Youth Programs

Intermission: We’ll be back.

Our programs are on pause while we plan our next chapter. Here’s a look at what we do.

The 2025 Kamp Hollywood campers together on the soundstage
Summer camps · Our flagship

Kamp Hollywood

One unforgettable week.
One unforgettable premiere.

Kamp Hollywood is where The Movie Institute began, and this annual camp is still our biggest and most exciting: an intensive, full-day week where young people join a real production team to write, direct, act in, and shoot their own films, then celebrate them at a red carpet premiere in a movie theater.

More filmmaking campsAlong the way, we've added smaller filmmaking camps, like half-day summer camps, spring break camps, and more. Shorter days and a lower cost make them an easy way to try moviemaking, and a great first step toward the full Kamp Hollywood experience.
Students running a shoot on a red-lit soundstage
Three Competing CrewsEach crew creates a short film and a commercial. It's a busy week!
Two campers writing a screenplay together on laptops
Real Crew RolesCampers write, direct, act, and run camera, and choose the role they want to own.
Gold Kamp Hollywood award statues
Awards Worth WinningCrews go head to head for Best Picture, Best Commercial, Best Acting, and more.
A full movie theater with The Movie Institute logo on the screen
Red Carpet PremiereA movie theater screening, awards ceremony, and graduation for families and friends.

"Please never stop doing this camp. It was the reason I discovered my life's work."

Andrew Disney, feature film director and Kamp Hollywood alum
Student directing a scene while a classmate runs camera
Hands-on and focused

Workshops

Intense creativity. Earned accomplishment.

Our workshops are immersive, hands-on experiences where young people take the lead. From screenwriting and acting to directing, stop motion animation, and safe film stunts, students don't just learn about moviemaking. They live it, in a creative environment built for discovery and growth.

ScreenwritingActingDirectingStop Motion AnimationSafe Film Stunts
Students running boom, camera, and slate on an outdoor shoot
Session by session

After School

Creativity with purpose.

Our after-school programs give young people a welcoming, supportive space to create and grow. Session by session, students work together to bring their own short film to life, building creativity, teamwork, leadership, and real self-confidence along the way. It's time well spent, and an accomplishment they can be proud of.

TeamworkLeadershipSelf-ConfidenceIntro to EditingA Finished Short Film
Full STEAM ahead

Moviemaking Is STEAM in Action

When young people make a film from start to finish, as they do at our camps and after-school programs, science, technology, engineering, arts, and math all come together. Our workshops take a deep dive into one craft, like directing or stop motion animation, and the STEAM skills behind it. See how it all works, and help us bring these programs to our next home.

SScienceLight, color, and sound TTechnologyCameras, audio, and editing EEngineeringShots, sets, and production plans AArtsStory, acting, and design MMathTiming, pacing, and schedules
How We Teach STEAMSupport the Work