / Film length: 103 mins + 20 mins intro

Age: Y1, 2 & 3, KS1 & 2

Subjects: Science, Literacy, Geography, Citizenship, Art & Design, Music, Drama

Tickets £2.50

FLYING MONSTERS 3D (U) Wednesday 21 March, 10.00am

220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction. Sir David Attenborough sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs, whose wingspan of up to 40 feet was equal to that of a jet plane. FLYING MONSTERS 3D is a groundbreaking film that uses cutting-edge 3D technology and CGI to bring the story of these giant flying monsters and their prehistoric world to life.

With an introduction from a palaeontologist!

Year: 2011 / Film length: 78 mins + 20 mins intro

Age: Y4, 5 & 6, KS1 & 2

Subjects: Science, Literacy, History, Geography, Art & Design

Tickets: £3.50

HUGO (U) Friday 20 April, 10.00am

Hugo is an orphan living secretly in a big train station in 1930s Paris. When he encounters a broken robot-like machine, an eccentric girl, and a reserved old man who runs a toyshop, he is thrown into a magical, mysterious adventure that could put his clandestine life in jeopardy – or lead to something better. The cinema itself even features in the film!

Come to The Gate on Friday 20 April to be shown to your seats by authentic usherettes and a traditional Commissionaire from The Cinema Museum! Learn about early filmmaking and the magic of cinema.

Tickets £2.50

CONTAGION (12A) Friday 9 March, 10.30am

A thriller that sees a nasty strand of avian flu threaten to knock humanity off its perch. After his wife Beth (Gwyneth Paltrow) falls foul of a mysterious illness, San Francisco everyman Thomas Emhoff (Matt Damon) races against the clock to protect the rest of his family as the government's top scientists struggle to get a hold on the crisis that is escalating by the second. In a world where one touch equals transmission, this lethal virus begins spreading like wildfire, consuming lives and crippling societies at a terrifying rate. Heading up the clean-up operation are doctors Erin Mears (Kate Winslet) and Ellis Cheever (Laurence Fishburne), who have been contracted by the CDC to lead a group of international scientists and doctors to find a cure.  

With an introduction from a biology expert.

Year: 2011 / Film length: 106 mins + 20 mins intro

Tickets: £2.50

How to book:

To book please send an email to Leah Byrne or Elinor Walpole stating:

The film you wish to see

How many children you’d like to bring

How many adults you’d like to bring (we don’t charge for adults but we need to know how many are coming so that we can reserve their seats)

Whether there are any access requirements that we need to be aware of

Please contact Picturehouse Education for all bookings:

Leah Byrne, Audience Development Manager: Leah.B@picturehouses.co.uk/ 07918 745 267

Elinor Walpole, Community and Education Officer: elinor.w@picturehouses.co.uk/ 07967 047 401

We will send you an invoice and a copy of our Schools’ Screenings Terms and Conditions via email to confirm your booking.

Payment can be made by cheque, cash or card on or before the day of your visit.