Grammar student films screened at the TIFF Young Filmmakers Showcase
Three films created by Grammar students were recently screened at the Young Filmmakers Showcase, presented by the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Three films created by Grammar students were recently screened at the Young Filmmakers Showcase, presented by the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Two of these films, The Call (Maya Johnson’23, Jeffrey Xu’22, and Peter Savvopolous’24) and Milk Run (Jack Bethune’23, Henry Green’26 and Raina David’26) were screened at TIFF’s Jump Cuts Film Festival, which showcases the best filmmakers in grades 4-8. Peter, Jack, Henry, and Raina travelled to Toronto for the screening and award ceremony.
“Getting to watch their movies on the big screen at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto was very cool,” says Todd, Jack’s dad. “The whole event was great, and the kids got to spend the day in a filmmaker's workshop put on by TIFF.”
The Call and Milk Run were both created during last summer’s Short Cuts film camp, run by Tim Beers, Grammar’s Media Arts teacher.
“It is important to point out how proud we are as parents to have our child attend a school such as Grammar, which inspires students to explore their talents, and provides them with great learning opportunities and experiences,” says Peter’s mom, Stefanie.
A third student-made film, The Basement (Louise Lacson’16), was screened at the TIFF Next Wave Young Filmmakers Showcase. Louise, who also attended the screening in Toronto, is now pursuing a career in filmmaking.
“The Media Arts program acted as a gateway for me. Mr. Beers encouraged creativity and collaboration amongst myself and my peers by teaching us the fundamentals of filmmaking and storytelling,” says Louise, who attends the University of British Columbia (UBC). “I was chosen as one of twenty students for UBC’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production. If it wasn't for Media Arts at Grammar, I probably wouldn't be where I am today.”
Tim will be hosting the Short Cuts Film Camp again this summer from June 26-30 (for ages 12-14) and July 3-7 (for ages 8-11), where students will be given another opportunity to express themselves creatively.
“It never ceases to amaze me how creative, profound, and sophisticated students will be at expressing themselves when you give them a chance to be creative,” says Tim. “All they need is a little guidance and nudge, and they will blow you away.”
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Two of these films, The Call (Maya Johnson’23, Jeffrey Xu’22, and Peter Savvopolous’24) and Milk Run (Jack Bethune’23, Henry Green’26 and Raina David’26) were screened at TIFF’s Jump Cuts Film Festival, which showcases the best filmmakers in grades 4-8. Peter, Jack, Henry, and Raina travelled to Toronto for the screening and award ceremony.
“Getting to watch their movies on the big screen at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto was very cool,” says Todd, Jack’s dad. “The whole event was great, and the kids got to spend the day in a filmmaker's workshop put on by TIFF.”
The Call and Milk Run were both created during last summer’s Short Cuts film camp, run by Tim Beers, Grammar’s Media Arts teacher.
“It is important to point out how proud we are as parents to have our child attend a school such as Grammar, which inspires students to explore their talents, and provides them with great learning opportunities and experiences,” says Peter’s mom, Stefanie.
A third student-made film, The Basement (Louise Lacson’16), was screened at the TIFF Next Wave Young Filmmakers Showcase. Louise, who also attended the screening in Toronto, is now pursuing a career in filmmaking.
“The Media Arts program acted as a gateway for me. Mr. Beers encouraged creativity and collaboration amongst myself and my peers by teaching us the fundamentals of filmmaking and storytelling,” says Louise, who attends the University of British Columbia (UBC). “I was chosen as one of twenty students for UBC’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production. If it wasn't for Media Arts at Grammar, I probably wouldn't be where I am today.”
Tim will be hosting the Short Cuts Film Camp again this summer from June 26-30 (for ages 12-14) and July 3-7 (for ages 8-11), where students will be given another opportunity to express themselves creatively.
“It never ceases to amaze me how creative, profound, and sophisticated students will be at expressing themselves when you give them a chance to be creative,” says Tim. “All they need is a little guidance and nudge, and they will blow you away.”
