Young Film Academy

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The Young Film Academy (YFA), based in London, is an English educational institution that was established in 2004. Young Film Academy is the educational sister company to Magma Pictures. Young Film Academy is the UK’s leading[1] provider of practical filmmaking programmes to young people aged 8–18. YFA works with over eighty of the UK's leading independent and state schools with their flagship programme, the One Day Film School.[2] Young Film Academy is also the workshop provider for UK arts festivals, including the Guardian Hay Festival[3] and The Edinburgh International Film Festival,[4] The Minghella Film Festival,[5] The High Tide Festival[6] and the Barbican's London Children's Film Festival.[7]

History[]

Directors James Walker (writer/filmmaker) and Ed Boase have been working together in the film industry for ten years. They co-founded Young Film Academy in 2004.

Young Film Academy (YFA) is the UKʼs leading provider of filmmaking courses, schools film making programmes, community filmmaking projects, film making outreach events and kids film parties to young people aged 6–19. They celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2019.

Based in London, YFA work internationally to help over 7,500 young people each year complete their first digital films, from West End-premiered movies to curriculum-linked film projects in schools.[8]

Young Film Academy is a hub partner in the British Film Institute (BFI) Film Academy Network, helping to find top UK emerging talent. YFA designs and delivers educational film projects for the UKʼs largest arts institutions, right down to small groups of kids who just want to have fun making movies or hosting film making parties at home…

Programmes of study[]

Young Film Academy provides several types of filmmaking workshops and products:

  • Residential Summer Camps
  • Day courses
  • Extended courses
  • Weekend courses & Clubs
  • Online & Remote courses
  • One day film programmes for schools
  • Advanced workshops for schools
  • Prospectus films for schools
  • Filmmaking Parties for kids
  • Star-in music video or film parties

Media coverage[]

Website IOM Today stating that "The academy is seen as an investment in the future of British film.".[9] Young Film Academy's service Movie Parties has also been referenced in TimeOut London stating that "Ed Boase and James Walker have come up with an exciting party concept: kids shoot, edit and screen a film in a single day. Its success boils down to a combination of talent and teamwork." [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Star-studded award ceremony for young film critics".
  2. ^ http://www.lonsas.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=1978
  3. ^ http://www.hayfestival.com/p-713-pick-it-plot-it-pitch-it.aspx
  4. ^ https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on/2008/introduction-to-screenwriting/full-details
  5. ^ http://www.minghellafilmfestival.com/workshop.html
  6. ^ http://www.hightide.org.uk/festivals/festival-2010/workshops/
  7. ^ http://www.timeout.com/london/kids/features/6251/London_Children-s_Film_Festival_2008.html[bare URL]
  8. ^ Allen, Daniel. "About". Young Film Academy. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  9. ^ Young Film Academy workshop at King William's College IOM Today 17 Sept. 2008]
  10. ^ O‘Reilly, Sara. "Kids MovieParty" TimeOut London 19 June 2006

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