Youth in Film: Celebrating the voices of the young

Peter Jackson lives in a city the same size as Hobart and, one could argue, one that is even more isolated. This didn’t deter him from making films. It didn’t concern him. He just made films and people watched his films and loved them – it was that simple. No Government initiative, no private backing, just the love of cinema, persistence and an audience that appreciated it.

“Transistor Youth Film Festival is your opportunity to see films from the next generation of Tasmanian filmmakers and witness, potentially, the birth of our very own Peter Jackson.”
Transistor Youth Arts Director, Lucien Simon

Transistor Youth Film Festival is supported and sponsored by the Clarence City Council. The Festival will screen some of the State’s finest films made by young people aged 12-25 years. Films were sourced from Transistor Youth Arts Programs, MyState Student Film Festival and Wide Angle Tasmania’s Youth Programs.

“Film is becoming an increasingly accessible and important way for young people in Tasmania to express their ideas, issues, imagination and aspirations. This is highlighted by the fact that over 600 films were submitted into last years MyState Student Film Festival and over 150 young people participated in Transistor Youth Arts Filmmaking Programs in 2016.
Transistor Youth Arts Director, Lucien Simon

We are proud to announce that the Hon. Jacqui Petrusma MP and Mayor of Clarence, Alderman Doug Chipman will launch Transistor Youth Film Festival and Transistor Film Weekly Workshops.

Transistor Youth Film Festival will screen two film projects that were created last year in partnership with Clarence City Council.

‘Black Hills High’ – a 5-part web-series created through the Transition Film program in partnership with Rokeby High School and Rosny College and funded by the Clarence Council Partnership Grant and the Community Support Levy.

‘Eliza’ a short film created as part of Transistor Youth Art and Clarence City Council’s, Film Greenhouse.

Transistor Youth Arts is works in partnership with Local Government and a host of organisations to remove access and equity issues faced by marginalized young people so that they can create films that reflect their lived experiences.

“I am incredibly proud of ‘Black Hills High’, the young people involved were incredibly open about their lives and experiences and together we were able to create a series that showed the impact bullying and domestic violence has on young people – issues that affect a majority of young people in Australia. In fact, headspace reports that 46.6% of secondary students reported being bullied last year. It is very empowering for the young filmmakers who make this kind of work as they not only expose and address issues that concern them but they become, in a sense, ambassadors for their generation.”
Transistor Youth Arts Director, Lucien Simon

Transistor Youth Film Festival
Thursday, February 2, 6.30pm
Venue: The Barn, Rosny Farm
This is a FREE EVENT.

For more information and to see the full list of films that will be screened please visit:

http://transistoryoutharts.com/transistor-youth-film-festival/
Lucien Simon Director Mast Films