What Educators Can Learn from Filmmakers

What Educators Can Learn from Filmmakers

June 17, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 291

About this episode

The episode discusses how educators can learn from filmmakers and the evolving pedagogical frameworks through partnerships.

Is it time to move beyond the old pedagogical framework? Anybody over a certain age will conjure the same image with the phrase ‘educational film’ - death by talking head + PowerPoint. In this episode Matt was joined by Tiia Grøn, Senior Counselor and Video Producer, Nathalie Blomstereng, Senior Advisor and Learning Designer and Terje Bergli, Senior Tech Advisor, all joining him from UiT The Arctic University of Norway where the Tromsø Educational Film Festival was created. They talk about how the new generation of educators are redefining the framework through educator/filmmaker partnerships and how the diversity of formats, inspirational subject matter and international reach showcased at the festival illustrates that shift. Learning points from the episode include: 00:00 – 02:24 Intro 02:24 – 05:26 What is T.R.E.F.F and how did it begin 05:26 – 06:54 The challenges of bringing film and learning together 06:54 – 11:59 What lessons should educators take away 11:59 – 15:22 What can filmmakers do to stand out at festivals 15:22 – 17:39 What's next for T.R.E.F.F 17:39 – 21:35 The T.R.E.F.F submission process 21:35 – 27:22 Inspirations from this year's festival 27:22 – 28:40 How to…

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