WHAT

While we provide year-round support and opportunities, it all stems from our weeklong intensive camp. The flagship program is designed for the most promising young filmmakers and songwriters from around the world. Held just outside of Seattle, the camp creates a space dedicated to helping aspiring young artists explore and develop the art of storytelling. Filmmakers and musicians alike hone in on the fundamentals of their art, absorb hours of mentoring and instruction, develop new scripts and songs, all the while pushing the boundaries of their own personal journey. At the end of the week, the film students are faced with the challenge of executing all their newly formed and fine tuned skills by shooting their own short film, while the songwriters are given the opportunity to professionally record one of their newly written songs. Participants not only leave with the skill set to catapult them into their craft but with a newly developed and deeply rooted community. 

WHO

With the help of talent scouts and our beloved staff, we elect 20 of the most talented teens between ages 13 and 18 to come to camp. Some of these kids have huge profiles, millions of hits on YouTube, hundreds of thousands of followers or have starred in major Hollywood movies. Others may be from Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada or the UK and show exceptional promise through a script or song they wrote. Casting camp is as meticulous and intentional as casting a movie, with the goal to find the perfect chemistry of established and emerging artists who together form a complex whole - something greater than what they could be alone.

WHERE

For the past few years we have hosted camp at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in Leavenworth, WA. Leavenworth is the Bavarian- themed mountain town 2.5 hours outside of Seattle, WA full of character and outdoor beauty. Rivers, trees and wildlife surround the property located up Icicle Creek Canyon. Campers are situated with everything they need in small, 6-person cabins designed for artists and musicians. On the property is the state of the art Snowy Owl Theater, an outdoor performance stage, huts for film editing and music recording, and the Canyon Wren Recital Hall that looks up at the Sleeping Lady.

WHEN

2024 Prodigy Film & Music Camp Dates:
7/21-7/28

2024 Alumni (Production Camp) Dates:
7/30-8/4

1-on-1 Mentoring Program
Year-round

WHY

How can we change the world the fastest?

We believe that storytelling has a distinct power to change the masses. Our mission is to influence future influencers for the better. By identifying the future Spielbergs from around the world and helping them hone their skills, develop their sense of social responsibility, calibrate their moral compasses and discover their authentic voices, we build a synergistic network of “prodigies'“ that can reshape the future together.

HOW

This level of training with such a high mentor to student ratio would be far too cost prohibitive for most. To keep tuition price down and to allow scholarships for deserving students regardless of means, we rely on donations, grants, sponsorships and volunteers to do what we do. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit and encourage anyone with the means and common belief in the power of storytelling to support our mission.