Film & YouTube classes & camps for Creators!
Follow your passion
for filmmaking & viral content
FILM EDUCATION ON THE SUNCOAST!
Ready to make your movie or become a YouTube star?
Founded in 2018, Sarasota Film Academy offers film and online video education for both kids and adults. Hundreds of kids have attended our popular film camps and after-school programs in sunny Sarasota, Florida. We now offer similar programs for adults as well!
Our unique curriculum is taught by award-winning professionals with decades of industry experience in Hollywood and beyond who work as educators for such institutions as the Ringling College of Art & Design, Full Sail University, and the Sarasota Film Festival.
Filmmakers learn in a fun, conservatory model where each student gets to experience different creative professions. The students truly understand the value of teamwork and collaboration.
The finished projects have public screenings for family and friends at the end of each week of session.
OUR COURSES AND CAMPS
KIDS FILM ACADEMY
KIDS FILM ACADEMY
KIDS FILM ACADEMY
12-WEEK SESSION
SATURDAYS
1PM TO 2:30PM
STARTS 8/22/26
This 12-week session, is designed for kids of ages 8 to 13 who’d like to learn how to make short films and online videos for YouTube / TikTok. We will produce short films and videos that can be entered into film festivals, serve as portfolio pieces, or be posted online. The young filmmakers will learn a variety of genres, focusing on screenwriting, cinematography, Generative AI, VFX, directing, acting, and producing. We will teach the filmmakers how to use the necessary filming equipment, including cameras, lights, and green screens, as well as how to edit in industry-standard Adobe Premiere and CapCut. We will also learn film and video history, watching and analyzing clips from classic movies and social media sensations. We will showcase all the films and videos created in a screening on the last day of the session.
FULL SCHEDULE: 8/22, 8/29, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 12/5, 12/12
NOTE: Our schedule coordinates with the Sarasota County School Academic Calendar, and we don't have sessions on long or vacation weekends.
MAKE YOUR FILM!
KIDS FILM ACADEMY
KIDS FILM ACADEMY
6-WEEK SESSION
FRIDAYS
3PM TO 5PM
STARTS 8/28/26
This 6-week session is designed for folks 18+, who'd like to learn to make films or videos for online. We will make a group short film or several videos. We will focus on screenwriting, cinematography, Generative AI, VFX, directing, acting, and producing. We will teach the filmmakers how to use the necessary filming equipment, including cameras, lights, and green screens, as well as how to edit in industry-standard Adobe Premiere and CapCut. We will also learn film and video history and screen all finished work on the last day of the session for friends and family.
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Please get in touch about any special needs your kids may have or any questions about our programs. We will get back to you soon!
