Film in Hospital

Film in Hospital (FIH) is dedicated to providing high-quality European films to children in hospitals, revalidation centers, and those recovering at home. The project focuses on film education and on using the power of film to engage children in meaningful conversations about ideas, cultures, and emotions, aiming to heal and educate.

Through a curated selection of contemporary and heritage European films presented in 8 digital national platforms, and by developing participatory pedagogical tools to engage young audience into dialogues of equal – the project offers a unique opportunity for children who are often excluded from traditional cultural experiences such as film festivals, school visits, and family outings.

Through its innovative digital distribution strategy, FIH has already reached nearly 200 hospitals across EU eight countries, with over 12,000 sessions annually. From 2017 to 2024, the project’s focus evolved from setting up platforms and curating content to expanding into more EU territories: Belgium, Sweden, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Germany and Greece, introducing a heritage section, and increasing the number of both online and offline activities. During the current phase, particular attention was given to developing innovative digital tools to enhance audience engagement and the overall user experience on our platforms. Looking ahead to the 2026-2028 period, our goal is to build an even more scalable technological foundation, including the development of our own app and additional digital tools, to facilitate easier connections with new partner. Expanding further into additional 3 EU, 1 non-EU territory using a model of associated partners and developing advanced digital tools will allow us continued growth and engagement with European films in 12 countries.

The overall goal is to establish FIH as an essential service for children’s hospitals across Europe, laying the foundation for expansion into 27 European countries over the next decade.

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Kinodvor City Cinema

(Partner) Ljubljana

All projects of Slovenian producer

Foreign producers in the supported project

DJECA SUSRECU UMJETNOST (leader)

Croatia (EU)
BUFF FILMFESTIVAL (partner)

Sweden (EU)
JEF (partner)

Belgium (EU)
COOPERATIVA PROMOTORA DE MITJANS AUDIOVISUALS (partner)

Spain (EU)
COOPERATIVA SOCIALE IL NUOVO FANTARCA ONLUS ARL (partner)

Italy (EU)
SACHSISCHER KINDER UND JUGENDFILMDIENST EV (partner)

Germany (EU)
DIMIOURGIKI OMADA GIA THN ANAPTYXI TIS OPTIKOAKOUSTIKIS EPIKOINONIAS KAI EKFRASIS TON NEON ANTHROPON (partner)

Greece (EU)

Funded projects

Here I am! (HIA)

EUthentic Detectives – Fostering Media literacy of people who face cognitive challenges, their caregivers and young volunteers

CEE Animation Workshop (CEE AW) – 2026

Film in Hospital - a pan-European Film Initiative for Young Audiences in Healthcare Structures (Film in Hospital 3.0)

THE FIRST DOG (TFD)

36. and 37. Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe)

The 22nd and 23rd Kino Otok - Isola Cinema International Film Festival in Years 2026 and 2027

The 12th and 13th edition of FeKK - Ljubljana Short Film Festival

Animateka International Animated Film Festival (AIAFF)

Young Stories from the Old Continent (YSOC)

Bookmark – Marking Europe's Best Narratives

No Person Is An Island (NPII)

Immersive European Cultural Heritage Outreach (Immersive ECHO)

European Media Art Platform Extended (EMAP Extended)

EHIN - European Hybrid Intelligence Network

W.Write – Women, Writing, Rights, and Rites: reimagining the ecosystem of Literary Arts

RE-MIND: A Mindfulness-Based Capacity-Building Model for Digital Wellbeing and Intergenerational Audience Engagement in Museums

New Steps: EU’s first steps towards career transition support for dancers

Brave Creative Producers (BCP)

stART point - a platform where performing arts and young people get connected (stART.)

Heritage Understanding & Participation Hackathon: Co-creating Cultural Heritage Experiences with and for youth (Hup Hackathon)

Artificial Intelligence for Artistic Futures and Creative Talents (ARTIFACT)

CULTIVATOR

Architecture With an Approach to Regeneration and Empowerment (AWARE)

Upsala – SUITCASES

Invisible painting (IP)

Building, Revising, Including - Diaspora and Gender Equality (BRIDGE)

Studio Virc – Mini Slate 2025: Izzvenelo bo, Dolasilla, princesa usode, Tujek, Pobeglo srce

NOSOROGI – Mini Slate 2025: Three Waters Meet, The Healers, Liar, Thief, Flea-Eater

Mono O – Mini Slate 2025: The Happiest Day, The Last Roast, After Sunday

Cvinger – Mini Slate 2024: Before the Eyes Turn Black, Reckoning by the Sea, Project North

Venice Eastern Gate

ECHOES from Invisible Landscapes

PORT OF DREAMERS

ACuTe: Culture Testbeds for Interactivity, Performance and Technology

Rail2Dance (Rail to Dance)

Innovation through media collaboration: Digital assets exchange platform (MEDEXCHANGE24)

Animation HUB (A-HUB)

Word: Enhancing European Graphic Novel Perception, Circulation and Market Development

Roma Soul Food (ROMASOUL)

Tying the European Cultural Landscapes with Knots and Patterns (Knots and Patterns)

Hiking Heritage Trails (INHERIT)

Sensory Artistic Experiences for the Blind (Multisensory Art)

PASS – Pass the Street (Art), Shake the Hand

Slow Performing Arts Festivals for Improved Wellbeing, Mental Health and Social Inclusion (Festival SPA)

Staragara – Slate 2024 (The Colour of the Doubt, Black Swan, Removal, We would have told each other everything, Kozmonavti)

PAGE: Project for Advancing coGnitivE accessibility in publishing

NEB COOLTOURS: Transforming Tourism Through Cultural Innovation and Environmental Stewardship in Alpe-Adria

Bridges

Transition to 8: European societies in flux

ENACT – Easy-to-understand News for Collaborative Transformation

THRIVE – Talent Harvest: Rural Intangible Heritage and Value Empowerment

Land of Lace

CAFE: Redefining Historic Cafés as European Cultural Heritage

ArtElevate – Fostering Inclusive Cultural Expression in Europe

CARE – Culture for Mental Health

Glassmaking Between Tradition and Innovation (GTMI)

WONDERCUT – Collaboratively Exploring the Public Value of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Next Level Cultural Experiences

Heroes Unleashed: Implementing a Sensory Reading Program in European Public Libraries (HERUN)

DATAS – The Data and the Sovereign

TALKING HEADS – Conversation with the art of the past

Libraries of Emotions for Good – LOE for Good

GreenHeritage – Nurturing a sustainable future in the gardens of time

G-BOOK 3 – Audience engagement activities for the social and emotional education of EU teens through gender-positive literature and digital technology

DIGITAL on STAGE – Unleashing the Performing Arts Experience through Digital Innovation

OASis – Open Art Spaces in Synergy

Transport: Sustainable puppet co-creations for European young audiences

Danube Dance Alliance for Development of Contemporary Dance Scene in the Danube Region

Mind the GAP

Beletrina Digital

WOMEN interACT – participatory theatre against the double exclusion of women

TECH(ing) TALES WITH A TWIST for the children of the present

DoSEL – Drama of Smaller European Languages

MUSICVILLE – Green European Opera

Operation Nova - OPE.N

Kino x Games

FASIH - Future Art and Science Industrial Heritage

CULTURAL BEES: Promotion of entrepreneurship skills in the Cultural and Creative Industry among youth

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