Young Filmmakers and Channel Free combine to form Metro Screen’s youth programme, providing access to screen technology, training and mentorship for young people aged 11–16. Our programmes are industry based, which means you will have hands-on learning with professional equipment and experienced tutors. Scroll further down for details on upcoming workshops, or contact us for more information.

2010 School Holiday Workshops

Watch videos made by our Young Filmmakers.
See an extract of another youth film here here

Metro Screen's Young Filmmakers features on Ch 7.
Ch 7's Saturday program Sydney Weekender featured Metro Screen's Young Filmmaker workshops and aired May 29 2010.

“Metro Screen has helped me develop in my film interest and launch into the beginning of my film career. I would not be any where without them.” Gabriel Colomb Metro Screen Young Filmmaker

SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS 
Young Filmmakers runs extensive workshops in film, TV, online and portable media during the January, April, July and October school holidays. The three-day intensive workshops enable participants to write, act, shoot, light, direct, edit and produce their own films. Participants will join an established collective of over 300 young Sydney filmmakers and become part of the Young Filmmakers community, receiving regular updates and invites to screenings and special events. An added touch of glamour and excitement for the school holiday workshops have seen participants making films for Sony TropJr and films have screened internationally in Texas, Berlin, San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and of course throughout Australia.

Enrolment + Fees
The workshops cost $295 [incl. GST] per person, restricted to those aged 11-16 years of age. Enrolments can be submitted via our website, or download

Young Filmmakers Enrolment Form [182kb]

and submit by fax. Full payment is required in order to secure any place in the workshop, and due to the limited places available, it is on a first in first served basis. We also provide subsidised places by the Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, available to disadvantaged young people. Please contact us for application details. TROPJR SUCCESS 2010
Metro Screen film makes Trop Jr finals. 

The world’s largest short film festival, for kids, by kids! has selected 2 OF ME as one of the 14 finalists to headline the annual event which will be held on Sunday February 21. Metro Screen teamed up with Maroubra’s Kool Kids Club to mentor a group of 11 – 16yr olds and produce 2 OF ME.

2 OF ME: What happens when you realise there are 2 of you, or 2 of Me? When Braidon discovers, his other half, strange things start to happen. Only his trusty pals with the power to unravel mystery and mayhem will lead him to his other half and Dr Strange’s testing lab.

For more information on Kool Kid’s Club check them out here http://www.ssys.org.au/kool-kids-club
Visit www.tropjr.com/au for festival details, screening venues and regular updates on all things Trop Jr!

2009
Metro Screen film Dry Water: The Making Of wins Best film at TropJr 09
When Gabe was asked “Do you want to be a filmmaker?” his honest answer “I certainly hope so” was confirmed by his out right win of the event. Unlike the characters in the winning film the crew and cast behind Dry Water worked fantastically effortlessly as a team to produce an original story with creativity, flair and genuine hilarity. Enjoyed by both adults and kids in the audience Dry water was produced by a team of young aspiring filmmakers in our regular three day workshop.
 
Dry Water: The Making Of
Produced in our 08 July School Holiday Workshop
Credits: Script supervisor: Fahim Mostafa, Director/Writer: Gabriel Colomb, Camera/Writer: Seamus MacNamara, Camer/Writer: Rachel Jolly, Writer: Miles Gibson, Editor/Writer: Michael Felczynski, Assistant Director/Writer: William Scott, Costumes/Writer: Sophie Afaras, Costumes/Writer: Mariana Sakr.
Synopsis: Famous Hollywood director, Winston Kubrike, waxes lyrical about his new masterpiece.  When the film fails miserably, however, he is less than complimentary about some of his key crew members.


Other TropJr films included:

142 Hours
Made by Jasmin-Johanna Mobbs who last year won a pace in our April School Holiday Workshop.
Director: Jasmin-Johanna Mobbs 
Synopsis: An adventure prone single mum and her equally intrepid four kids aged 7–15 take the Trans-Siberian train journey through China, Mongolia and across Russia.

MyFace
Produced with young people in Redfern as a specially commissioned piece to screen outside of competition at TropJr. Check out Channel Free for details on MyFace

Metro Screen congratulates all 12 TropJrFinalists.

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