Youth Programs

High School Programs (14-17)

Summer Programs

Don’t just consume media. Learn how to tell your own story through audio, video, and design using industry-standard equipment and software in a supportive, collaborative environment.

+ New in March 2020 – Uncharted: Bay Area Teens Document Living Through COVID-19

Spend your summer learning skills you will use for the rest of your life and keep you a step or two ahead

Reel Stories

Reel stories programs teach young women and gender-expansive youth that, with the right tools and training, they hold the key to a revolution in the media industry.

Career Development (18-24)

Dive deep into the filmmaking field with technical training, career counseling, an internship stipend, and internship placement support. Make connections between media-making and social justice while learning from artists and entrepreneurs.

S erial Storytellers

Serial Storytellers is BAVC's first-ever episodic writing and producing program for creatives 18-24 years old. We look forward to building on this pilot program with more emerging artist development programming in the coming months.

Featured Youth Projects

Taking it to the Streets

2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards

Concrete Canvas

My BAVC Moment

Rotate - Luna (In Arms Release Party Show)

Bay Area Girls Rock Camp

The Galloping Knights

STOP.

Limitations

It wasn't until after I made my first video, with the help of BAVC and their after school film program, that I realized filmmaking is something I enjoy doing and can see myself continuing to do. I found that, through filmmaking, I was able to tell stories and express myself.

Lily Yu

Former Factory Student & Current Cal Arts Film Student

BAVC’s youth programs present such amazing opportunities. They not only provide equipment and instruction, but allow participants to expand creatively and prepare for whatever lies ahead.

Lauren Lindberg

Former Factory Student

The BAVC Bridges Fellowship gave me the chance to jumpstart my career path and nurtured my passion for creating positive change.

Chara Bui

2015 Bridges Fellow

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