Young Film Fans Shine at Leeds Young Film Making Festival!

Posted: 6th May 2025

A group of excited children aged 8 to 11 had an amazing time during the Easter holidays visiting Carriageworks Theatre to partake in Leeds Young Film Making Festival, where they got to become real filmmakers – a great way to ignite their aspirations. 

The festival, which celebrates young people’s love of movies, welcomed the children to a range of fun, hands-on workshops. From learning awesome film tricks and clever camera edits to trying out cool special effects (FX), the children got a behind-the-scenes look at how movie magic is made.

In the “Tricks and Edits” workshop, young filmmakers discovered how to make people disappear, jump through time, and create mind-boggling scenes using simple cuts and clever angles. “It was like being in Harry Potter!” said one excited participant.

Over in the “Creative Faces and FX” area, things got messy—in the best way! The children learned how to turn each other into monsters, aliens, and superheroes using face paints, prosthetics, and safe special effects makeup. “I made a zombie face and it looked SO real!” said another young attendee.

Festival staff were impressed by the children’s creativity and teamwork. “They had brilliant ideas and worked together just like real film crews,” said one workshop leader. “The future of film is definitely bright!”

Each child went home with big smiles, new skills, and lots of inspiration for their next big movie idea. Who knows—maybe the next big film director or special effects artist has just been discovered in Leeds!

Well done, young filmmakers! Keep creating, imagining, and making movie magic!