Southwest School of Filmmaking

02/28/2024

We are closing the filmmaking and acting summer camps :(

Hello students and parents, after three years of holding the SWSOS Filmmaking and Acting summer camps, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue them. As the organizer, I have decided to focus my attention elsewhere for the time being.

A huge thank you to all the parents and to the students who attended the summer camps throughout the years. You all made them such an amazing experience for everyone. There were some truly incredible short films that came out of this and many friendships made that will last a long time. I hope the passion I saw on display will carry on into the future through these young artists work!

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or just want to chat! You can email me directly.
[email protected]

All the best,
-Hari Khalsa

05/08/2023

Camp Starts in Less Than Two Months!

02/14/2023

If you’re looking for a summer camp that combines creativity, storytelling, and technology, look no further than the SSWSOF Summer Camps.

01/17/2023

It may be snowy now, but summer will be here sooner than you think.

This year we only have 30 slots available and suspect they will fill up fast! Make sure to fill out an application soon, or if you are a returning camper, just email me directly for the registration link.

Early Registration Discount will end on Feb 15th. Apply today to lock in the $100 discount.

Apply to the Filmmaking Camp here: https://form.jotform.com/212357158479162

Apply to Acting Camp here: https://form.jotform.com/213265455717156

11/21/2022

Applications are now open on our website: www.nmfilmcamp.com

This year we only have 30 slots available and suspect they will fill up fast! We will be holding the 2023 camp in Albuquerque, at UNM's state-of-the-art film education facility, and are super excited about what we have planned.

If you are the parent of a returning camper, please respond by email directly to [email protected] and I will send you the registration info.

Summer filmmaking and acting camps for teenagers ages 14-18. These summer camps are located in Albaquerque, New Mexico. At camp students make a short film from start to finish.

07/25/2022

Congratulations to this summer's filmmaking students for completing their films!

This year we had two sessions of the camp, with 30 students total, and screened nine completed short films to a packed house at the Violet Crown in Santa Fe.

We are so proud of the filmmakers and the films they created this year!

Check out the completed short films on our YouTube page Sotuhwest School of Filmmaking.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq7hyXUKy1lN2n5av6hLMcw

04/12/2022

We are excited to announce that Harry Werksman, an accomplished TV writer-producer, will be joining us this summer as a lead instructor for our Advanced Filmmaking Camp!

Harry has worked for over 25 years as a TV writer-producer and showrunner. His credits include THE INVISIBLE MAN, DEATHLANDS: HOMEWARD BOUND, VERITAS: THE QUEST, GREY’S ANATOMY, UGLY BETTY, MOONLIGHT, FINAL FANTSY XV, and CASTLE.

Harry has been nominated for two Emmys, one Golden Globe, one Saturn Award, one People’s Choice Award, and three WGA Awards. He has won a WGA Award for Grey’s Anatomy, a Golden Globe for Ugly Betty, and both a People’s Choice Award and a Saturn Award for Moonlight.

He has taught screenwriting at The American Film Institute’s MFA Program, UCLA Extension – Writer’s Program, and at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

04/04/2022

We are excited to announce that Natasha Maidoff, a film instructor from Chapman University, will be joining us this summer as a lead instructor for our Core Filmmaking Camp this summer!

Natasha is an independent filmmaker and a professor at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. Her work is held in the permanent collection of the MoMA and has been screened at the Guggenheim and Pecci Museums. She has received artist residencies to Yaddo, VCCA, and the Wexner Center for the Arts and won many awards and grants including a Mellon Grant. Maidoff holds an MFA in Film from UCLA and a B.A. in Creative Writing from Oberlin College.

03/07/2022

Introducing the Bring a Friend discount!

Invite a friend to join you at camp and each of you will receive $100 off the cost of registration!*
www.swsoscamps.com

How to receive the discount:

After submitting a regular application, send us an email ([email protected]) with the full name of both students who are applying. If both students are accepted, we will send each of you the discounted registration link.

*$100 off for the Core Acting and Core Filmmaking camp and $75 off for the Creative Writing Camp. This discount does not apply to the Advanced Filmmaking Camp.

03/03/2022

The Southwest School of Storytelling offers filmmaking, acting, and creative writing summer camps for teens ages 14-18 yrs old, located in Santa Fe, NM.
Check out their programs at: www.swsoscamps.com

03/03/2022

We are excited to be featured in the Santa Fe Reporter this week!

"Not all of us prospered in the Scouts, but perhaps if we had boom mics, fancy lighting setups, and glamorous film premiers instead of pine box racers and knots, we could've have been a little more excited."