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Free resources for our 2026 films

Download our free resource packs, developed by our Teachers Advisory Group, to support learning and inspire discussion and creativity following your visit to Discovery Film Festival.

We're busy adding new Discovery Film Festival 2026 resources – check back for the latest packs!

 

 

Teachers' Resource Packs 2026

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Teen girls rapping in Beef

Beef resource pack
Lowland Kids

Lowland Kids resource pack
Mary Anning

Mary Anning resource pack
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake resource pack
Ollie 2

Ollie resource pack
The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon resource pack
The Secret Floor

The Secret Floor resource pack
A stern owl

Shorts for Middle Ones: Aller & Retour resource pack
A little character rests in the hands of a boy in a cute animated still

Shorts for Middle Ones: Fire In My Pocket resource pack
A cute yellow alien holds a teapot.

Shorts for Middle Ones: Prout resource pack
A cute creature in a cup

Shorts for Middle Ones: When the Tide Comes In resource pack
Astral film still

Shorts for Wee Ones: Astral resource pack
A still of an animated squirrel

Shorts for Wee Ones: Nutissimo resource pack
Animated still of a cute mouse

Shorts for Wee Ones: Piccolo, Piccolo resource pack
Cute animation still of a cat and dog

Shorts for Wee Ones: Porcelain resource pack
A cartoon goose and a dog meet one another

Shorts for Wee Ones: A Very Special Meal resource pack
When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant

When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant resource pack

Teachers' Resource Packs 2025

A green forest space in the centre a group of children sit around a table

Future Council resource pack
Two girls dance in a woodland area

Jahia's Summer resource pack
A bearded man looks at camera while writing on the blackboard and a small boy throws a paper aeroplane

Jump resource pack
A girl looks intently at the camera fists raised in a punching motion

La Suprema resource pack
Claymation of two females

Living Large resource pack
a drawing of a blonde girl holding a camera

Maya, Give Me A Title resource pack
a girl looks out at the horizon in rural Kenya

Nawi: Dear Future Me resource pack
Animated still of a beekeeper in a yellow beekeeping suit.

Shorts for Middle Ones – Buzz resource pack
Animated still shows three children playing together in a room.

Shorts for Middle Ones: Lola and the Sound Piano resource pack
A bear walks over a fallen tree at sunset.

Shorts for Middle Ones: Mû resource pack
Animated still – A girl looking at her phone while a pack of dogs follow her.

Shorts for Middle Ones – The Girl with the Occupied Eyes resource pack
A small felt mushroom cutting a slice of cake

Shorts for Wee Ones: Bobel's Kitchen resource pack
Animated still of a family of Capybaras

Shorts for Wee Ones – Capybaras resource pack
stop motion cockerel

Shorts for Wee Ones: Kukeleku resource pack
A painted image of two animated girls lying on forearms drawing pictures

Shorts for Wee Ones – Nina's Friend resource pack

Shorts for Wee Ones: How the Bear Composed a Song resource pack
A cute little frog!

Shorts for Wee Ones – Ronny, a Crocumentary resource pack

Shorts for Wee Ones – Toti resource pack
An animated scene of a tree house in the background. In the foreground a man pushing a wheelbarrow and three children

Tales from the Magic Garden resource pack
A school hall with lines of pupils in different sporting uniforms

Winners resource pack

Teachers' Resource Packs 2024

A girl with dark hair wears a swimsuit in the sun but looks troubled

Alemania resource pack
Still from a colourful animation sees a girl complain to her mother, who is crouching to listen

Chicken for Linda! resource pack
A girl in a beret walks in a dark, spooky forest

Nelly Rapp and the Black Forest resource pack
Animation still – a girl sits in a forest and talks to a hedgehog

Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret resource pack
A pre-teen girl and a boy walk along a street in Norway

Lars is LOL resource pack
A group of teens pose for a selfie with a guitar and drumsticks

Okthanksbye resource pack
Teen girl with blonde hair and a beanie hat sits on a log in the forest

Once Upon a Time in a Forest resource pack
Animation still: a girl reads a book in bed by lamplight

Shorts for Middle Ones 2024: Ana Morphose
animation still: a crab caught in a bucket

Shorts for Middle Ones: Crab Day

Shorts for Middle Ones 2024: Filante

Shorts for Middle Ones 2024: Lulina and the Moon
Animation still – a hand catches raindrops

Shorts for Middle Ones 2024: Water (Agua)
Animation still: two teens kiss lightly, their lips sparkle

Shorts for Middle Ones 2024: Yuck! (Beurk!)
Animation still – Boris the baker gives cakes to happy children

Shorts for Wee Ones 2024: Baking with Boris
Animation still – a bird looks hopefully at a bird box for much smaller birds

Shorts for Wee Ones 2024: Go Away, Alfred!
Animation still – a pig ice skating

Shorts for Wee Ones: Hoofs on Skates
Two cute round pufferfish in an animated story

Shorts for Wee Ones 2024: Pufferfish

Shorts for Wee Ones – Sign Up!

Shorts for Wee Ones 2024: What's Up with the Sky?
Three teen girls talk seriously in a school yard

Sisterhood resource pack
A boy sits in a remote mountain playground, reading a magazine, his white alpaca stands nearby

Through Rocks and Clouds resource pack
A huge puppet girl walks at sunset, surrounded by puppet birds

The Walk resource pack

Teachers' Resource Packs 2023

School pupils attend Discovery Film Festival

Handbook: Using Film in the Classroom
A boy takes a selfie with his dog in the Alpine mountains

Belle & Sebastian resource pack
A boy stands on a dusty road holding a handmade sign reading 'Welcome Home Dad'

Boy resource pack
A teenage boy resists arrest in Bullets

Bullets resource pack
Girl wearing a cycle helmet and backpack in a school playground

Dancing Queen resource pack
Three teen boys look sheepish in The Fantastic Three

The Fantastic Three resource pack
Animation still: Two ladybirds face each other

A Minuscule Adventure resource pack
A bird in a safety suit holds a tin of dog food in its beak.

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: Apocalypse Dog
Animation still – a bird flies across the air after an explosion

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: Boom
Animation still: A shy elephant starts school

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: The Boy and the Elephant resource pack

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: Bruit Rose resource pack
Two girls with braids laugh

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: Des tresses resource pack

Shorts for Middle Ones: Discovery's Greatest Hits resource pack
Animation still: A boy and a girl climb a snowy tree

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: Follow My Steps resource pack
Animation still: A boy aims a catapult

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: The Goose
Animation still: a group of people and a furry creature wait at the bus stop

Shorts for Middle Ones 2023: Vacht resource pack

Shorts for Wee Ones: Discovery's Greatest Hits resource pack
Animation still – two little girls playing on a bike and trailer

Shorts for Wee Ones 2023: Entre deux soeurs resource pack
Animation still: A big blue creature reaches out in a friendly way to a little girl in a yellow jacket.

Shorts for Wee Ones 2023: Luce and the Rock
A still from the short film

Shorts for Wee Ones 2023: Pond resource pack
Animation still: Sunflowers growing towards a bright sun overhead

Shorts for Wee Ones 2023: Tournesol resource pack

Shorts for Wee Ones 2023: T-Rex resource pack
Animation still: A hungry rat underground in The Turnip

Shorts for Wee Ones 2023: The Turnip resource pack