Young Film Academy

The Young Film Academy (YFA), based in London, is an English educational institution and the educational sister company to Magma Pictures. The academy is the UK’s leading[1] provider of practical filmmaking programmes to young people aged 8–18. YFA works with over 80 of the UK's leading independent and state schools with their flagship programme, the One Day Film School.[2] YFA 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 co-founded Young Film Academy in 2004. Today, 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.

Based in London, YFA works internationally to help over 7,500 young people each year complete their first digital films, including West End-premiered movies and 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 but also helps small groups of kids who just want to make movies as a hobby or host film making parties at home.

Programmes of study

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

  • 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

Young Film Academy has been featured in several publications. Website IOM Today wrote, "The academy is seen as an investment in the future of British film"[9] andTimeOut London wrote "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". Scholastic Resource Bank. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2022-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Pick it, Plot it, Pitch it!". Hay Festival. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  4. https://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on/2008/introduction-to-screenwriting/full-details
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2022-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.timeout.com/london/kids/features/6251/London_Children-s_Film_Festival_2008.html
  8. "About Us". Young Film Academy. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. 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". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
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