Youth and Media

Young people are expressing their opinions and creative visions as never before, with new media technologies opening up a whole range of new communication possibilities.

From 2010 to 2012 our Youth and Media programme will build on the achievements of our European youth video project StrangerFestival by continuing to support and showcase emerging young talent.

© Juska Wendland: Street filming

We are developing a broader programme and also launching new partnership initiatives to widen exposure and increase media literacy by and for young people.

The programme’s objective is to bring a wider understanding of young people’s visions and their contribution to Europe’s public and political arenas. In line with our thematic focus on Narratives for Europe, we seek young people voicing their ideas, opinions and unique perspectives. Through setting up strategic international partnerships with cultural organisations we want to create a European space for emerging young professionals, cultural organisations and mainstream media platforms.

The programme’s features include:

• Documentary workshops and training for young people in Europe in conjunction with media and cultural partners
• Documentary focused event in collaboration with the International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) in Amsterdam 
• Online documentary platform for knowledge sharing, presentation and  the archival of media productions including the StrangerFestival archive
• Research into media and innovation linking to youth related issues
• Grants for the development of media projects for youth

For more information on the Youth and Media programme contact: 

Vivian Paulissen, Programme Manager Youth & Media - vpaulissen[@]eurocult.org 

Puck de Klerk, Youth and Media Programme consultant, freelance - pdeklerk[@]eurocult.org