Want to learn how to make a movie? Registration now open for the 2020 PCFF Youth Filmmaking Workshops for kids ages 6 to 17. Learn the art of animation, experiment with a green screen, create a music video and more! Participants’ collaborative films will be included in the 2020 Group Workshop Reel, shown on the big screen during the Festival! Classes often sell out, so don’t delay – register today!
Sunday, February 9
FULL-DAY WORKSHOP
LOCATION: TAPA: Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, 275 Westminster St., Providence, RI
REGISTER NOW
- PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab
Sunday, 11:00am–6:00pm
Ages 12 – 17
Cost: $65 for the whole day, includes material/equipment fee, lunch and 2 courtesy passes to the 2020 Festival (February 14 – 23). Scholarships available. No one turned away based on inability to pay.Make a Minute Film Challenge. Want to create a movie without dialogue, without spoken words, without even ONE line?! The PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab challenges teens to work collaboratively to complete a one-minute film, in only six hours. Assigned teams guided by a film coach will make a film from beginning to end: brainstorming, writing, storyboarding, acting, filming, and editing. At the end of the lab, parents are invited to watch the finished films and hear the teams discuss the process. No previous filmmaking experience required! Because this workshop is partially funded by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, in-state residents will receive placement preference.
Click to watch 2016 Group Workshop Reel
PAST WORKSHOPS
Saturday, February 10
3-HOUR WORKSHOPS
LOCATION: RISD Auditorium Building, 7 Canal Walk, Providence. Use Market Square entrance. map
Cost: $45 per 3-hour workshop. Includes material / equipment fee PLUS allows student and 1 guest to attend the Youth Filmmaker Showcase free of charge. Limited scholarships are available.
Register now
- Make a Music Video
Saturday, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Ages 8 – 14
Find out how to make a music video that rocks! This exciting workshop breaks down the process of music video production. Workshop attendees collaborate as a group to storyboard and construct visuals to make a video for a locally recorded song by a You Rock School of Music youth band.
- LIVE ACTION! Green Screen
Saturday, 1:00pm–4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Ever wondered how a green screen works? In this workshop students learn the fundamentals of green screen special effects and take turns filming themselves in front of a green screen with their own artwork becoming the backgrounds. - Bring-A-Thing Animating
Saturday, 1:00pm–4:00pm
Ages 6 – 10
Kids are encouraged to bring small objects from home to create their own characters (supplies also provided). Then get ready to bring them to life on the screen in this animation workshop. Have a blast while learning how to make something appear to jump and soar in space!
Sunday, February 11
3-HOUR WORKSHOPS
LOCATION: RISD Auditorium Building, 7 Canal Walk, Providence. Use Market Square entrance. map
COST: $45 per 3-hour workshop. Includes material / equipment fee PLUS allows student and 1 guest to attend the Youth Filmmaker Showcase free of charge. Limited scholarships are available.
Register now
- Play with Your Food
Sunday, 9:30am–12:30pm
Ages 6 – 10
Kids get to play with their food and make it appear to come to life with some movie magic! These noms will seem to grow to enormous sizes and chase this class around! Please let us know of food allergies.
- LIVE ACTION! Special Effects and Camera Tricks
Sunday, 1:00–4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Discover the world behind practical special effects using common ingredients. Concoctions of slime, blood, and alien drool will be made in class. Learn how to use a camera to fly, slide, and teleport! - Make a Music Video
Sunday, 1:00–4:00pm
Ages 8 – 14
Find out how to make a music video that rocks! This exciting workshop breaks down the process of music video production. Workshop attendees collaborate as a group to storyboard and construct visuals to make a video for a locally recorded song by a Girls Rock! youth band.
REGISTER NOW!
WAITLIST: Class sold out? Join the waitlist.
For more information, contact us.
PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab: MAKE A MINUTE MOVIE Challenge
Saturday, Feb. 16 from 11:00am–6:00pm
LOCATION: TAPA – 150 Washington St., Providence
Ages 12 – 17
Cost: $65 includes supplies, brown bag lunch plus 2 passes to see a film at the 10th Annual Providence Children’s Film Festival!
The PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab challenges Rhode Island youth to work collaboratively to complete a one-minute film, in only 5 hours! Assigned teams guided by a film coach will make a film from beginning to end: brainstorming, writing, storyboarding, acting, filming, and editing. At the end of the lab, parents are invited to watch the finished films and hear the teams discuss the process. Registration details here.
Animation Creation Studio @ Washington Park Library
Tuesday, February 19 from 2:00 – 4:00pm
LOCATION: PCL-Washington Park Library, 1316 Broad St, Providence (02905)
Ages 8 plus or Under 8 accompanied by an adult.
COST: The Washington Park Library drop-in workshop is admission-free. Tickets not available online. Register by contacting Amy Rosa (arosa@provcomlib.org, 401-781-3136) at the library Mon-Fri from 1:00-5:30pm.
Bring your characters and their stories to life through animation! This short workshop gives kids an opportunity to create and learn about animation using storyboards to plan it and easy stop motion techniques to film it! Presented in partnership with Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA).
PLUS! The RIMOSA Animation Station will arrive by January 9 and will be at the WPL site until Feb. 20th. Animation Station is a one stop shop for creating animations. Using an iPad, and an app named “stop motion,” users can take a series of still images that are strung together to create animated movies. The iPad is attached to an arm that allows you to shoot downward and use the exhibit’s table as a backdrop, or to shoot horizontally for a more three dimensional look — all while seeing your creation come to life on a large overhead monitor.
Animation Creation Studio @ Wanskuck Library
Friday, February 22 from 3:00-4:30pm
LOCATION: PCL-Wanskuck Library, 233 Veazie St, Providence (02904)
Ages 8 plus or Under 8 accompanied by an adult.
COST: The Wanskuck Library drop-in workshop is admission-free. Tickets not available online. Register by contacting Molly Osborne (mosborne@provcomlib.org, 401-274-4145 ext. 4702) at the library Mon-Fri from 1:00-5:30pm.
Become a Human Puppet! Pixilation (from pixilated) is a stop motion technique where live actors are used as a frame-by-frame subject in an animated film, by repeatedly posing while one or more frame is taken and changing pose slightly before the next frame or frames. The actor becomes a kind of living stop motion puppet. Presented in partnership with Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA).
Stop-Motion Animation Workshops
February 18 & 19, 2019 from 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: Newport Art Museum / Griswold House
All ages welcome.
Following the morning film screenings, join Newport Art Museum educators for an exciting hands-on foray into the world of stop-motion animation. Learn about what stop-motion is, and what kind of story it can tell. Look at an example of a simple, homemade stop motion short, then children will use model magic to make characters and bring their imagination to life in a short video! Space is limited, register today! Click HERE to REGISTER and see full film and workshop schedule at Newport Art Museum
Film Lab often sells out, so don’t delay––register today!
PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab: MAKE A MINUTE MOVIE Challenge
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 from 11:00am–6:00pm
@ TAPA: Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, 150 Washington St., Providence (map)
Ages 12 – 17
Want to make a movie? The PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab challenges Rhode Island youth to work collaboratively to complete a one-minute film, in only 5 hours! Assigned teams guided by a film coach will make a film from beginning to end: brainstorming, writing, storyboarding, acting, filming, and editing. At the end of the lab, parents are invited to watch the finished films and hear the teams discuss the process.
No previous filmmaking experience required! Grade and skill level will be considered when creating teams. Part of the lab experience is learning to work as a team with people you may not know ahead of time. For this reason, we do not accept placement requests. Presented in partnership with Providence Children’s Film Festival, Give Me 5, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and TAPA: Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts.
Cost: $65 includes supplies, brown bag lunch plus 2 passes to see a film at the 10th Annual Providence Children’s Film Festival on February 16-24.
Payment plus completed REGISTRATION APPLICATION, STUDENT FORM and MEDIA RELEASE forms are required. Space is limited and pre-registration is mandatory. Because this workshop is partially funded by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, in-state residents will receive placement preference.
