May 20-27
PHANTOM BOY (2015)
animated film for children (8+), France, 84 '
dir. Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol
Cinesquare platform (cinesquare.net), limited number of views
* Synchronized in Macedonian language

Online screening for children and parents, available from all over Macedonia, with the opportunity to participate in a film workshop with Martin Popovski, PhD on May 27th. See synopsis and workshop description below. Registration: tinyurl.com/Filmosofija

May 25 (Wednesday) 12.00
PHANTOM BOY (2015)
animated film for children (10+), France, 84'
dir. Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol
Cinematheque, closed projection
* Synchronized in Macedonian language

Cinema screening for children from 10 to 12 years old (6th grade, three classes) and phil(m)osophical discussion with Martin Popovski, PhD inspired by the film.
Leo, an 11-year-old boy from New York, can become invisible and walk through walls. He befriends Alex, a police officer who is temporarily in a wheelchair. They are forced to safeguard Marie, a stubborn journalist, who goes in search of the criminal, and in whom Alex is secretly in love. The three of them have to save the city from the bad and criminal boss.

May 27 (Friday), 18.00, Online Workshop with Martin Popovski, PhD (10-12 years), Zoom platform, 45 min. (max. 10 participants)
A condition for participating at the workshop is seeing the animated film PHANTOM BOY, available for free online from 20-27 May through the VoD platform Cinesquare. When watching a movie leaves us stunned, when the questions it raises prompt us to seek deep answers that lead to even more questions, and when we feel an unstoppable urge to share it with someone else, then philosophy is born. But it does not happen only in adults. The urge for philosophical reflection after watching certain movies is even more pronounced in children. Hence, in this workshop for children from 10 to 12 years old called "Philosophy with children", inspired by the animated film PHANTOM BOY, through thought experiments and joint philosophical research, children will try to give answers to some of the greatest philosophical questions about the essence of goodness and the meaning of the term "soul".

MARTIN POPOVSKI has a PhD in the field of philosophy of science, MA in the field of methodology in philosophy and he is a fascilitator of philosophy with children classes at "Uchilnica" (platform for education of children and youth). He is a pioneer in the field of philosophy with children in Macedonia promoting, developing and realizing this idea from 2013. Under the auspices of the Philosophical Society of Macedonia he organizes, participates in, and independently realizes a number of lectures, workshops and practical realizations of philosophy classes with children, in cooperation with prominent European experts in the field. Author of several scientific papers in this field in domestic and international journals.

May 26 (Thursday) 18.00-19.00 ONLINE LECTURE OF PROF. THOMAS WARTENBERG (USA), Zoom platform
Open lecture in the field of philosophy with children, focusing on the methodology of Prof. Wartenberg, one of the world pioneers in this field, as well as his work on philosophy with children through cinema (http://whatsthebigideaprogram.com).

May 26 (Thursday), 20.00-21.00, ONLINE WORKSHOP WITH PROF. THOMAS WARTNBERG (USA)
Zoom platform
The workshop is intended for teachers and other educational staff, students, but also parents interested in the development of critical reflection and creative thinking in children from an early age, in line with UNESCO's recommendations. A maximum of 15 participants will be able to attend the Workshop. The workshop will be conducted in English. Registration: tinyurl.com/pwc-pff22
May 27 (Friday), 13.30-14.30, ONLINE PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION WITH PROF. THOMAS WARTENBERG (USA)
Zoom platform Event with children aged 7-8 from the NOVA American School in Skopje to demonstrate the method (closed event).
Philosophizing can be fun! After a short discussion about what philosophy is, Prof. Wartenberg will read to students the wonderful story "Dragons and Giants" by Arnold Lovel, which shows the two characters - the character of the Common and the Toad. Then, the nature of the courage with a focus on the toad's assertion that brave people are never afraid.
THOMAS E. WARTENBERG (USA) is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Mount Holyoke College in the United States. His main areas of interest are aesthetics, film philosophy and children's philosophy. His more notable publications include Big Ideas for Young Children: Teaching Philosophy through Children's Literature, A Sneetch is a Sneetch and Other Philosophical Discoveries: Finding Wisdom in Children's Literature, Screen Thinking: Film as Philosophy, and more recently , "Thinking through stories: children, philosophy and picture books". He is the recipient of the APA / PDC Award for Excellence and Innovation in Philosophy Programs for 2011 and the 2013 Merritt Prize for his contribution to the philosophy of education. He has created websites for teaching philosophy through picture books: teachingchildrenphilosophy.org, works of art: Philosophy @ The Virtual Art Museum and films: What’s the Big Idea ?