Educational Symposiums

SERENADE offers a variety of ready-made educational curriculum in the form of symposiums or workshops on independent filmmaking. Courses can be tailored to the specific needs of an institution and are available in person or online, and can range from one hour to one week. The sessions can combine a variety of case studies lectures, Q&A’s, feedback sessions and screenings. We use real life examples to equip students with the knowledge and tools they need to demystify independent filmmaking and navigate the industry. We aim to have students leave these courses feeling inspired, empowered, and more prepared to achieve their creative and professional goals, be it in producing, directing, writing or any number of crew or film industry roles.

We have advised and spoken at major film festivals, events, and educational institutions around the world, including:

SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES

New York University

American Film Institute

University of Alabama

Northwestern State University

Earlham College

Middlebury College

Eckerd College

NOCCA High School

John Hopkins University

Tulane University

College of the Desert

INSTITUTIONS AND CONFERENCES

Sundance Narrative Creative Producing Labs

Sundance Documentary Creative Producing Labs

Sundance Catalyst

The Black Film & TV Collective

Impact Partners Producers Fellowship

Skoll World Forum

Film Independent Producing Lab

Toronto Intl Film Festival Industry Conference

True/False & Catapult Rough Cut Retreat

IDA’s Getting Real Conference

Doc NYC

Southern Producing Labs

Cinema Research Institute

Louisiana Entertainment Summit

Sundance Edit Labs

Louisiana Public Broadcasting

Catapult Development Fellowship

Chicago Producers Lab

For more information about bringing Serenade Films to your school, please email us at info@serenadefilms.com