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Learn about Philly Youth Media Collaborative
This site is a resource to learn about youth media programs and opportunities in Philadelphia. We hope the site will be useful to young people interested in gaining media production skills as well as teachers, parents and program providers eager to learn more about media literacy and youth media in Philadelphia.
Our Members
Norris Square Neighborhood Project
Norris Square Neighborhood Project is a unique organization that offers youth and community residents a safe space to explore culture and social-justice issues, create art, and develop their sustainable-agriculture skills. For over 45 years, youth have developed their...
ArtWell
ArtWell’s mission is to support young people and their communities through multidisciplinary arts expression, education, and creative reflection to celebrate their strengths, thrive while facing complex challenges, and awaken their dreams. Since 2000, ArtWell programs...
Big Picture Alliance
Big Picture Alliance’s mission is to engage, educate and empower Philadelphia youth through filmmaking & digital media arts. We provide transformative learning experiences and a supportive pathway for youth to have their voices heard, develop as young...
Center for Media and Information Literacy
The Center for Media and Information Literacy provides tools for educators and the media industry to advance critical analysis, use and creation of quality media content. CMIL was established in 2012 at the Klein College of Media and Communication, Temple University...
Girls Rock Philly
Girls Rock Philly is a youth-centered music organization dedicated to building an intergenerational community of girls, women, and trans and gender-expansive people. Through the practice of fearless expression, artistic experimentation, and collaboration, we build the...
Klein College
Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication is the largest communication school in Philadelphia, offering studies in media studies and production, journalism, communication studies, advertising and more. Klein College’s mission is to prepare the media...
Lil Filmmakers
In our current digital age, the art of filmmaking has become widely accessible. Lil Filmmakers provides young leaders a focused shift from consuming technology to creating professionally produced short and feature-length narrative films that address their issues,...
Mural Arts Philadelphia
Through participatory public art, Mural Arts Philadelphia inspires change in people, place, and practice, creating opportunity for a more just and equitable Philadelphia. Mural Arts Philadelphia envisions a world where all people have a say in the future of their...
Philadelphia Student Union
The Philadelphia Student Union exists to build the power of young people to demand a high-quality education in the Philadelphia public school system. We are a youth-centered organization where we make positive changes in the short term by learning how to organize to...
PhillyCAM
PhillyCAM is a community media center that brings together the people of Philadelphia to make and share media that promotes creative expression, democratic values, and civic participation. We distribute content on our cable television channels (Comcast 66/966 &...
Philly Audio Diaries
Philly Audio Diaries trains young people in Philadelphia to tell their own stories for broadcast. We are fiscally sponsored by CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia, which means we operate like a non-profit. One of the best parts of Philly Audio Diaries is the real-world...
POPPYN
POPPYN (Presenting Our Perspective on Philly Youth News) is a media program under the University community collaborative. POPPYN is an award-winning social justice media program for high school students in Philadelphia. Since 2011, POPPYN has aimed to alter the...
PSTV
PSTV is dedicated to providing youth equal access to multimedia tools, digital and media literacy training, and industry experience. PSTV is the education channel for The School District of Philadelphia (SDP), and is open to ALL enrolled students who have a current...
Scribe Video Center
Scribe Video Center is a non-profit media arts education center located in Philadelphia. Founded in 1982, Scribe is dedicated to advancing the use of digital media as a progressive tool for social change through filmmaking workshops, community-based participatory...
University Community Collaborative
The UCC provides a continuum of leadership opportunities for youth and young adults aged 14 to 24. The Collaborative Continuum is designed to keep youth engaged at different levels, capacities, and ages within our organization over an extended period of time. Each...
WHYY
WHYY has been running its youth media programming since 2003. Our programs range from one day field trips to years-long experiences culminating in job placement. With afterschool programs in documentary production, filmmaking, podcasting, and animation, WHYY serves...
Featured Project

Youth Set The Stage is a series of online and youth-driven events occurring throughout the 2020-2021 school year.
Opportunities
PYMC Youth Committee Member
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Youth Media Committee Are you looking to connect with a larger creative community of filmmakers, artists, writers, audio producers? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Do you have want to raise the visibility of youth voices in the city? Are you...
News & Press
Youth Set The Stage: Black Lives Matter Edition
Youth Set The Stage: Black Lives Matter Edition Friday February 5th 6:00PM - 8:00PM On Crowd cast and Zoom In honor of Black Lives Matter Week of Action Youth Set The Stage will be screening youth made films that will spark critical conversations about the Black...
Big Picture Alliance’s COmmunity VIDeo Resiliency Project Virtual Screening
Join us on Friday February 19th from 6-8pm for this screening and discussion! (6pm Screening / 7pm Discussion) Premiering documentary films by Philly youth uplifting stories of resilience during the COVID pandemic. Followed by a discussion with the filmmakers &...
Upcoming Events
Youth Set The Stage – Black Lives Matter Edition // Feb 5th, 2021 6:00PM
Youth Set The Stage: Black Lives Matter Edition Friday February 5th 6:00PM – 8:00PM On Crowd cast and Zoom In honor of Black Lives Matter Week of Action Youth Set...Celebrating World Radio Day with Youth Audio Producers // Feb 12th, 2021 6:00PM
Hosted by: Samantha Covone Join us as we celebrate UNESCO World Radio Day 2021 with youth audio producers from Philadelphia and beyond. This year’s theme, «New World, New Radio» which...Big Picture Alliance’s COmmunity VIDeo Resiliency Project Virtual Screening // Feb 19th, 2021 6:00PM
Join us on Friday February 19th from 6-8pm for this screening and discussion! (6pm Screening / 7pm Discussion) Premiering documentary films by Philly youth uplifting stories of resilience during the...Media Literacy Interactive Workshop: Whose Message? Our Message! // Mar 3rd, 2021 6:00PM
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 6 PM EST – 7:30 PM EST This interactive panel will showcase 3 PhillyCAM and community produced projects by using clips to spark conversation around...
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