Youth Collective is a youth media and education initiative powered by public media that aims to amplify youth voice and provide a platform for young people to engage in the important work of building a more ethical world.
What’s New
Youth Collective Film Festival Goes Digital!
With democracy as their guiding theme, the 2024 Youth Collective Digital Film Festival showcases the bold creativity of filmmakers aged 13 to 25. These young visionaries were challenged to look beyond politics, delivering fresh, imaginative interpretations of what democracy can truly represent. Films are streaming on YouTube @AllArtsTV, weekly on Fridays starting October 4th.
The Inaugural Youth Collective Film Festival!
Youth Collective held its first ever film festival on June 7th, 2023 in New York City. Classrooms of high school students attended a day of film screenings, discussions, special speakers, and more.
We welcomed short film submissions by filmmakers ages 13-25 that respond to the 2023 theme: Democracy.
Learn more and watch our virtual info session about producing for public media.
🎥 The Amplify Series 🎥
The Amplify Series features media produced by young people in collaboration with Youth Collective to amplify youth voice and respond to the prompt “the world I want to build is….”
This year, we worked with an incredible cohort of Gen Z creators, selected from a competition application process, to create media exploring a wide range of topics, genres, and perspectives. Learn more and watch their videos here!
Interested in creating media for Youth Collective? Reach out at youthcollective@thirteen.org with your pitch!