Youth Filmmakers Workshops

Youth Filmmakers Workshops: Crafting Stories, Building Skills, and Making Films

Our multi-day Youth Filmmakers Workshops, conducted in conjunction with the Misty Flicks Film Festival, provide young creatives with an exciting opportunity to dive into the world of filmmaking. Through hands-on, interactive sessions, participants experience every stage of bringing a short film to life—from the first spark of an idea to the final cut, truly taking their stories from script to screen.

Guided by industry professionals, young filmmakers gain essential skills in writing, acting, directing, set design, location scouting, special effects makeup, sound, lighting, and cinematography. With mentorship from experienced screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, sound recordists, producers, and gaffers, participants build technical skills, expand their creativity, and discover their unique place within the filmmaking process. At the end of the workshop, participants’ films, created in collaboration with industry professionals, are showcased at a local theater, where they, along with family and friends, can celebrate their work on the big screen. These films are also featured in the Misty Flicks Film Festival and submitted to international film festivals, giving young filmmakers a platform to share their stories with audiences around the world.

Films

Camp Bloody Mary

Mistyflicks Film Festival Youth Section