Astoria Film Festival provides workshops for existing film and animation programs, where we bring in industry professionals to provide feedback and guidance at key points along the production cycle.  

We begin with a 1 hour in-person or virtual intro session/career fair so the students can learn about the professionals they'll be working with and about the jobs they hold in the industry.  

Teachers then send us student work and get written and verbal feedback on the work from the professionals to the students in 1-1.5 hour zoom calls around these points in the development process:

PITCHING

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

SCRIPT

ROUGHS

FINE CUTS/ANIMATICS

Professionals then choose which projects they'd like to highlight in our Youth Festival OR there is an option for all student work to be highlighted in a special session for the school at our Festival.

This has been used to fulfill certain CTE Requirements in various NYC high schools.

Astoria Film Festival has a wide range of industry professionals we can bring to your school for Career Panels and Career Fairs.  We can also arrange a Speaker Series. There are also virtual options for speakers (via zoom).  Each speaker or panel session is 1.5 hours including a presentation and student Q&A.  We can specialize it for your needs - from 1 speaker or panel to 8 speakers or panels per year.  Prices vary accordingly.

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Award-Winning HMU for tv/film/events provides a demonstration of work as well as career advice on pathways to IATSE 798 HMU Membership.

Award-Winning HORROR HMU for tv/film/events provides a demonstration of work as well as career advice on pathways to IATSE 798 HMU Membership.

Professional Director/DP team demonstrate some of their techniques for achieving various shots in their films.

Led by AFF Instructors with Industry Professionals

What do you need to make sure you leave a good impression when you’re invited to give a pitch?  Learn from some of the best pitching professionals around.

Led by Award-Winning Filmmakers/Animation Professionals and AFF Instructors

What makes a film cinematic?  Overview of camera shots and angles, the 180 Rule, camera movement, framing, lighting, and sound recording 

Led by AFF Instructors

Learn  about stunt work on sets from a professional who's spent years in the industry. 

Led by Astoria Film Festival Instructors and Industry Professionals

How important is sound in filmmaking? L earn about the different types of mics and the best sound recording techniques.

Led by Astoria Film Festival Instructors and Industry Professionals