REGISTER NOW!
- STEP 1: Reserve and pay for your seat.
- STEP 2: Complete a student profile.
- Prefer to go old school? You can also register by mail. Print a copy of the entire application and return it to PCFF, PO Box 6724 – Corliss Street, Providence, RI 02940. Seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
WAITLIST: Class sold out? Join the waitlist.
For more information, contact us:
office <at> providencechildrensfilmfestival <do> org
Want to learn how to make a movie? Registration now open for the 2018 PCFF Youth Filmmaking Workshops for kids ages 6 to 17. Learn the art of animation, experiment with a green screen, create a music video and more! Participants’ collaborative films will be included in the 2018 Group Workshop Reel, shown on the big screen during the Festival! Classes often sell out, so don’t delay – register today!
Saturday, February 10
FULL-DAY WORKSHOP
LOCATION: TAPA: Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, 150 Washington St., Providence. map
- PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab
Saturday, 10:00am–6:00pm (snow date Feb. 11)
Ages 12 – 17
Cost: $65 for the whole day, includes material/equipment fee, lunch and 2 courtesy passes to the 2018 Festival, Feb. 16-25.
Want to make a movie? The PCFF Give Me 5 Youth Film Lab challenges teens to work collaboratively to complete a one-minute film, in only six hours. Assigned teams guided by a film coach will make a film from beginning to end: brainstorming, writing, storyboarding, acting, filming, and editing. At the end of the lab, parents are invited to watch the finished films and hear the teams discuss the process. No previous filmmaking experience required! Because this workshop is partially funded by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, in-state residents will receive placement preference.
Click to watch 2016 Group Workshop Reel
Saturday, February 10
3-HOUR WORKSHOPS
LOCATION: RISD Auditorium Building, 7 Canal Walk, Providence. Use Market Square entrance. map
Cost: $45 per 3-hour workshop. Includes material / equipment fee PLUS allows student and 1 guest to attend the Youth Filmmaker Showcase free of charge. Limited scholarships are available.
Register now
- Make a Music Video
Saturday, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Ages 8 – 14
Find out how to make a music video that rocks! This exciting workshop breaks down the process of music video production. Workshop attendees collaborate as a group to storyboard and construct visuals to make a video for a locally recorded song by a You Rock School of Music youth band. - LIVE ACTION! Green Screen
Saturday, 1:00pm–4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Ever wondered how a green screen works? In this workshop students learn the fundamentals of green screen special effects and take turns filming themselves in front of a green screen with their own artwork becoming the backgrounds. - Bring-A-Thing Animating
Saturday, 1:00pm–4:00pm
Ages 6 – 10
Kids are encouraged to bring small objects from home to create their own characters (supplies also provided). Then get ready to bring them to life on the screen in this animation workshop. Have a blast while learning how to make something appear to jump and soar in space!
Sunday, February 11
3-HOUR WORKSHOPS
LOCATION: RISD Auditorium Building, 7 Canal Walk, Providence. Use Market Square entrance. map
COST: $45 per 3-hour workshop. Includes material / equipment fee PLUS allows student and 1 guest to attend the Youth Filmmaker Showcase free of charge. Limited scholarships are available.
Register now
- Play with Your Food
Sunday, 9:30am–12:30pm
Ages 6 – 10
Kids get to play with their food and make it appear to come to life with some movie magic! These noms will seem to grow to enormous sizes and chase this class around! Please let us know of food allergies. - LIVE ACTION! Special Effects and Camera Tricks
Sunday, 1:00–4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Discover the world behind practical special effects using common ingredients. Concoctions of slime, blood, and alien drool will be made in class. Learn how to use a camera to fly, slide, and teleport! - Make a Music Video
Sunday, 1:00–4:00pm
Ages 8 – 14
Find out how to make a music video that rocks! This exciting workshop breaks down the process of music video production. Workshop attendees collaborate as a group to storyboard and construct visuals to make a video for a locally recorded song by a Girls Rock! youth band.
REGISTER NOW!
WAITLIST: Class sold out? Join the waitlist.
