Date: 30 January 2026
Time:
Workshop: 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Screening: 6:00pm
Location: BFI Southbank
Event details
Join us at the BFI Southbank to celebrate the French New Wave as part of the BFI’s Nouvelle Vague season, with this one-off, exclusive KS5 event for schools exploring the themes and film language of Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows (1959).
Designed around both French and Film Studies A Level curriculums, this 90-minute workshop will explore themes and topics prevalent in the KS5 specifications for both subjects.
The workshop involves an interactive, clip-based introduction to the Nouvelle Vague: its style, themes, and key players, with a deep dive into Truffaut’s landmark film.
The session will be followed by an optional screening of The 400 Blows in NFT1 at 18:00.
Booking information
Please book by calling 020 7849 4451 and specify if you want both the workshop and the screening, or just the workshop.
Please note the screening of The 400 Blows is part of regular BFI programming and open to the public. There are seats reserved for our schools as part of this offer until the 18 January, please book your places by this date to guarantee seats for the NFT1 screening.
We expect this event to be popular, and will allocate on a first-come, first-served basis.
Prices
£5 per student (includes both study session and screening)