World Film Collective

World Film Collective reaches young people in their own environment, uses equipment that is sustainable, accessible and affordable and does not charge the young people to participate.

Participants are aged between 10 - 25 years and are living in communities which are facing issues such as low employment opportunities, exclusion from mainstream society, living below the poverty line and poor access to education.

We deliver the whole programme over three years. The World Film Collective programme has four levels, each one comprising of 50 hours, focusing on different genres and filmmaking techniques each time.

Final films are distributed to audiences through our website, social-networking platforms and are entered into film festivals, creating opportunities for cultural exchange.

As a result of World Film Collective Workshops,

• two students have been offered internships with film companies in Johannesburg
• three others were commissioned to make a film which was screened at the 2008 MobileActive conference in Johannesburg
  
• the student film "Trains" was screened at the 2010 Pocket Films Festival in Paris
  
• students in East London received an NVQ Level 1 and 2 in Media and Visual Arts as a result of the workshop

To learn more about our work in each region, view our workshops below and watch the films that have been produced by participants so far.

Past and Current Workshops

Fabric, Level 1   Jun 2010

World Film Collective began our first workshop in Leeds on June 22nd, 2010, in partnership with Fabric in Bradford. The workshop will last six weeks, during which time 16 young people from Asian backgrounds will learn the process of ...   read more

Felix Dennis Visual Art Workshop   Jun 2010

World Film Collective was presented a very unique opportunity to deliver a Visual Art and Poetry workshop to six young people in East London. The students, who had previously completed level 1 Fiction Film and level 2 Documentary ...   read more

Amy Biehl, Cape Town, Level 2   May 2010

World Film Collective returned to Cape Town to deliver our first Sports and News Journalism workshop to coincide with the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Our tutors trained 35 young people in the townships of Khayelitsha, Delft, and ...   read more

Bint Al- Azwar School, Palestine, Level 1   Mar 2010

In partnership with the Palestinian Ministry of Education WFC began a Level 1 workshop with students at the Bint Al- Azwar School in Ramellah, Palestine. Over the next six weeks the 17 participants will be producing several short ...   read more

Little Ilford Learning Zone, East London, Level 2   Nov 2009

We returned to Little Ilford Learning Zone with our partners Ape Media to follow up with our group of students and deliver a Level 2 Documentary workshop. The group researched and developed their concepts, planned interviews, and ...   read more

CDI, Rio de Janeiro, Level 1   Oct 2009

World Film Collective teamed up with CDI to deliver our second Level 1 Fiction Film workshop in the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela in Rio de Janeiro. 12 students attended classes three days a week for two months, during which time ...   read more

Yafa Cultural Center, Nablus, Level 2   Oct 2009

In conjunction with Yafa Cultural Center, World Film Collective has completed our second Level 2 Documentary workshop in Palestine. The workshop took place in the Balata Refugee Camp from October to December, 2009. During this ...   read more

Al Rowwad Cultural Centre, Bethlehem, Level 2   Aug 2009

World Film Collective returned to Al Rowwad to deliver a Level Two Documentary workshop in August 2009. Participants learned how to develop a story concept for a documentary, including research, pre-production planning and ...   read more

Maloyaroslavskii Children's Home, Russia, Level 1   Jul 2009

This Level One workshop gave the participants aged between 10 and 17 their first experience of using the Internet and of filmmaking. Participants were incredibly interested and excited by both experiences. They were so ...   read more

Casarão Cultural Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Level 2   Jul 2009

We returned for our second workshop with Casarão Cultural Centre in Rio de Janeiro's Morro dos Prazeres favela in July 2009. Participants who had already completed a Level 1 workshop extended their knowledge by completing a Level ...   read more

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Upcoming Workshops

In the coming months, World Film Collective will deliver the following workshops:

UK 

In November 2009, World Film Collective began a Level 2 documentary filmmaking workshop in East London that will run through March 2010.

South Africa

After a successful pilot Level 1 Fictional Shorts workshop in August 2009, WFC will be teaming up with the Amy Biehl Foundation to deliver a Level 2 Documentary workshop in March 2010.

World Film Collective has opportunities to expand its work within new programme countries in 2010 and to do so, we need your support. If you are interested in donating to our work, please donate. There are also plenty of ways to show your support by getting involved!