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Each year the Documentary Media Society presents the Connexions Youth Forum, an educational program designed and dedicated to fostering documentary filmmaking and storytelling skills in youth between 19 and 26 years of age. In partnership with the National Film Board of Canada, Connexions immerses young aspiring documentary filmmakers through workshops, mentoring sessions and attendance at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Each year, the Forum focuses on a demographic that faces barriers and has limited access to documentary filmmaking – and invitations to submit an application are sent out.
The Connexions Youth Forum will again be co-presented with the National Film Board during the DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2010. The call for applications is now open to young women between the ages of 19 – 26 who are planning a career in documentary filmmaking. This opportunity will give young filmmakers a chance to network with established filmmakers, be mentored by film professionals, attend documentary film screenings from around the world — and produce a short film of their own.
Watch the shorts made by the Connexions participants during the 2009 DOXA festival.
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In 2009, DOXA formalized Rated Y for Youth (RYY), a program dedicated to creating enhanced opportunities for high school students (ages 12-18) to participate at the festival. Each year we invite more schools from around the Lower Mainland to attend screenings and participate in post-film discussions. The goal of RYY is to promote media literacy and critical dialogue to a new generation, through non-fiction, media arts. DOXA selects programs specifically for high school students, giving them an opportunity to attend the festival, view thought-provoking documentaries, and learn to critically analyze the films and the world around them. All films are classified for youth and are also open to the general public (no membership required).
2009 RYY films included: Afghan Girls Can Kick, Chasing Wild Horses, Inside Hana’s Suitcase and To The Tar Sands.
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