Big Little Filmmaker

12/02/2016

Teen filmmakers (ages 13-18): check out this cool video competition! Just create a 2 minute video about your "dream" for yourself, your community or the world- and then you might win a trip to D.C. and some cash prizes! Check this link for more details: https://www.onlinevideocontests.com/contest/8979/Teens-Dream-2016-Video-Competition

Are you a teen? What's your dream?

07/17/2016

"Boy" the film that 17 year old Lucas Helth Postma directed when he was only 15 officially has over 10 million views on youtube! Congrats Lucas Helth Postma! Check it out, be inspired, and enjoy~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwV7ENOTeek&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z12pdzsgmxanzlnux23ahjfovxjrxfocm

http://lucashelth.com/ Winner of the Jury Prize at Seoul International Youth Film Festival Winner of the Audience Award and Jury Award at The Next Film Festi...

07/12/2016

High school filmmakers: The final deadline to submit to All-American High School Film Festival is July 18th! Don't miss out on this awesome film festival. Films are screened in NYC!

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06/22/2016

Young Filmmakers: Brittany Fennel is only 25 years old, but she is already making an impact with her movies. Just one powerful example of what drives her filmmaking: she is interested in showing women of color as victors, not victims. Check out this inspiring interview to hear about her important storytelling, her advice to young filmmakers and experience with going to NYU to study film:
http://biglittlefilmmaker.com/filmworld/young-filmmakers/young-filmmaker-interview-brittany-fennell/

The Young Filmmaker's Online Community Resource

06/16/2016

Young animators: Casey Drogin is only 23, but he's already done work for Google, VH1, ESPN and Pixar (to name a few). His animated film Primordia was planned out to have upwards of 11,000 individual drawings! Check out this inspiring interview to find out how he first got started.
http://biglittlefilmmaker.com/filmworld/young-filmmakers/young-filmmaker-interview-casey-drogin/

The Young Filmmaker's Online Community Resource

06/14/2016

Young filmmakers: Kayla is only 19 years old and is already pursuing all of her passions: from filmmaking to songwriting to virtual reality to coding (just to name a few!). She was selected to be a part of a year long fellowship with Sundance Film Festival, has had her work screened at the White House and has won many awards for her most recent film "Smoke that Travels" documenting her native Prairie Band Potawatomi heritage. Check out this inspiring article to hear her advice on following your dreams: http://biglittlefilmmaker.com/filmworld/young-filmmakers/young-filmmaker-interview-kayla-briet/

The Young Filmmaker's Online Community Resource

06/02/2016

Young filmmakers: Lucas is only 17 years old. A film he directed when he was 15 now has over 9 million views on Youtube. Check out this interview with Lucas to be inspired! http://biglittlefilmmaker.com/filmworld/young-filmmakers/young-filmmaker-interview-lucas-helth-postma/

The Young Filmmaker's Online Community Resource

05/13/2016

Young filmmakers: Did you know that there are film festivals that want to screen work specifically by young filmmakers? Morgana McKenzie is only 16 years old, but she has already won awards and had her worked screened all over the world. Check out this inspiring interview to hear about the crazy amazing things Morgana has already accomplished. And then after that... start getting your work out there and follow Morgana's lead!
http://biglittlefilmmaker.com/filmworld/young-filmmakers/young-filmmaker-interview-morgana-mckenzie/

The Young Filmmaker's Online Community Resource

05/09/2016

Young female filmmakers: the time is now for us to change the film industry to be more inclusive of women. Check out this video interview with the inspiring, empowering female duo: producer Alysia Reiner and director Meera Menon! Their film Equity The Film premiered at Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Sony Pictures. In the interview you'll hear their thoughts on being females in the film industry, creating a positive environment for collaboration and how to get in touch with them. With filmmakers like Alysia and Meera it'll be no time that there is no longer an issue of inequality in the film industry. Listen to their interview, be inspired, and then play your part in changing the world one empowered filmmaker at a time!

05/09/2016

Young female filmmakers: the time is now for us to change the film industry to be more inclusive of women. Check out this interview with the inspiring, empowering female duo: producer Alysia Reiner and director Meera Menon! Their film Equity The Film premiered at Sundance Film Festival and was picked up by Sony Pictures. In the interview you'll hear their thoughts on being females in the film industry, creating a positive environment for collaboration and how to get in touch with them. With filmmakers like Alysia and Meera it'll be no time that there is no longer an issue of inequality in the film industry. Listen to their interview, be inspired, and then play your part in changing the world one empowered filmmaker at a time!

http://biglittlefilmmaker.com/filmworld/professional-filmmakers/key-light-on-professional-filmmakers-alysia-reiner-and-meera-menon/

The Young Filmmaker's Online Community Resource

04/18/2016

High school & middle school filmmakers: today is the last day to submit your film to the All-American High School Film Festival for FREE! Don't miss out on the chance to have your film screened in NYC Times Square!
http://www.hsfilmfest.com

04/11/2016

Young filmmakers: do you know what goes in to producing a film festival? Film festival founders Katrina & Isabella Kinder of Grenada Afterglow Film Festival as well as Austin Fickman of Laguna Film Festival are not even 20 years old and they have started their own film festivals! Check out this inspiring article to find out how film festivals work and to find out information on submitting for FREE to the high school category of Grenada Afterglow Film Festival!

http://biglittlefilmmaker.com/filmworld/an-interview-with-young-film-festival-producers-katrina-and-isabella-kinder-and-austin-fickman/