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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 who are interested in gaining media production skills as well as teachers, parents and program providers who want to learn more about youth media in Philadelphia.
Our Members
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 &...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Featured Project
About Youth Set The Stage
In a series of online and youth-driven programming throughout the 2020-2021 school year, Youth Set The Stage will build a strong network of organizations working in youth media throughout Philadelphia, regularly engage youth media content creators and provide platforms to showcase and present the voices and current perspectives of these Philadelphia youth, creating an audiovisual capsule of our current moment. In the process of year-long cross-collaborations between nine youth media organizations across the city, YSTS will build an accessible toolkit for instructors working with students remotely.
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
New Music Video produced by SEAMAAC’s Hip Hop Heritage program
Latest video completed during the summer program at SEAMAAC's Hip Hop Heritage. https://vimeo.com/29699656
Upcoming Events
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