Short Film Incubation
Be part of a professional student film production.
About
Are you an aspiring filmmaker? It can be hard to find professional filmmaking experiences suitable for high school students. Without access to these opportunities, you will be unprepared to work on professional film and media projects in the future.
Short Film Incubation applies industry-level filmmaking practices to an original short film created entirely by students with guidance from professional filmmakers.
Through Short Film Incubation, students aged 14-18 will get the rare opportunity to be part of a professional short film production led by students. You will create an original short film under guidance from professional filmmakers; collaborate with other passionate student filmmakers; and learn industry-level practices that you can apply to your own projects.
You’ll also learn skills rarely addressed in student-level projects, such as how to:
Write a strong script
Cast actors through auditions and find crew
Direct professional actors
Operate professional equipment
Run and work on a film set
Set up an editing workflow and color grade
Promote and submit to film festivals
This program is taught by professional filmmakers whose short films have screened at film festivals worldwide, as well as graduated from the top US film schools. If you want to gain professional film credit and take part in a production that goes beyond most students have ever seen, then Short Film Incubation is the ultimate opportunity for you!
Program Details
Short Film Incubation runs during the school year (September to June), and involves 3 terms that take students through each stage of making a short film: pre-production, production, and post-production.
During each term, students meet for 1.5 hours weekly on Saturdays (2:00pm-3:30pm) with their mentor at Babel Film Workshop. Outside of meetings, students will also have access to Babel Film Workshop’s studio for production-related activities, such as meetings and castings.
Tuition: HK $6,980 per term (15 meeting hours over 10 weeks)
Apply Now
The waitlist for 2023-24 Term 3 is now open. Please apply below to be notified if spots open for students to be involved in the post-production stage of this year’s short film. No prior filmmaking experience is necessary to apply.
Next Application Deadline: Mar 10th, 2024
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.