SVA Pre-College Program
The School of Visual Arts' pre-college program in New York City offers high schoolers ages 14-18 intensive summer, fall, and spring coursework in disciplines including animation, cartooning, and film taught by SVA faculty, with summer participants earning three college credits.
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Access Sacramento High School PSA Competition
An annual competition (12th+ year running) for high school students enrolled in animation or video production classes in the Sacramento County/West Sacramento area, who write and produce a 30-second public service announcement for a real community client such as the Sacramento Area Sewer District.
Reel Works
A free New York City after-school program that pairs teens with professional filmmaker mentors to write, shoot, and edit their own short documentaries and narrative films, building storytelling, production, and editing skills.
SOCAPA Los Angeles
A precollege summer intensive held at Occidental College in Los Angeles offering 2- and 3-week courses in filmmaking, screenwriting, and photography for students ages 14-18, with both residential and day-student options.
CCA Pre-College Summer Program
A four-week residential (or five-week online) summer program at California College of the Arts in San Francisco for students who have just completed sophomore, junior, or senior year, offering 17 studio courses -- including Animation and Game Design -- and 3 college credits toward a portfolio.
CFI Education Young Curators Program (Mill Valley Film Festival)
A free, four-week online program for grades 9-12 held on Fridays in July, where students watch short films from around the world, engage in critical discussion, and collaborate as a jury to curate the youth-produced shorts program presented at the Mill Valley Film Festival.
Berkeley Community Media Youth Internship Program
A free, hands-on media internship for teens 13 and older at Berkeley Community Media's public-access studio, where interns learn producing, directing, camera operation, lighting, and sound while completing three studio productions over a 20-week commitment.