Youth Opportunities
Partner offerings
AUDIO WORKSHOP
Learn the fundamentals of audio production and sound design for film through this crash course hands-on workshop with professionals from DragonFly Post Audio.
SCHEDULE:
Date: Saturday, February 15th 2025
Time: 1- 4pm (12:30pm Refreshments)
LOCATION:
Big Picture Alliance (1315 Walnut Street Ste 133, Philadelphia, PA 19107)
ELIGIBILITY:
Ages 14-24 (Space is limited so please make sure to apply as soon as possible!)
Rocketfest 2025
The deadline for all submissions is currently set to March 3rd.
Students can submit a 1-8 minute video, falling under the category of fiction, experimental, or nonfiction (documentary). Like last year, we are also accepting photo submissions, which will be displayed in the Free Library of Philadelphia. The festival will be held on May 7th, 2025, at the Parkway Central Library (1901 Vine St). There will be two screenings, one will be held from 11 AM to 2 PM, and the second will be an after-school screening from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Here is a link to the submission form.
WHYY
WHYY’s Media Labs program is a media instruction partnership with the School District of Philadelphia and other schools located in the Philadelphia region, South Jersey and Delaware. Over the course of eight years, WHYY has engaged has engaged over 20,000 students in over 65 schools throughout Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey in hands-on media arts training through the program. Now WHYY is connecting Media Labs students to jobs in the industry through the Pathways to Media Careers program. Link
February 18th and will be held at WHYY. WHYY is located in Old City in Philadelphia, a short walk from the Patco.
Spring 2025 Classes
Documentary Filmmaking: Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Narrative Filmmaking: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Students can register for both classes at whyy.org/teens.