NW FILM CAMP

Portland Spring Camp At
Big THANK YOU to our incredible community 🙌

To our students — your creativity, risk-taking, and storytelling this week have been next level.
To our instructors — your passion and guidance made it all come alive.
To our parents — thank you for trusting us and supporting these young filmmakers every step of the way.

We’ve had an amazing week creating digital shorts, and while there are just a few days left, we’re not slowing down 🎬✨

And a special thank you to the World Forestry Center for hosting us — such an inspiring space to create.

Summer Camps are right around the corner and spots are filling up fast. If your student is ready to write, shoot, and edit their own film this summer… now’s the time.

Let’s keep creating 🎥🔥

🎬 Digital Storytelling at Cascade Parent Partnership

Storytelling has always been one of the most powerful ways for young people to understand the world around them. At our filmmaking classes at students are learning how to turn ideas into powerful visual stories through digital filmmaking.

In a time when so much of our communication happens through video and media, digital storytelling gives students the tools to express their voice, collaborate with peers, and think creatively about the stories they want to tell. From developing characters and writing scripts to filming scenes and editing their final projects, students experience the full creative process.

🎥 Why it matters now:
• Builds creativity and confidence
• Encourages collaboration and communication
• Develops media literacy and critical thinking
• Gives students real-world digital production skills
• Provides a positive outlet for self-expression

In the classroom, filmmaking becomes more than just learning how to use a camera. It’s about teamwork, imagination, and discovering how stories can connect us.

We’re proud to bring hands-on filmmaking and digital storytelling into schools and help students find their voice behind the camera.

🎬✨

A man, discontent with his work, seeks to escape by revisiting his past.
Showings:
Sat, Mar 28th, 11:15 AM @ SIFF Cinema Uptown (Theater 2)
Runtime:
6:29
Language:
English
Country:
USA
Premiere:
World Premiere
Director:
Fiona Strom Sedita
Screenwriter:
Jane Maletic
Cinematographer

🎬 POST PRO WORKSHOPS ARE HERE

Level up your editing skills with TWO options at NW Film Camp:

🎞️ Intro to Video Editing
Start from scratch using Adobe Premiere Pro—learn cutting, sequencing, transitions, and build your first polished edit.

⚡ Advanced Editing & FX
Take it further with Adobe Premiere Pro + Adobe After Effects—create motion graphics, visual effects, and cinematic edits that stand out.

💻 Live, instructor-led sessions
🎥 Hands-on projects + real footage
✨ Supportive, creative environment

No experience needed for Intro—just bring your creativity.

Spots are limited. Let’s bring your story to life.

LearnEditing FilmCamp:

Huge congratulations to the students of NW Film Camp Portland Teen Filmmaker Lab on being selected to premiere at the NFFTY International Film Festival for their film A Call From Home!

To be chosen for NFFTY — one of the largest and most respected youth film festivals in the world — is an incredible achievement and a testament to your storytelling, collaboration, and creative courage.

A Call From Home
A man, discontent with his work, seeks to escape by revisiting his past.

Your willingness to explore reflection, longing, and personal truth through cinema is exactly what powerful filmmaking is all about. You didn’t just make a film — you crafted a story with heart.

📍 World Premiere Screening:
Saturday, March 28th
11:15 AM
SIFF Cinema Uptown (Theater 2)

We are beyond proud of your dedication, teamwork, and artistic growth. Portland showed up — and now you’re premiering on an international stage.

A special thank you to all the mentors and producers that came together to help make this project happen! Appreciate post coming soon!!!
Lights. Camera. Legacy.

🎬 Early Bird Enrollment is OPEN for NW Film Camp!

Save $100 per week when you register early and lock in your spot before camps fill up. Our camps aren’t just about filmmaking – they’re about creativity, confidence, teamwork, and giving young storytellers a space to share their voice.

From writing and directing to acting, editing, and sound design, students learn by doing on real sets with real projects.

Spots go fast. Stories start here.
Register now at nwfilmcamp.com ✨

Early registration allows families to save $100 per week on Spring and Summer camps. No discount code needed! All listed prices already include the Early Bird discount. If schedules change, registrations are fully transferable, so families can reschedule for any reason.

At its core, NW Film Camp is about learning through storytelling. Our programs give kids and teens the opportunity to explore filmmaking, collaborate with peers, think critically about the world around them and express their ideas in a supportive environment. Campers learn both technical skills and creative problem-solving while working together and making friends to create original films.

Over the past 11 years, NW Film Camp has become a meaningful space for young filmmakers to build friendships, gain confidence, and see their ideas come to life.

We hope to welcome your filmmaker this season. Please let us know if you have any questions about our programs.

Portland Film Camp has grown into something truly special. What started as a handful of passionate young filmmakers is now an incredible youth program dedicated to supporting young voices, bold stories, and creative confidence.

Our instructors pour their hearts into mentoring, teaching, and empowering students, and our filmmakers show up with imagination, courage, and a willingness to lead. Watching students step into roles as directors, writers, actors, and crew members is what makes this community so inspiring.

This isn’t just a camp. It’s a place where creativity is taken seriously, collaboration is celebrated, and young voices are heard. We’re so proud of our instructors and students for building something so meaningful together.

🎥💥 The future of filmmaking is bright, and it’s happening right here in Portland.

Or pre-production workshop started today! Shout out to .guy (pictured at above) for leading this amazing program! We are so excited to see what these kids create.