For more information, contact us.
:
- At RISD, kids learned the magic behind green screen and special effect tricks, how to animate their creature creations crafted with clay and found objects plus the art of pixelation and light painting. Designed for ages 6 to 14, we offered 8 Filmmaking Workshops taught by a super-talented team of local filmmakers, students and members of RISD’s Film/Animation/Video Department.
- At Providence Community Library (Washington Park and Wanskuck branches), kids participated in two FREE drop-in animation workshops creating their own adventure stories!
- Animate the Library! @ Washington Park: We love libraries! 46 kids and caregivers worked together with artist educators, Marina Balko and Chris Anderson, to learn the craft of animation to create their animated adventure stories!
- Stop-motion Animation Adventures @ Wanskuck Library: We had a crowd of approximately 85, with folks driving in from as far as Connecticut to attend! Led by Liz Deslauriers and Pam Steager, children and adults watched a screening of animated shorts to “get inspired” followed by the hands-on session which involved creating a clay figure for their own animated story. A big thanks to Team Hasbro for supplying equipment, design expertise and an army of volunteers!
- At Warwick Public Library, we offered two FREE drop-in workshops following our screenings of PCFF Festival shorts. A big thanks to our volunteers from Girl Scouts of Rhode Island!
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Want to learn how to make a movie? Registration is now open for the 2017 PCFF Youth Filmmaking Workshops for ages 6 to 14. Learn the art of animation, how to make sounds, create special effects and more! All participants’ films will be included in the 2017 PCFF Group Workshop Reel, shown on the big screen during the Festival! Find class details and registration below. Classes often sell out, so don’t delay – register today!
Click to watch 2016 Group Workshop Reel
Saturday, February 11th
NEW! Found Object Character Creation Animation
Saturday, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Ages 6 – 12
Learn how to design characters from everyday objects then bring them to life! Workshop participants will learn how to conceptualize and build an actual character using trash from home and/or recycled supplies provided. Starting with pencil and paper, participants will then create a storyboard and film a sequence with their own “creature.”
Claymation
Saturday, 9:30am–12:30pm
Saturday, 1:00pm–4:00 pm
Ages 6 – 10
Explore the art of Claymation. Make things grow, disappear and smile…in clay! Using clay, students experiment with simple forms and textures.
LIVE ACTION! Green Screen
Saturday, 1:00pm–4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Ever wondered how a green screen works? In this workshop students learn the fundamentals of green screening special effects and take turns filming themselves in front of a green screen then in front of backgrounds based on their own artwork.
Sunday, February 12th
Pixilation and Lightpainting Fun
Sunday, 9:30am–12:30pm
Ages 8 – 14
Animate light and people! Simple flashlights become our paintbrushes in this workshop. Using a dark room and flashlights, students generate moving light with long exposure photography. Make simple, repeated shapes with light source to generate the illusion of glowing, animated light. Kids will also learn the animation technique of pixilation. The class will “race” each other without running…a la Norman McLaren.
Character Adventure with Sound Effects
Sunday, 9:30am–12:30pm
Ages 8 – 14
Make your characters come to life with sound! In this class students discuss the role of sound in animation and learn to use sound effects.
LIVE ACTION! Special Effects and Camera Tricks
Sunday, 1:00am–4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Discover the world behind practical special effects using common ingredients. Concoctions of slime, blood, and alien drool will be made in class. Learn how to use a camera to fly, slide, and teleport!
“Explore New Worlds” Adventure Animation
Sunday, 1:00am–4:00pm
Ages 6 – 10
Ever dreamed about traveling the world by plane, boat, or automobile? Or flying to outer space to see new worlds? Bring your imagination and learn the art of animated storytelling. Work as a group to create an out-of-this-world adventure film!
FEE: $60 per 3-hour workshop. Includes material / equipment fee PLUS allows student and 1 guest to attend the 2017 Youth Filmmaker Showcase free of charge. Limited scholarships are available. Last year ALL the workshops sold out. Don’t wait! Register today! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
All workshops take place in the RISD Auditorium Building, 17 Canal Walk, Providence, RI 02903. Use Market Square entrance, across from RISD Museum. Click here for map.
