Frontier Filmmaking Seminar

Learn filmmaking to reach the unreached.

If you arrived at this page looking for the online version of the Frontier Filmmaking Seminar, please click here. The Frontier Filmmaking Seminar (FFS) is a seminar designed to provide you with the experience of being a production assistant on an actual cross-cultural film crew. As a student you will become part of the crew and help create a film for an unreached people group. We cover basic training in a variety of filmmaking disciplines and share our unique cross-cultural methods to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

We basically eat, sleep and breathe production and crew development.

Frontier Filmmaking Seminar

6 Week Overview

Lecture

2 weeks

You will participate in hands-on learning in cross-cultural communication, photography, scriptwriting, video production and team building. You’ll learn camera operation, lighting and sound.

Filming

3 weeks

Join us on a film set to make a movie with our project partners. Together we will use cross-cultural communication skills to produce a gospel film in the local language. You will have an essential role on our film crew.

Editing

4 Days

You will learn editing and post production techniques from qualified experts while our editors complete a rough-cut of the film on location and our producer wraps things up with our local project partners.

rough Cut &
cast Party

2 Days

Together we will share our completed film’s rough-cut with the local actors and their families. Often this is the first film ever made for this specific people group. Then you graduate!

Online
28 September – 28 November 2023

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  Cost

In Person: $1,500 USD
Online: $250 USD

In person cost covers: courses, lodging, meals, transportation, outreach. Does not cover: transportation to the seminar.

  Scholarship

We offer scholarships to students from World B and C countries. If you are from one of these countries contact us for further information.

  Payment

After receiving and reviewing your application, we will send you specific payment details and deadlines.

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The Frontier Filmmaking Seminar is offered in English and is accredited with the University of the Nations as an elective of the College of Communications and the College of Christian Ministries.