what's going on at light house studio

upcoming documentary workshop opportunity

Light House is once again teaming up with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to offer a scholarship-based workshop which will give young filmmakers the unique opportunity to work with peers who have migrated to the US from three regions of the world: Iraq, Burma, and Nepal. These young people have volunteered to tell the stories [...]

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summer 2012 registration is now open

Our Summer 2012 Workshop schedule is online and registration is open! You can now purchase workshops online with PayPal, or send in an application with a check to our studio. Contact Rebekah with any specific questions about workshops.

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music video premiere sunday, feb 26th at the southern

Light House Studio presents… Music Video Premiere with performances by: The DOWNbeat Project Borrowed Beams of Light The Fire Tapes Sunday, February 26, 2012 Doors: 5pm, Show: 6pm Light House Studio is rolling out the red carpet on Sunday, February 26 to premiere music videos that our student filmmakers produced last summer as part of [...]

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light house is looking for assistant mentors

Light House Studio is looking for experienced filmmakers to assist in mentoring some of their upcoming workshops. Spring workshops (March-May) are usually once a week after school hours. Summer workshops cover the topics of narrative, documentary, animation, and music video, and are 1-2 weeks long, from 9am-3pm. Some positions are volunteer, and others are paid [...]

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static starts this wednesday

STATIC: Cult Classic Edition starts this Wednesday! It’s not too late to sign up for this special offering of STATIC. This session will be dedicated to the good, the bad and the so-bad-they’re-good world of Cult Cinema. We’ll be watching and discussing both new and old, obscure, misunderstood and forgotten films that have gained notoriety [...]

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exciting grant news

We are very thankful to have been the recipient of the following grants: Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band (CACF), Charlottesville Area Community Foundation Endowment Fund, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charlottesville, Inc. Below are the programs that these grants will help fund this year: Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band [...]

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give the gift of film this holiday season

Give the gift of film to a special child in your life! Call us for details on purchasing a Light House Workshop Gift Certificate this holiday season! Give the Gift of Film With a Light House Studio Workshop from Light House Studio on Vimeo.

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winter 2012 workshops online

Our Winter 2012 workshops have been announced! Check out the Workshops page to see what we’re offering, and to see a sneak peek on some upcoming spring workshops. Keep checking back for news on the spring schedule, and sign up for our email list below to receive updates!            

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light house team wins adrenaline jury award

Light House Studio is proud to announce that after entering two teams into this year’s Virginia Film Festival Adrenaline Film Project, one of them walked away with the Jury Award! The team was composed of Jake Farrell (11th Grade, Renaissance School), Sam Gorman (11th grade, Nelson County High School), and Will Jones (9th Grade, Charlottesville [...]

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halloween ice skate party will benefit light house

Danger. Zombies. On Ice. Halloween skate for all ages! 10% of proceeds will benefit Light House Studio! Friday, October 28, 2011 Main Street Arena Light House was selected to be one of the nonprofit organizations to receive 10% from admission sales from Main Street Arena’s “Danger. Zombies. On Ice” skate on Friday, October 28th. The [...]

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light house and the 2011 virginia film festival

2011 Virginia Film Festival Announcement Wednesday was the Virginia Film Festival launch party, announcing this year’s program. We are thrilled that Light House student Reid Hildebrands’s film, The Balloonist, will be shown before the Opening Night film, The Descendants, at Culbreth Theatre on Thursday, November 3rd at 7pm. In addition, Light House will screen short [...]

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