Sir Ian McKellen and Carey Mulligan back Into Film festival.

Sir Ian McKellen, Carey Mulligan and Michael Sheen are among the stars supporting the Into Film festival, which returns for its second year running.

The film event, specially for school pupils, kicks off in November with 2,700 screenings across the UK of more than 150 films, including documentary He Named Me Malala about Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Sarah Gavron's drama Suffragette, Danny Boyle's biopic about late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the gripping thriller Everest.

Mulligan, who stars in Suffragette alongside Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst, said: "The Into Film festival is really exciting because it is a great opportunity for young people to do this, and also learn more about the film industry itself.

"I think it's an incredible chance for young people to discover films that they may not have considered watching before, talk about it with their classmates, and possibly be inspired to follow a career in the film industry. And all for free, which is great!"


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