Somerville Youth Film Festival opens June 9

On May 14, 2010, in Latest News, by The News Staff

Somerville Community Access Television's (SCATV) youth media program, Next Generation Producers, in collaboration with Somerville High School and Home, Inc., will hold the Fourth Annual Somerville Youth Film Festival on June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. The Somerville Youth Film Festival is free and open to the public.

The festival includes short movies, animations, public service announcements, documentaries and news packages that were produced by students of the Next Generation Producers and the High School's TV & Media Production class. As they created their video projects, students learned the complete process of media production, including research, scriptwriting, camera and audio skills, and digital editing. Organizations participating in Next Generation Producers programs this year were Somerville Cares About Prevention, The Boys and Girls Club, and the Community Action Agency of Somerville.

Gordon Nelson, Next Generation Producers Coordinator at SCATV, said video production allows students to approach subjects of interest from a new direction, and are a great means of creative expression. The film festival recognizes the talent and efforts of these creative young people. "We hope it will encourage more students to get involved with media programs at SCATV and at Somerville High School," he said.

Each student will receive a certificate of participation, and a DVD copy of their work.