YOUTH
FILM JURY
As an important part of our annual community outreach and educational programming at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, we are pleased to announce an exciting program geared just for you.
The student jury will be made up of a selected group of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut (southern New England) high school students who are entering their junior or senior year; though students who have graduated this year are also encouraged to apply. We also welcome college students who have completed at least one year of school. This year, we are encouraging international students and filmmakers to apply.
Participation in the Flickers’ Youth Film Jury provides all-access passes to the Festival and a mentored learning environment. The educational value for each participant accepted into the Youth Jury is equivalent to a scholarship worth $1,200.
Spotlight in the festival
Accepted applicants will become student jurors in the only OSCAR®, BAFTA© and Canadian Screen-qualifying film festival in New England.
Joining the Volunteer team
To ehance their experience and to help them better understand the film festival process, youth jury members will become part of our volunteer team. The intent is for them to experience how the Festival functions from top to bottom.
Networking opportunities
Jury members will also meet with visiting filmmakers and become part of the team that will introduce each film program and lead filmmaker Q&A’s.
The design of this workshop is to introduce students to the possibilities of filmmaking as a form of creative expression using the resources already available to them. There is no better time than now to spark a lifelong passion in filmmaking.
KIDSEYE FILMMAKING WORKSHOP
KidsEye™ is an intensive and fun five-day summer workshop that will be held Virtually/Online in and exposes young people to the basic elements of the filmmaking process. This year we offer a special Master Class that will see the completed work showcased online.
The Flickers’ KidsEye Filmmaking Workshop for Summer will be a collaboration with The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), and the Rhode Island Film and Television Office, offers a unique opportunity for college, high school and middle school students to learn the ins and outs of film production. This year, based on demand, it will be a virtual event.
Introductory
Geared for ages 8-12.
Advanced
Geared for ages 13-17.
College
Geared for ages 18-21 (and beyond)
RHODE ISLAND FILM FORUM
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) will offer members of the local filmmaking community and visiting filmmakers an opportunity to meet and ask questions of some true stars of the Rhode Island film industry at its RI Film Forum.
Aspiring filmmakers and those already in the business can network with the most prolific filmmakers in the State, find out how to be a part of their movie-making magic, and learn about new aspects of the industry. We also welcome college students who have completed at least one year of school. This year, we are encouraging international students and filmmakers to apply.
Aspiring filmmakers and those already in the business can network with the most prolific filmmakers in the State, find out how to be a part of their movie-making magic, and learn about new aspects of the industry.
Act One
A conversation with Alumni Journeys & Festival Insights.
Hosted by Steven Feinberg, Executive Director, RI Film & Television Office
Act Two
Marketing your film in an evolving media climate.
Hosted by Steven Feinberg, Executive Director, RI Film & Television Office
Act Three
Keynote address, TBA.
Hosted by Steven Feinberg, Executive Director, RI Film & Television Office
For an entry fee of only $90, emerging screenwriters can hone their skills by interacting with and learning from seasoned industry professionals.
SCRIPTBIZ™ WORKSHOP
Day-long workshop that explores how to hone your creative and business skills. Trying to write your first script? Worrying about how to pitch your script more effectively to potential investors? Moving a completed script into production? Learn from the best at the Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival’s 22nd Annual ScriptBiz program!
This year’s program, entitled “From Page to Screen,” takes screenwriters through the entire screenwriting process, with panel discussions on the ins and outs of writing a script and the business aspects of getting a script into production, as well as a special workshop on “pitching your script.”
“From Page to Screen”
Takes screenwriters through the entire screenwriting process, with panel discussions on the ins and outs of writing a script and the business aspects of getting a script into production, as well as a special workshop on “pitching your script.”
First Script
Trying to write your first script? Worrying about how to pitch your script more effectively to potential investors? Moving a completed script into production? Learn from the best at the Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival’s 22nd Annual ScriptBiz program!
What are you working on?
Shawn Quirk, Flickers Program Director, will welcome attendees and begin a conversation with those in attendance. Attendees will share with each other a bit about their areas of expertise and the projects they are currently working on.
THE
FLICKERS
MISSION
Flickers offers an artistic exchange as well as opportunities for the global creative community that are not available in the established entertainment industry.
It is designed to foster contact among film directors, artists, producers, distributors, backers and audiences.
Filmmakers will have an opportunity to share new film product, test-market films in development, and share the film-making process with industry peers, students, and the general public.
