Blair Stoddart
Student 2011
‘Great course! Best five Months ever!‘
Jan Lefvere
Student 2010
‘This course had changed my career plans for the future.’
Alyssa Stapleton
Student 2011
‘Bored of the typical high school experience? Experience this boredom no longer! Enroll for the Powell River Digital Film School, (Prd Film-School) and learn versatile, translatable skills while having the time of your life!’
Cassandra Wipf
Student 2010
‘This course was awesome. I learned much more than I expected, and it changed my view of my future.’
Nikos Theodosakis
Author of Director in the classroom
‘We need filmmakers in out classrooms, not to graduate filmmakers, but to graduate problem solvers, critical thinkers and passionate people who can work with others to make that which does not yet exist, real.’
Drew Beckthold
Student 2010
‘We got out and learned hands on instead of sitting in a classroom all day.’
Megan Dietrich
Student 2008
‘Being a part of this group has been one of the most unique and hilarious things I’ve done throughout my schooling. I can’t think of a better way to finish off high school.’
Inform
We will use the latest knowledge and thinking in the media industry and sectors, whilst facilitating the local community to develop their own local talent.
Surprise
We will make sure our Digital Film School stands out from the everyday hum of educational noise, as we are always looking for new ways to get our ideas across to the future Creatives’
Excite
A number of film schools get complacent about looking beyond the immediate needs. We endeavor to create work that changes film school based attitudes and the way students think a like.
Encourage
Ideas and solutions, skills and talent – all exist within every group. We will design course units that unlock and use the best of a filmmakers untapped potential.
Challenge
Our pledge, we vow to never underestimate the audiences and student’s abilities. By asking difficult questions and setting clear objectives, we sow the seeds for honest communications that create real change.