FILMCLUB

What FILMCLUB does

FILMCLUB is a non-profit educational innovation project based in Barcelona, Spain, operated under the Associació Cultural Sahrazad cultural association. The organization uses cinema and audiovisual content as pedagogical tools to improve formal and non-formal education for youth, serving students aged 6-18 and adult learners, primary and secondary schools, civic centers, libraries, youth centers, and educators across Catalonia. Its core offering consists of two digital platforms—Filmpedia.org (video-on-demand with legally licensed films, Educlips, and downloadable Quaderns/Cuadernos educational materials) and Filmpedia.tv (managed rights projection platform)—paired with FILMLAB, an in-person program offering creation workshops, modular teacher training (15-30 hours), professional equipment rental, and structured cinema experiences including film forums, actor encounters, and festival collaborations.

The underlying technology is a dual-platform digital infrastructure for video-on-demand delivery and pedagogical resource management, integrated with in-person programming delivered directly to educational centers. The Filmpedia platforms manage screening rights for legal classroom exhibition, addressing the persistent copyright barrier in educational audiovisual use. The FILMLAB program provides hands-on audiovisual creation support, bridging classroom learning with the cinema industry through festival partnerships with Sitges, Terror Molins, Alternativa, BCN Sports Film Fest, and BCN Film Fest.

FILMCLUB operates a community-led go-to-market model, consolidating a network of teachers, cultural managers, and educational innovation agents who contribute content and participate in programming. The organization is primarily funded through public subsidies from Catalan and Spanish government employment services (SOC, SEPE), the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, the Junta d'Herencies de la Generalitat de Catalunya, ICEC, and the EU's Europa Creativa program, supplemented by ethical banking partnerships (Triodos Bank, Caixa Colonya, Cooperativa de Maastricht). No commercial pricing is publicly disclosed, and programs appear to be participation-based with schools requesting spots through an online form rather than paying direct fees.

Name

FILMCLUB

Legal name

Associació Cultural Sahrazad

Website

https://filmclub.click

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FILMCLUB is a Barcelona-based non-profit that uses cinema and audiovisual content as pedagogical tools for youth education across Catalonia, operating Filmpedia digital platforms with legally licensed films and FILMLAB in-person teacher training and workshop programs for schools and educators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audiovisual Education Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Instructional Video & Multimedia (EDAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interactive Multimedia Learning Content (Video, Audio, Interactive Lessons) (EDAFACAG), Professional Development & Teacher Training Media (EDAGALAI), Educational & Instructional Nonfiction (MPADADAL), Interactive Video & Video-Based Learning Authoring (EDAFAHAC)

Keywords

• Audiovisual education
• Film-based learning
• Teacher training
• Media literacy
• Pedagogical resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: FILMCLUB is primarily funded through public subsidies and grants from Catalan and Spanish government employment services. The project receives support from Servei Public d'Ocupacio de Catalunya (SOC) with funds from Servei Public d'Ocupacio Estatal (SEPE), as well as from Junta d'Herencies de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
2. Cultural Industry Partnerships: Partnerships with the audiovisual industry to manage screening rights for educational use, generating economic returns for film producers while providing legal access to content for schools.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FILMCLUB is a non-profit educational innovation project that uses cinema and audiovisual media as pedagogical tools in formal and non-formal education. It operates the Filmpedia.org and Filmpedia.tv digital platforms, which provide educational centers with legal, managed-rights video-on-demand access to curated films, documentaries, and shorts, alongside downloadable pedagogical resources (Educlips, Quaderns). It also runs FILMLAB, an in-person program offering creation workshops, teacher training, equipment rental, and cinema-based educational experiences for schools and cultural centers.

Product overview

FILMCLUB is an educational innovation project based on cinema and audiovisual, consisting of two main digital platforms and an in-person activity program. Filmpedia (filmpedia.org) is a video-on-demand platform providing legal access to screened films with managed rights, paired with a bank of pedagogical resources including recommendations, Educlips, and downloadable Cuadernos (educational materials). FILMLAB is an in-person program offering creation workshops, teacher training, professional equipment rental, and cinema experiences such as film forums, actor encounters, set visits, and festival attendance. Both platforms share the mission of using cinema as a transversal pedagogical tool for formal and non-formal education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Filmpedia: Digital platform providing video-on-demand with licensed films for educational centers, along with pedagogical resources including recommendations, educlips, and downloadable educational materials.
• FILMLAB

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved academic performance, reduction in school absenteeism, and increased student engagement documented in European countries implementing audiovisual education programs

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Europa Creative (Europa-Creativa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union creative program providing support and funding for cultural and audiovisual projects. Europa Creative supports FILMCLUB's mission to promote audiovisual education across Europe.
• ICEC (Institut Catala de les Empreses Culturals)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan Institute for Cultural Companies providing institutional support for FILMCLUB's audiovisual education initiatives in Catalonia.
• Ajuntament de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarcelona City Council supporting FILMCLUB as a local innovation project in educational and cultural development.
• Sitges Film FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration creating pedagogical materials for school screenings at the international fantastic film festival.
• Terror Molins Film FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival partnership for educational screenings and pedagogical material development.
• Alternativa Film FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on alternative cinema programming for educational audiences.
• BCN Sports Film FestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for sports-themed film screenings and educational programming.
• BCN Film FestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on film festival screenings designed for educational center visits.
• Associacio Cultural SahrazadcoreOthersThe parent cultural association under which FILMCLUB operates as an educational innovation project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cinema en curs (Cine en Curso): A Catalan/Spanish educational cinema initiative that uses film creation and viewing as a pedagogical tool in schools. Highly comparable mission and regional footprint to FILMCLUB, also working with teachers and cultural institutions.
• Into Film: UK-based educational film charity offering curated film access, teacher training, and cinema experiences for schools. Closest international analogue to FILMCLUB's hybrid platform-plus-programming model.
• The Film Corner: European educational film project providing films, lesson plans, and pedagogical resources for teachers. Overlaps directly with Filmpedia's catalog-plus-pedagogical-materials offering.
• Aulafilm: Spanish educational film program providing curated films and pedagogical guides for classroom use. Directly comparable model: legal film access, teacher resources, and school-targeted distribution.

Others

• Associació de Mestres Rosa Sensat: Catalan teachers' association and FILMCLUB partner. Adjacent ecosystem participant that channels educator demand and could host or distribute similar educational content offerings.
• ICEC (Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals): Catalan government's cultural-enterprise institute and FILMCLUB funder. Adjacent institution shaping audiovisual education policy and grant flows in Catalonia.

Broad incumbents

• MUBI: Global curated film VOD platform with a strong catalog of arthouse and independent cinema. Comparable as a curated-film distribution layer, though not education-specialized; competes for the same educator/curious-viewer audience.
• BFI Education: British Film Institute's education arm providing film education resources, teacher training, and curated screenings. Operates at much larger scale across the UK but addresses the same teacher-and-student audiovisual-literacy market.

Emerging players

• Films for Action: Educational documentary platform curating socially-conscious films with educational context. Comparable niche in values-driven cinema with learning resources, though globally distributed rather than school-channel focused.

Regional players

• Pack Màgic: Catalan educational publisher producing pedagogical materials for schools. Comparable as a regional provider of classroom-ready educational content serving the same Catalan primary/secondary market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/filmclub_click
• Facebookfacebook.com/filmclub.click

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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