Designed to engage youth in authentic film production, Young Filmmaker’s Academy (YFA) introduces students to the challenge of filmmaking. Students work in teams to write, produce, and edit brief films around a common structure. On Family Day, VFF honors the Young Filmmakers with a red carpet experience and a screening of their films. This year’s Young Filmmakers assignment is “Celebrate 25!”
Contact Jane Freeman at 434-823-4221 or janefreeman@virginia.edu by September 5 to participate.
Celebration 25!We’re celebrating! 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the Virginia Film Festival and the 250th anniversary of the city of Charlottesville. Thus, this year’s Virginia Film Festival Young Filmmakers Academy challenge asks you to put on your director’s cap and celebrate with us. Collaborate with some classmates to produce a short film to be screened at VFF Family Day on Saturday, November 3. Dress up Hollywood style, enjoy the red carpet experience, and invite friends and family to see YOUR movie in the theatre! The requirements are simple: Make a film about a unique event, place, idea, activity, occasion, or person (or group of people) that should be celebrated, and convince us that your choice is worthy of celebration. Your choice may be as simple as a favorite dessert or as conceptual as honesty. AND, because it’s our 25th (a quarter of a century) and Charlottesville’s 250th (a quarter of a millennium), incorporate an image of a “quarter” in your film. Think creatively about different types of quarters – 25 cents, ¼ cup, quarter horses, and more – as you develop your ideas! Maximum running time for films in 2 minutes – no exceptions, not even a quarter of a second! Complete your film by Monday, October 1. Your teacher will take it from there and we’ll see you at the movies on November 3! |
