Sylke de Heus | Eye Filmmuseum | Film education for children with special needs

The Eye Filmmuseum has extensive experience with projects for children with developmental speech disorders, exploring how film can support children facing language difficulties. Head of Film Education Sylke de Heus will explain how film goes beyond words, providing children with tools for expression, connection with others, and social and emotional development. Through watching and making films, children build empathy, self-confidence, and communication skills, while also strengthening their language development.

Sylke de Heus is Head of Education at Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. With degrees in Film Studies from Utrecht and Amsterdam, she has extensive experience in developing film education programs, training teachers, and building long-term partnerships with schools and cultural institutions. Her work focuses on sustainability and equality of opportunity, ensuring that all children gain access to visual literacy. She sees film as an essential art form and language, as vital to understand as reading and writing in today’s visual world.