August 3rd – 10th 2025
August 10th – 17th 2025
August 3rd- 17th 2025
Students on YFA Summer Camp will divide into 2 crews: FILMMAKING CREW (for aspiring filmmakers) & ACTING CREW (for aspiring actors). Students choose which Crew they wish to join for the duration of their camp.
Each Crew will develop specialised skills in their own disciplines though practical exercises, workshops and masterclasses with film industry professionals. And because we passionately believe that the best way to learn to is get out there and DO it, the Filmmaking and Acting Crews will then combine in teams to work together for the production of the movies.
Each week of YFA Summer Camp culminates in a Premiere Screening of all the completed movies for friends and family in the onsite cinema. There’ll be a packed house, behind-the-scenes special features telling the real story of how that movie got made, and we’re guessing some blooper-reels too…
Plus, films made on YFA courses are automatically considered and may be nominated for the ‘Young Film Academy Awards’. The awards ceremony will take place on the afternoon of Saturday 20th September 2025 at the prestigious Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London. Nominated filmmakers will be contacted via their booking contact email prior to the event.
Students in the Acting Crew will develop the performance skills needed to act with impact on screen, learning the difference between stage and screen acting, how to prepare for a shoot or an audition, how to physicalise your character, set etiquette, fight choreography and more, all whilst gaining confidence in front of camera.
Students in the Filmmaking Crew will develop the hands-on creative and technical skills they need to take a movie from initial concept to premiere screening; from storytelling and screenwriting, through camera operating and sound, to editing, special FX and post-production techniques.
YFA’s Residential Filmmaking and Screen Acting Summer Camp is held at Culford School, Suffolk, one of the UK’s leading boarding schools, just 2 hours from central London.
It’s the perfect movie location to shoot an action, drama, horror, science-fiction, period drama and more! The only limit is your imagination.
Traditional shared boarding accommodation is separated according to age and gender. Separate common rooms and areas for relaxing are provided.
And when students aren’t on set, there’ll be oodles of great fun indoor and outdoor activities on offer for them to enjoy, including swimming, table tennis, dodgeball, dance, yoga, film screenings, movie quizzes, talent shows, competitions, games and more!
Hear from previous students and their experience at Young Film Academy’s Residential Filmmaking & Screen Acting Summer Camp. Or why not listen to the YFA Podcast Summer Camp special here: Apple Podcasts / Spotify
NIGHT PATROL is a series produced by the staff at Young Film Academy’s Residential Summer Camp. Each episode was screened to the students after the Saturday night talent show!
August 3rd – 10th 2025
August 10th – 17th 2025
August 3rd- 17th 2025
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