NW FILM CAMP

🎬 THAT’S A WRAP, KIRKLAND! 🎬

Summer camp may be over, but the stories are just beginning. ❤️

All summer long, our filmmakers in Kirkland made friends, made films, took creative risks, and learned the skills to keep telling stories long after camp ends. The cameras may be packed away, but the skills, ideas, and imagination go home with our students.

Thank you to all of our amazing students for bringing your creativity and energy every day. Thank you to the parents and families who supported their young filmmakers. And a huge thank you to our incredible instructors for making this summer so special.

🎥 That’s a wrap on our 11th year at this location!

We’re loving the incredible creativity at our PCC Southeast camp this week! 🎬✨ Their teamwork, and storytelling have made for an unforgettable summer.

There’s still time to join the fun before summer slips away.

We’re opening a few final spots for upcoming weeks at NW Film Camp – PCC Southeast. Spend a week writing, directing, filming, and premiering your own movie while making new friends and creating something you’ll be proud of.

🎥 Ages 8–17
📍 PCC Southeast, Portland

Come make your movie this summer—we’d love to have you on set!

🎬🌲 Creator Camp at World Forestry Center!

Our NW Film Camp kids came together in Portland to collaborate, create, and bring their stories to life. Getting to film throughout beautiful Washington Park is always such an incredible opportunity! 🎥✨

So many inspiring moments, creative ideas, and amazing young storytellers in one beautiful backdrop. We’re so proud of what they created! 🌲🎬

🎬✨ Creator Camp is in full swing at PCC Southeast in Portland!

Our young filmmakers have been bringing their ideas to life all week—creating stories, getting hands-on with filmmaking, working together, and having a blast along the way. 🎥🙌

We’re so impressed by the creativity, teamwork, and big imaginations these young creators are bringing to set!

Keep creating, Portland! 🎬❤️
FutureFilmmakers

🎬 Huge congratulations to our incredible Teen Filmmaker students at NW Film Camp Portland at PCC Rock Creek! 👏

Thank you to our amazing students, families, and mentors for making this such a memorable week. We can’t wait to see where your filmmaking journey takes you next! 🎥✨

ShadowCraft | Suspense & Thrillers | Summer 2026
😱🎬🎥🫣 PCC Rock Creek | Aug 3-7 Portland OR
Class Experience
Unleash your inner Hitchcock and explore the thrilling possibilities of suspense-driven cinema at NW Film Camp. This immersive week-long experience invites young filmmakers to dive deep into the techniques behind today’s most gripping thrillers and psychological dramas. From the slow-burning tension of Jordan Peele’s Get Out, to the emotional intensity of Hitchcocks psychological thrillers and the eerie unease of Ari Aster’s Hereditary, campers will study how modern auteurs use pacing, tone, and visual storytelling to keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

Throughout the week, participants will learn how to write, storyboard, direct, and edit their own short films, with a special emphasis on creating atmosphere and suspense. The camp will also focus on the power of sound design, how audio can manipulate emotion, suggest the unseen, and heighten tension. Campers will experiment with camera angles, lighting techniques inspired by film noir, and narrative tools to explore stories of the supernatural, the psychological, and the unknown.

Rather than relying on gore or violence, this camp challenges young creators to think critically about fear, mystery, and what truly unsettles an audience. Whether you’re crafting a ghost story, a crime thriller, or a chilling character study, this is your chance to turn the shadows of your imagination into cinematic gold.

🎂🥳 Happy birthday to our amazing Program Director Journey Morrison who has been with us of over 8 years! Thank you for all your support and dedication over the years. These kids absolutely love you and we are all so grateful to you and your hard work. NW Film Camp would not be here today without you. Thank you Journey and happy birthday!!!

And that’s a wrap 🎬 on Vancouver Camp! Amazing job to all our students and instructors over the last 4 weeks. Thank you so much for all your hard work on these films. Special thanks to Francis Bolton for leading our camp and supporting our amazing this Summer. Really proud of how far you’ve come and your big wins coming your way!

Last week of Vancouver Film Camp! 👏🎥🥰