The John VanDuzer Children’s Film Collection
The Toronto International Film Festival Group is proud to announce the John VanDuzer Children’s Film Collection. This initiative reflects our continuing commitment to educating and inspiring youth with the transformative powers of the moving image.
The collection, the first of its kind in the world, provides Canadian teachers with the opportunity to rent engaging, fun and educational films for their classroom that would otherwise not be available in Canada. Each film comes with a study guide to assist the teacher in incorporating themes from the film into their curriculum activites.
To rent a DVD from the collection, please email us or phone us at 416-968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM. Films will be shipped directly to the school along with a pre-paid envelope to return them when finished.
Read our PDF to learn about the titles in the collection.
Study Guides from the The John VanDuzer Children’s Film Collection
Please click below to download PDF versions of the study guides that accompany each film in the collection.
ADNA IN SARAJEVO
Language: Bosnian (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 5 to 8
Runtime: 10 minutes
EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES
Language: German (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 4 to 7
Runtime: 111 minutes
THE FLYING CLASSROOM
Language: German (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 5 to 8
Runtime: 110 minutes
JAMBO KENYA
Language: English
Grade Recommendation: 7 to 10
Runtime: 58 minutes
LOTTE PRIMA BALLERINA
Language: German (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 5 to 8
Runtime: 25 minutes
MISA MI
Language: Swedish (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 4 to 8
Runtime: 80 minutes
THE PLANET
Language: English (with some subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 7 to 12
Runtime: 82 minutes
SERGEANT PEPPER
Language: German (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 2 to 4
Runtime: 98 minutes
U
Language: French (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 6 to 12
Runtime: 80 minutes
WHEN I WAS SEVEN
Language: English
Grade Recommendation: 1 to 3
Runtime: 9 minutes
BIBI BLOCKSBERG
Language: German (with English subtitles)
Grade Recommendation: 4 to 6
Runtime: 106 minutes
SIRAH
Language: English
Grade Recommendation: 5 to 8
Runtime: 17.5 minute