Hi! I'm Channel Free. I'm from Paddington in sydney. I'm not really a person but more a network of uber creative kids under 16 who want to be the filmmakers of the future.
We provide super cheap training and run holiday workshops with Metro Screen Young Filmmakers and special projects through Channel Free. With films screened all over the world. We only hire the best working creative professionals to teach you!
Be our friend if you wanna know about our workshops or upcoming screening at the Chauvel cinema. : P
Below is the standard blurb!
METRO SCREEN YOUNG FILMMAKERS
Young Filmmakers and Channel Free combine to form Metro Screen’s youth unit, providing access to digital film technology, training and mentorship for young people aged 11 – 16.
Metro Screen runs an extensive school holiday workshops and special projects in filmmaking and is the leading youth film training and production facility in Australia.
Our programs are industry based, which means you will have hands-on learning with professional equipment and experienced tutors.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
Young Filmmakers runs extensive school holiday workshop programs in digital film production 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 200 young Sydney filmmakers and become part of the Young Filmmakers community, receiving regular eNews updates and invites to screenings, special events and online forums.
An added touch of glamour and excitement for the school holiday workshops saw participants making films for Sony TropJnr and other films screened internationally in Texas, Berlin, San Francisco, New York, Vancouver, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and of course throughout Australia.
FEES
All workshop fees are heavily subsidised through Metro Screen and the Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to ensure greater access for young people to film industry equipment and training. Average workshop fee is $295, but may be more or less depending on the type of course. Free workshop placement is available to young people from lower-income families.
CHANNEL FREE SPECIAL PROJECTS
Channel Free’s special projects are dedicated to helping marginalised, disadvantaged or ‘at risk’ youth gain access to digital film technology; empowering them to tell their own stories and get their voices heard in the wider community. Projects run over a period of three to six months and provide free intensive film training, mentorship with experienced professionals and practical filmmaking experience.
Channel Free has worked in co-production with Twenty10 youth support to produce a short drama, ‘Stray’ which has already screened at over fifteen international film festivals, been packaged as a DVD resource for young people and picked up a North American distributor!
Involvement in a Channel Free project enables young people to develop their creativity, self-confidence, teamwork and technical skills in an inspiring professional environment. Filmmaking allows them to express themselves through a medium that transcends barriers in academic ability, literacy, language and cultural background.
