Atlanta Teens Have a Chance for Their Own Hollywood Break

Hundreds of teens in eight cities -- including Atlanta -- will have a chance to take over cameras and lighting to sound ‘replace the pros,’ taking over camera to lighting to sound during a free weeklong experience designed to teach real-life career skills for media jobs.

Fresh Films is calling all teens (no experience required) to apply for its free summer program presented by Subway & Best Buy to work on sets to produce new episodes of a kids’ TV show. To apply, teens simply complete a short form before June 15, 2016, at http://www.fresh-films.com.

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More than 200 teens will be selected to join the Fresh Films program, each spending their week rotating through various filmmaking roles, from camera to effects to sound to editing.

“Not only do the teens learn about career options in the $650-billion media entertainment industry, they also gain leadership, teamwork and problem-solving skills that will benefit them as they prepare for the future,” says Fresh Films, director Estlin Feigley.

Fresh Films doesn’t just expose kids to science, technology, engineering and math careers behind the scenes, but also through the content of many of its film projects: “Traveling Without Moving” (starring Steve Guttenberg and Harry Lennix) will debut in fall 2016 and is a fun, fictional sci-fi film based on real Quantum physics; Emmy-nominated kids’ TV show, “Moochie Kalala Detectives Club” (starring Tim Kazurinsky) inspires children’s curiosity about the world around them with help from real scientists.

The summer program is part of Fresh Films’ year-round initiatives for teens, which include school tours, teacher grants, filmmaking workshops and more.

Subway is giving away $300 science grants to 95 teachers, and more, as part of its partnership with Fresh Films.