Alaska Teen Media Institute

12/02/2025

Support youth filmmakers this by sponsoring the Youth Film Screening - After School Special 2025. Contributions can be made on the ATMI donate page. And then join us for the free screening at the Anchorage Museum on Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. Thank you to all the Alaska youth who submitted their films! It's going to be a great show!

Please consider making a donation today! After School Special Sponsorship Opportunity! (Sponsorship Opportunity PDF) ATMI is a Spirit of Youth program. Donations can be made via the Spirit of Youth…

12/01/2025

Cyber Monday sale on ATMI shirts!

Alaska Teen Media Institute provides teens with the tools and training needed to produce stories and with the opportunity for their stories – told in their own voices – to be shared through a variety of media. ATMI believes the teen perspective is valuable and is under-represented.

11/26/2025

Announcing the official lineup of the 2025 After School Special!

OBLIVION by Adele Matthews, Julia Samuel
PROSCENIUM by Kade Kompkoff, Kegan Sewall-Lau
RECREATING EDEN by Shaney Harcharek
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH by Nathan Pobieglo
SONGS FROM THE SWAMP by Emma Eden
STARS by Evy Coy
THE MOON by Elle Engel
THE RED-NECKED GREBES OF CHENEY LAKE by Eleanor Poe
THE TYPEWRITER by Peter May, Cougar Mingo, Robert Marshall
UNFORGETTABLE by Robert Myers, Joseph Hansen
WALK WITH ME by Mazelle Joseph
MILITARY MILE by AJ Roundtree
HIRAETH by KJ Schneider, Kegan Sewall-Lau
SILENT ECHOES by Olivia Okeahialam
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN by Jay St. John
LOST & FOUND by Nina Richotte
THE LUNCH BREAK by Jordan Alcorn
TEE HARBOR by Zoe Lessard
NANOOKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT by Logan Ehrhart
GOODBYE by Esperanza Dowd
DEAR JOSEPH LOVE SARAH by Zoe Mauro
THE FLANURE by Alice Cleary

Join us on Thursday, Dec. 11th at 5pm at the Anchorage Museum Auditorium for AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL to see these films.

The event is free and part of the Anchorage International Film Festival!

Thank you to all the filmmakers who submitted short films. We received over three and a half hours of submissions this year so we had to make some difficult decisions on what to keep and what to cut.

11/20/2025

Many thanks to Ammon from Alaska Public Media for featuring our upcoming youth film screening on his program "State of Art." ATMI's John Kendall, Nina Rochette and Olivia Okeahialam chatted about youth filmmaking and our partnerships with the Anchorage International Film Festival and Vision Maker Media! Many thanks to these partners for providing opportunities for youth to be a bigger part of the Alaska filmmaking community. AND thanks to Ammon for having us on!

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After School Special is a youth film screening partnership between Alaska Teen Media Institute and the Anchorage International Film Festival.

11/05/2025

An update from the ATMI Yeti:

The submission deadline for After School Special has been extended to November 17th!!!

More info including how to submit your film here: https://alaskateenmedia.org/afterschoolspecial/

11/01/2025

11/01/2025

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10/16/2025

Many thanks to for having the team out to their 25 year anniversary celebration at . Excellent cheese and good vibes all around. Thank you for the gig and we look forward to collaborating more!

10/15/2025

A quick reminder about After School Special submissions, from the set of the ATMI Yeti's upcoming masterpiece.

To submit your short film to After School Special, our annual youth film screening that's part of the 25th Anchorage International Film Festival, go to: https://alaskateenmedia.org/afterschoolspecial/

The deadline for submissions is November 7th.

09/16/2025

🚨SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN🚨 for our annual youth film screening AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL presented by us and the Anchorage International Film Festival.

More info, including how to submit here: https://alaskateenmedia.org/afterschoolspecial/

Filmmakers 21 and under from anywhere in the state of Alaska are eligible to enter their work.

Film’s must be no longer than 10 minutes and have been made in 2025.

The deadline to submit is November 7th at 11:59pm AKST.

The screening will take place during the 25th Anchorage International Film Festival (Dec 5-14). Event date and time TBD.

Email us at [email protected] with any questions.

09/16/2025

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09/03/2025

Out now! Our episode of Zoom Room with local noise punk band Tiny is out wherever you stream podcasts for your ears, and on YouTube for your eyes!

ATMI producer Rhys James speaks with them about their origins, their rowdy shows, and what the future of Tiny looks like now that they’re all moving to the Pacific Northwest.

YouTube: https://bit.ly/45L8nYs

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/46rCaVl

Spotify: https://bit.ly/3I1HhmE

Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/4ngR6fz