Digital Media for Youth

Under-19 Regional Film Festival and Gala

The U19 Film Festival will be held on Saturday April 14, 2012 at the Royal Theatre in Trail.The deadline for entry is March 30, 2012. It is free to submit a film, and $5 to attend the gala, watch the films, listen to some music/entertainment and hear the panel discussions. There are cash prizes for each category.

Films can be submitted into any of the following categories: Drama, Animation, Sports Adventure, Original Music, Documentary, Environment.

There is also a non-competitive category.

REEL Youth Film Fest

The Reel Youth Film Festival is was a huge hit on November 26, 2011 at the Miner's Hall in Rossland as part of the Rossland Mountain Film Festival.

KAST and partner Rossland Council for Arts and Culture were thrilled to welcome an audience of 100+ for a fun afternoon of local and international youth films, and our volunteer youth committee did an amazing job as MCs, judges, decorators... you name it - they did it!

FIVE local youth films were submitted and Liam Barnes of Rossland won $400 in cash prizes: People's Choice and the judges' "Best of the Fest".

For more information on the Reel Youth Film Festival: http://reelyouth.ca/RYFF.html

Resources for youth filmmakers:reelyouth.ca/forum.html

WORKSHOPS & ProD:

Thank you to the 20 incredible Trail and Rossland teens who participated in the KAST/Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) youth film-making workshops. Watch for more teen tech  workshop opportunities next fall.

Workshops: ages 13-18 years: Join professional film-makers from Nelson-based Watershed Productions for an introduction to digital film-making. Course covers the basics of storyboarding, shooting, editing and production, giving you the necessary tools to bring your unique point of view to the big screen.  All materials  provided. 

2012 Workshop Dates TBA.

Professional Development: Teachers from JL Crowe (Trail), Stanley Humphries (Castlegar), Mt. Sentinel (Slocan Junction) and Trafalgar Middle School (Nelson) joined Watershed Productions for a day of film-making know-how on October 21, 2011. Got a pro-d idea? Tell KAST about it.   

Some examples of good short films:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85HDu87TGy0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87AkewNcgwU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR_PzFZgsHU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_Msrdg3Hk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z1KlhWLcsA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg34mGxlzZ4&feature=related