Young Women’s Film Academy

21/08/2026

We're celebrating our 8th Birthday today!

To celebrate we are sharing some pre-production shots of how far we have come as we prepare for our biggest film project to date 🙌🎉🍰

21/08/2026

Closing 5pm today! Accreditation and Outreach Officer 🙌

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Accreditation and Community Outreach Officer to join our team and support the delivery of our accredited and outreach programmes for young women in the North East. The role oversees all accreditation processes for the NCFE Level 1 Film & Media Production a...

17/08/2026

We would love to hear from you if you're running this year! ❤️

17/08/2026

🎬 The Production Skills Workshop this week is now fully booked!

Keep an eye out for more exciting opportunities coming soon!

13/08/2026

Extras Call Out!

If you're 16-25 (Year 12+) and fancy joining a YWFA shoot as an extra - check out the link via QR or below find out more about getting involved with our August film shoot! 🎬🫶

https://forms.gle/heWR8KBg3kYAjX4C8

13/08/2026

***Last Minute Trip Opportunity!!***

If you have a couple of free hours tomorrow - get signed up!!

Tomorrow we're heading to a fabulous new youth led and programmed creative festival, 'Something Like a Festival' at the

We're teaming up with and offering free places to the festival (screenings, clothes swaps, craft workshops galore!) as well as a creative filmmaking challenge....

3pm-5pm tomorrow afternoon at The Baltic Centre!

Plenty of spaces available, register using the link below or via the QR 🎬🎉🫶

https://forms.gle/CG9AnVhw7iwccjZTA

13/08/2026

Are you running the Great North Run through the ballot own-place and looking to perhaps support a local grassroots charity?

We would love to hear from you - there’s no minimum amount of money you would need to raise, we can help set up a fundraising page and all the money goes directly into supporting the work we do for women and girls in the North East.

DM us or Email us on [email protected]

We would be super delighted for your support 🫶🏃‍♀️🎬

11/08/2026

It’s been 17 months in the making from raising the funds and honouring the story the girls and young women that attend the Young Women's Film Academy wanted to tell. Finally we are in the last few weeks of pre-production ready for our film shoot later in August. Here is a preview of our fantastic staff team and young producers that have worked so hard to bring these collective ideas to life 🎬

It’s so exciting to share the announcement for our all female crew that our young producers have chosen as their mentors for this shoot. They are absolute role models and inspirations to young women 🫶

Exploring stories of the manosphere and the lived experience of misogyny the young women that we work with - alongside others that came forward to share, were woven with sensitivity and skill by Susan Mulholland into a script that we hope speaks to many.

Huge thanks to our funders Community Foundation North East Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Northumbria Big Give Women & Girls Fund donors 🙏

*If you would like to find out more about this project and get involved in what we hope to do with the film please get in touch*

**special shout out to Alicia Cliff one of alumni, on her wonderfully creative graphics**

05/08/2026

We're very happy to have this amazing team working on our upcoming social action short film. ❤❤❤

04/08/2026

We're looking for talented young actors to star in our new educational film looking at the Manosphere!

Please contact us via email for self tape requirements for this role. Those suitable will be contacted to attend audition.

You need to have good availability for the following dates:
Pre-production dates - 20 and 21 Aug
Shoot - 24 – 29 Aug

***We look forward to hearing from you!***