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Where the Pros Replace the Teens!
Now in its fourth year, Fresh Films has become the largest teen filmmaking program in the country! It's a film set where the pros are replaced by teens! Teen film crews have just seven days to create, shoot, and edit a short film. Teens can apply to be part of the crews on www.fresh-films.com.

For 2007, Fresh Films has added a film festival vibe. This year, nine crews will create a short film within one of three genres- Action/Thriller, Comedy, and Drama. Films will then compete to be the best Comedy, Drama, or Action/Thriller as judged by a star-studded jury! Christian Gaines (Sundance, Festivals at the American Film Institute) and Katherine Brooks (Newlyweds, The Osbournes, The Simple Life) will be sitting on the Fresh Films jury of 2007! These two film industry bigwigs will sit alongside other film luminaries we'll announce very soon on www.fresh-films.com. Plus, an Audience Choice award goes to the overall online and text viewing/voting winner.

Where is Fresh Films?
Fresh Films has visited a ton of different cities over the past four years, all the way from Miami, Florida to Los Angeles, CA. Since Fresh Films always likes to spice it up a bit, this year they will be visiting Philadelphia, Kansas City, Atlanta, Detroit, Seattle, New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Chicago. To be more specific, Fresh Films will be producing a hilarious comedy in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City. Then in Detroit, Seattle, and Philadelphia, they will be producing an intensifying drama. Lastly, in Kansas City, Atlanta, and Dallas, a jaw-breaking action/thriller will be produced. Check out www.fresh-films.com to find out specific dates for each city.

Application Requirements
There are very few requirements in order to be eligible to be a Fresh Filmmaker! Teens DO NOT need to have any past experience to apply. However, teens must be between the ages of 14 and 19. Sorry 13-year-olds, but you have to wait one more year before applying!

A Little Bit of History
The idea- the teens replace the pros! Production Company Dreaming Tree Films was busy creating programming for teens on WB and UPN TV stations while running a teen filmmaking workshop with inner city apprentice program, After School Matters, when it hit them- combine the two! So, Fresh Films, a teen filmmaking program, emerged, and is now (ahem) the largest of its kind!

Fresh Films launched in 2004 and right out of the gate teens were pumping out awesome films. Some even debuted at Oscar-qualifying festivals! Now, Fresh Films has over 60 films, 10 film festivals, and over 65 million teen fans under their belt.