The film is one of the most important forms of new media. It is used as an outstanding pedagogical tool to encourage and open up a variety of topics for discussion, to introduce a foreign culture, to provide a powerful experience and the opportunity to identify with the characters and encourage understanding of the world and people around us. Teachers as media educators should promote and encourage children to share their feelings and thoughts related to the perception of the film. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes of pupils attending secondary school about the art of film, do the students consider if it is necessary to introduce the art of film in formal education, as well as the influence of the film industry in the education of the individual. A survey was conducted on a sample of 151 students of fourth year of high school in Zadar (High school Vladimir Nazor and Classical Gymnasium Ivana Pavla II.) in February 2013. The results showed that the respondents usually spend free time listening to music but watch movies only once a week, usually on TV and on the recommendation of peers. With regard to the origin of the film, the respondents usually watch American movies them being recent commercial movies, and considering the genre they usually watch comedies. Furthermore, the respondents consider the pupils in high schools in general are poorly familiar with the art of film because it is neglected compared to other arts (art, music ...) in the school program and that the art of film should be introduced as an optional subject in schools. Also, the respondents believe that movies have an influence on the education and would like to art of film to be used as an aid in learning and explaining by teachers in other school classes in the form of a film screening presentations.