Reel Stories Student Board Application 2023-2024

Are you interested in filmmaking, leadership, and the film and media industry? Do you want to increase your leadership skills while building connections in the film community in the SF Bay Area? The BAVC Media Youth Student Board gives a group of passionate young film and media makers the opportunity to give feedback on YEMM (Youth and Emerging Media Makers) curriculum, build media industry-specific career skills, attend guest lectures from experts from around the film industry, and create films with support from BAVC Media staff. Student board members will be mentored in developing their voices as filmmakers and be the face of BAVC Media Youth programs for the 2025-2026 school year. The student board is active from October 2025-May 2026.

It is entirely free to participate! Student board members will meet once a week on Wednesday evenings from 5pm-6:30pm PST starting on January 21st, 2026. Students with good attendance and project completion will recieve a $300 stipend per semester ($600 for the school year!)

This is a hybrid program, the majority of meetings will be virtual on Zoom, with the exception of field trips and guest speakers roughly once a month.

If you have any questions, please email: youthprograms@bavc.org

Email*

Please use a personal email, school emails often bounce back.

What is your name?*

What is your cell phone number?

What is an email to contact your parent/guardian?*

What is your birthdate?

What city do you live in?*

What is your zip code?*

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What school are you currently attending?*

What grade are you in school?*

Which BAVC Media Youth Programs have you been a part of?*

If you've previously been on the student board, which years were you active?*

2022-20232023-20242024-2025I have never been on the BAVC Media Youth Student Board

What activities do you participate in outside of BAVC Media Youth Programs? (ex. Soccer, making music, student leadership etc)*

Are you available Wednesdays from 5pm-6:30pm PST for weekly student board meetings?

YesNo

Board Members are expected to attend all student board meetings throughout the year. If you do have to miss a meeting, please reach out and let staff know before your planned absence. You are able to have 3 planned absences (ie; soccer game, family event, doctors appointment), and 2 unexcused absences. If you exceed this number of absences, staff will schedule a meeting with you to discuss your position on the Board. Being sick will not count towards your absences, and please stay home if you are feeling unwell. If your school has a holiday, you are not required to attend the Student Board meeting that week in addition to planned BAVC Media holidays. Do you agree to follow this attendance and absence policy?*

YesNo

Do you have access to a computer, laptop or tablet to attend virtual student board meetings? If you do not, you will be able to borrow a laptop from BAVC Media Youth!*

YesNo

Why do you want to join the BAVC Media Youth Student Board?*

Tell us about an issue in the film and/or television industry that you are passionate about. List 2-3 steps you think could be taken to solve or alleviate this problem. *

Do you feel comfortable being a spokesperson for BAVC Media programs (ex. sharing on social media, hosting instagram lives, etc.)? If so, what would you feel comfortable doing?*

What types of films are you interested in creating? Some examples are documentary, horror, experimental, and comedy.*

What are some of your favorite parts of the filmmaking process? (ex. editing, directing, costumes, etc.)*

Do you have any questions, comments, or anything else to say about the BAVC Media Youth Student Board?

How do you describe your race and ethnicity?*

Do you identify as LGBTQIA+?*

Do you have any disabilities? If so, are there any accommodations you need (ex. Subtitles on Zoom, wheelchair accessible buildings)?*

How do you describe your gender?*

What is your gross family income?*

Is there anything else you'd like to share about yourself?

Please share a link to any short films, media, or screenplays have created. Feel free to also send a link to your YouTube channel, or website if you have one. If you don't have a link to your work, please email the media to youthprograms@bavc.org

BAVC Media Youth Student Board application 2025-2026

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