Inclusion through cinema. Expression through emotion.​

Cinema has the power to cross barriers that words cannot.
Through the CINEMATHERAPY project, six European partners explore how the seventh art can become a bridge between young people with and without special educational needs — transforming emotions into understanding, and creativity into inclusion.
Over two years (2023–2025), this Erasmus+ small-scale partnership brings together schools, universities, and NGOs from the Czech Republic, Turkey, Greece, the Netherlands, and Romania to use film, theatre, and visual arts as tools for empathy, communication, and personal growth.

MAIN GOAL

“When we see through the camera, we start seeing each other differently.”
To reduce the marginalisation of SEN youth by engaging them in creative, therapeutic, and inclusive cinema-based activities that empower expression and strengthen social integration.

INFO

🌍 Duration: 24 months (2023–2025)
🤝 Coordinator:
  • Střední zemědělská škola a Střední odborná škola Poděbrady (Czech Republic)
👥 Partners:
  • Hitit University (TR),
  • Mehmetçik Anadolu Lisesi (TR),
  • University of Crete (GR),
  • L.O.V.E.2.L.E.A.R.N. Foundation (NL),
  • Liceul Teoretic „Avram Iancu” Brad (RO)

T E S T I M O N I A L S
“Cinematherapy taught us that every emotion deserves to be seen, every story deserves to be told.
Through film, we don’t just create art — we create connection.”​
Student participant, Romania
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