WAITLIST: Class sold out? Click here to be added to the workshop waitlist.
For more information regarding workshops, please contact Alyssa Biolchini at office@pcffri.org or 401-209-7585.
Want to learn how to make a movie? Registration is now open for the 2016 PCFF Festival Filmmaking Workshops for ages 6 to 14. Learn the art of animation, how to make sounds, create special effects and more! All participants’ films will be included in the 2016 PCFF Group Workshop Reel and screened during the Festival.
SORRY! ALL workshops are now sold out!
Saturday, February 13th
Sci-Fi Adventure Animation SOLD OUT!
Saturday, February 13, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ages 6 – 12
Ever dreamed about flying to outer space to see new worlds? Bring your imagination and learn the art of animated storytelling.
Claymation SOLD OUT!
Saturday, February 13, 1:00-4:00pm
Ages 6 – 10
Explore the art of claymation. Make things grow, disappear and smile…in clay! Using clay, students experiment with simple forms and textures.
LIVE ACTION! Green Screen SOLD OUT!
Saturday, February 13, 1:00-4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Ever wondered how a green screen works? In this workshop students learn the fundamentals of green screening special effects and take turns filming themselves in front of a green screen first then constructing backgrounds based on their own artwork to place themselves in.
Note: The LIVE ACTION! Foley and Field Audio class (Saturday, February 13, 9:30am-12:30pm) has been canceled.
Sunday February 14th
Claymation SOLD OUT!
Sunday, February 14, 9:30am-12:30pm
Ages 6 – 12
Explore the art of claymation. Make things grow, disappear and smile…in clay! Using clay, students experiment with simple forms and textures..
Sci-Fi Adventure Animation SOLD OUT!
Sunday, February 14, 1:00-4:00pm
Ages 6 – 10
Ever dreamed about flying to outer space to see new worlds? Bring your imagination and learn the art of animated storytelling.
LIVE ACTION! Special Effects and Camera Tricks SOLD OUT!
Sunday, February 14, 1:00-4:00pm
Ages 10 – 14
Discover the world behind practical special effects using common ingredients. Concoctions of slime, blood, and alien drool will be made in class. Learn how to use a camera to, fly, slide, and teleport.
Note: The Lightpainting class (Sunday, February 14, 9:30am-12:30pm) has been canceled.
FEE: $55 per 3-hour workshop. Includes material / equipment fee and Festival T-shirt PLUS two tickets to the 2016 Youth Filmmaker Showcase (with 2016 Workshop Reel). Last year ALL the workshops sold out. Don’t wait! Register today!
Note: This year, workshops will run concurrently with Festival film screenings. Film schedule will be available on January 12, 2016.
All workshops take place in the RISD Auditorium Building (entrance on Market Square, across from RISD Museum), next to 30 N Main St., Providence, RI 02903.
For more information regarding workshops, please contact: Alyssa Biolchini at office@pcffri.org or 401-209-7585.
Over 80 kids participated in 8 workshops at RISD (February 7 & 8): Storyboard and Animation, Lightpainting, Animation, Lip Sync as well as three LIVE ACTION! workshops in Foley and Field Audio, Green Screen, and Special Effects and Camera Tricks.
https://vimeo.com/album/3268768/video/120095438
Watch all the videos here: https://vimeo.com/album/3268768
** Sorry, all workshops are sold out. **
8 Filmmaking Workshops!
Registration is now open for this year’s expanded program of PCFF filmmaking workshops for ages 6 to 14.
Responding to popular demand, we are offering more hands-on workshops than ever before! Details and links to the registration site are given below.
Last year ALL the workshops sold out. Don’t wait! Register today!
All workshops will take place in the RISD Auditorium Building (Entrance on Market Square).
