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KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Boot Camp Comes To Santa Fe This Summer!

June 15-18, 2015 at the Santa Fe Community College

By KIDS FIRST! Coming Attractions, www.kidsfirst.org (sponsored article) April 22, 2015

KIDS FIRST! partners with Santa Fe Community College’s Continuing Education Department this summer to host Santa Fe’s own KIDS FIRST! Critics Boot Camp. If you have a 10 to 15-year-old in your life who loves films and dreams of being on the red carpet, this is the camp for them. In addition to Santa Fe, KIDS FIRST! Has partnered with four other venues around the country to host this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity including New York City, Martha's Vineyard, Seattle, and Washington, DC.

Through this camp, kids will learn a variety of behind-the-scenes skills of the film industry as they critique the latest films, write reviews, improve on-camera interview techniques, while getting the opportunity to meet celebrities, directors, and producers of some of their favorite films. Following the camp, campers will have the opportunity to join the KIDS FIRST! Film Critic team of reporters. 

Fourteen-year-old KIDS FIRST! Film Critic reporter Keefer C. Blakeslee comments, “My experience with KIDS FIRST! has been a blast! I have walked the red carpet at movie premieres and interviewed stars such as my idol, Mel Brooks. KIDS FIRST! has really built my self-esteem for interviewing people, talking on camera, and asking good questions about film.”  

This week-long day camp will be held June 15 - 19  (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily) at Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87508. This experience is only $360 and there are only 22 spots available so act fast!

For more information and to register, go to http://www.kidsfirst.org. Also check out our video montage from a recent boot camp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59YUluWAidw