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DCTV has offered FREE media arts training to the youth of New York City since 1978. This summer 40 new students from neighborhoods all over the city will be walking through our doors, ready to make their first films. We need your help to provide top-of-the line training and resources, giving them everything they need to direct and produce amazing films.

This summer they will get a chance to share their stories, empowering them to develop leadership and technical skills, that will help them in school and their professional lives. DCTV’s six-week Summer Media Intensive training workshop is part of the NYC Summer Youth Employment program. The students will create 5 short films, which will be exhibited in a public screening in August and submitted to film festivals throughout the country.

DCTV’s Summer Media Intensive is a life-changing opportunity for these youth. They attain 21st Century digital skills, while creating powerful original films. Many of DCTV’s young filmmakers began their careers in the Summer Media Intensive workshop. They have gone on to create award-winning films, win college scholarships and get industry jobs.

It all begins this summer! Read more here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1792154257/1-summer-40-youth-5-inspiring-new-films