Saturday February 7th
Storyboard and Animation ** SOLD OUT **
Saturday, 9:30 – 12:30
Ages 6 – 10
Instructor: Tom Crew
Want to bring the Providence Children’s Film Festival 2015 poster to life and create the opening credits to the PCFF Workshop reel? In this class students will learn how to animate on a path to make things move in a realistic way. Watch sample films in which objects are animated under the camera, and then give it a try using cut-out elements from the 2015 poster.
LIVE ACTION! Foley and Field Audio ** SOLD OUT **
Saturday, 9:30 – 12:30
Ages 10 – 14
Instructor:Tom Ricci
Ever wondered how a soundtrack is scored for your favorite animated movie or film? Come create sounds that will be used in the opening credits of the PCFF Workshop Reel! Learn, experiment, and create sound effects and sounds in this exciting class.
Lightpainting ** SOLD OUT **
Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00
Ages 8 – 14
Instructor: Anny Guerzon
Simple flashlights become our paintbrushes in this workshop. Using a dark room, and flashlights students generate moving light with long exposure photography. Make simple, repeated shapes with light source to generate the illusion of glowing, animated light.
LIVE ACTION! Green Screen ** SOLD OUT **
Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00
Ages 10 – 14
Instructor: Carissa Abitabilo
Ever wondered how a green screen works? In this workshop students learn the fundamentals of green screening special effects and take turns filming themselves in front of a green screen first then constructing backgrounds based on their own artwork to place themselves in.
Sunday February 8th
Animation ** SOLD OUT **
Sunday, 9:30 – 12:30
Ages 6 – 10
Instructor: Hannah Subotnick
Explore the art of object animation. In this class, make ordinary objects fly, zoom, sail, and zip around the screen. Please bring one or two of your favorite things to animate! Items must be no larger than 3 inches tall.
Lip Sync ** SOLD OUT **
Sunday, 9:30 – 12:30
Ages 8 – 12
Instructor: Tom Ricci
Wanna make one of your drawings or photo or collaged art talk? Ever wondered how that happens? In this class learn just how to do that. Students work in a group to animate a joke(s) for workshop reel.
Storyboard and Animation ** SOLD OUT **
Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00
Ages 6 – 10
Instructor: Evi Pineschi
Want to bring the Providence Children’s Film Festival 2015 poster to life and create the opening credits to the PCFF Workshop reel? In this class students will learn how to animate on a path to make things move in a realistic way. Watch sample films in which objects are animated under the camera, and then give it a try using cut-out elements from the 2015 festival poster.
LIVE ACTION! Special Effects and Camera Tricks ** SOLD OUT **
Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00
Ages 10 – 14
Instructor: Carissa Abitabilo
Discover the world behind practical special effects using common ingredients. Concoctions of slime, blood, and alien drool will be made in class. Learn how to use a camera to, fly, slide, and teleport.
Workshop Fee: $48 per 3-hour workshop. Includes material and equipment fee PLUS allows student and 1 guest to attend the 2015 Youth Filmmaker Showcase free of charge.
All workshops take place in the RISD Auditorium Building (Entrance on Market Square), 17 Canal Walk, Providence, RI 02903
For more information regarding workshops, please contact:
Carissa Abitabilo, PCFF workshop coordinator
phone: 508.212.6242
email: cabitabi@risd.edu
2014 MAKE-A-MINUTE-MOVIE Challenge
October 18, 2014 from 9:30am – 4:00pm
Rhode Island youth (age 8-12) are challenged as a team to make 1-minute films in a five-hour workshop with a professional coach and/or educator, while participating in a research study being conducted by the URI Media Education Lab, followed by a screening of the finished films and discussion about the process. Films are eligible for submission to the 2015 Youth Filmmaker Showcase at the 2015 Providence Children’s Film Festival.
YOUTH FILM LAB DETAILS
WHO: Open to Rhode Island youth ages 8 – 12. No previous filmmaking experience required! (Please note that the GiveMe5 Teen Film Lab will continue to be held in March for older youth.)
WHAT: Youth will be assigned to a team, based on filmmaking skills. The teams will have 5 hours to make their 1-minute films with the guidance of a coach, and then screen and discuss their work at the end of film lab. Parents and caregivers are invited to attend the screening. Work produced at the Film Lab will be considered for broadcast on the RI PBS show, Teenage Critic, and eligible for submission to the 2015 Providence Children’s Film Festival.
