The aim of the project is to enhance critical thinking and media literacy among young people between 14-19 years old, parents, and educational staff. This contributed to providing young people with the tools they need to understand the world they live in, stimulate their critical thinking and sense of responsibility, and help them realise the power of their voice.

The project applied and scaled up the Italian good practice “Creative audio-visual writing and reading”, developed as a result of the research carried out within the Laboratory of Image and Creative Writing held at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome by Annio Gioacchino Stasi and Mery Tortolini, to five different education systems and contexts – Croatia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, and Spain.

Firstly, partners adapted the good practice “Creative audio-visual writing and reading” to their contexts and design the model for setting up Creative Audiovisual Labs.

Secondly, they trained educators (teachers and trainers) to implement the Creative Audiovisual Labs. This happened through a blended course consisting of 10 modules covering technical, digital, and creative skills.

Finally, trained teachers and trainers set up Creative Audiovisual Labs and work with their students. Students produced films on selected topics such as migration, tolerance, and other topics that are interesting to them and important in today’s society.