Film Prize Junior

Grades 5-12, zero experience required, and a whole team & learning center to walk you through every step.

Film Prize Junior is back for another year of student films, and we can't wait!

www.filmprizejr.com

JOIN THE FILMMAKING REVOLUTION!

To get started, educators of 5th – 12th grade students can register their school or community organization and introduce the program to aspiring student filmmakers!

From there, the Film Prize Junior team keeps in touch with registrants throughout the filmmaking process to provide educators and their students with reminders, resources, and training every step of the way.

No matter what education or resources are available at your school, Film Prize Junior will be there for guidance and support.

Making a film teaches you more than filmmaking.

It teaches you how to collaborate under pressure. How to tell a story with intention. How to communicate, problem-solve, and see the world — and your community — differently.

Film Prize Junior Louisiana students aren't just learning to point a camera. They're building skills that show up in every career path, every classroom, every conversation.

And they're doing it in grades 5 through 12.

Learn more:
🎬 filmprizejr.com/louisiana

From Shreveport to the southernmost parishes, Film Prize Junior Louisiana is proving every community in this state has a story worth telling. 🎬

If you've had Prize Jr. on your mind, now's the time to get your school signed up!

www.filmprizejr.com

What an incredible two weeks with these talented kiddos! Thanks to our friends at Brentwood Hospital, Film Prize Junior students created powerful PSAs focused on teen su***de prevention.

Students worked alongside mental health and film professionals to bring their ideas to life, completing every stage of the filmmaking process—from brainstorming and pitching, to filming and editing.

We don't get to spend much time one-on-one with students, so it was great fun to have them at our office, even if they did eat all the good snacks! Thanks to all of our mentors for their guidance, and let's give a big VIVA to Brentwood Hospital for the opportunity!

Let's give a big & hearty VIVA to our pals at Community Foundation of North Louisiana for awarding us $65,000 in competitive grant funding!

This investment helps keep Film Prize Junior free for students in Caddo and Bossier Parishes while also allowing us to provide incentives that encourage more teachers to bring the program into their classrooms.

Thank you for believing in our mission and helping us inspire the next generation!

🎬 Hey FPJR fans!

As we gear up for next year, we're creating new resources to help teachers and students succeed in making their films.

When it comes to creating documentaries in the classroom, what challenges do you run into? What questions do you wish were answered? Whether it's storytelling, interviewing, editing, project management, or anything in between, we'd love to hear from you.

Send your questions and ideas to [email protected] and help us build resources that make documentary filmmaking more accessible and successful for everyone.

Film class isn't just an elective — it's career readiness, creative confidence, and real-world skills all in one project. Has it made a difference for your student? 💬

500+ short films made by Louisiana students since 2016 — have you watched our 2026 films yet? 🎬

https://filmprizejr.com/louisiana/louisiana-2025-festival-showcase/

Know a teacher who would be perfect for Film Prize Junior Louisiana? Tag them! Their students will thank you (and so will we). 👇