ADVANCED OPPORTUNITY: If you are an experienced youth filmmaker, you may sign on to become part of the Documentary Team. Instead of making a 1-minute film, this team will document the Film Lab and the resulting film may be screened at the 2015 Providence Children’s Film Festival.
WHEN: Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 9:30am – 4:00pm (includes lunch)
Families are invited to attend the 3:30pm film screening / discussion of 1-minute films
WHERE: University of Rhode Island, PVD campus – 80 Washington St, Providence, RI 02903
COST: FREE. REGISTRATION and RELEASE forms REQUIRED
Limited first-come, first-served basis! Space is limited, Pre-reservation is mandatory.
DEADLINE: September 30, 2014
NOTIFICATION: Confirmation of registration will be sent by Monday, October 6, 2014, with further details and Research Release form.
CONTACT: For more information, please contact Anisa Raoof: e Anisa@providencechildrensfilmfestival.org v (401)316-5827
Thank you to our sponsors: Whole Foods University Heights, Seven Stars Bakery, GiveMe5 Teen Film Festival, and the URI Media Education Lab.
About Providence Children’s Film Festival (PCFF):
The annual Providence Children’s Film Festival takes place In February with eight full days of screenings, filmmaking workshops, and free activities, along with post-film conversations to deepen the film-watching experience. At the February 2015 festival, we will also present our 2nd Annual Youth Filmmaker Showcase, which nurtures and promotes the work of young filmmakers from around the world.
Now in our 6th year, PCFF has become more than just one of the top film festivals in the country dedicated to programming for children and youth. The non-profit organization, PCFF, brings the community together to watch the best of independent and international films for youth, to learn about the craft of filmmaking, to engage with people and stories from around the world, and to make connections. Through the art of the moving image, PCFF inspires a new generation of thinkers and doers.
To broaden the reach of our programming beyond February, we have expanded collaborations with peer organizations in Rhode Island, and are thrilled to be working with GiveMe5 and The Media Lab to make this movie-making challenge originally designed for older youth, available for a younger set of aspiring filmmakers.
About GiveMe5:
A collaboration among RI State Council of the Arts Education Program, Rhode Island Film and Television Office, RI Arts Learning Network, and University of Rhode Island. Now in its 7th year, GiveMe5 supports and nurtures the work of teen filmmakers. The GiveMe5 Teen Film Festival is an annual event for teens from around the state to showcase 5-minute films and get professional feedback. The GiveMe5 Teen Lab, brings teen filmmakers together to network and challenge and expand their filmmaking skills. GiveMe5 is proud to partner with PCFF to bring the GiveMe5 Lab to a younger audience.
About URI Media Education Lab:
The Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island advances media literacy education through research and community service such as GiveMe5 Youth Lab. We emphasize interdisciplinary scholarship and practice that stands at the intersections of communication, media studies and education. Under the leadership of Dr. Renee Hobbs, the Media Education Lab initiates diverse media literacy classes, seminars, and professional development. In the last three years, since moving from Temple University in Philadelphia, the Media Education Lab team was involved with RISCA and GiveMe5 in order to advance media studies in Rhode Island. Partnering with PCFF and RISCA on GiveMe5 Youth Lab is a continuation of the Media Education Lab’s mission to explore the effects of media literacy education and advocate for its importance.
About GiveMe5 Research:
With the growing number of children using mobile devices and uploading their own media (Pew Research, 2014), we see the importance of exploring how we can teach our students to be more critical and at the same time more literate in their media creation. A team of the URI Media Education Lab is interested in exploring the effects of the five-hour-long workshop GiveMe5 Youth Lab on children’s media literacy skills. With their goal to expand children’s collaboration and 21st century skills, they align objectives with the Common Core State Standards. Your child’s participation in the research will help The Media Lab understand what is significant and what should be changed in Rhode Island media education. Participation in the research on the day of the workshop is voluntary.