CrowdSourced Toy Story

A Disney Classic Re-Made by Vermont Filmmakers!

Grab your partner and join us at JAM for the local premiere of Crowdsourced VT Toy Story! Created by more than 200 people of all ages and experience levels (including our very own Advanced Animation JAMcampers!) from across Vermont, this remake of the good ol’ animated frenemy movie is chock-full of your favorite moments and some new ones.

Crowdsourced Cinema VT is a statewide creative challenge, produced by the Media Factory in partnership with an alliance of Vermont community media centers.

Thanks to a grant from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, this premiere will have captions.

Sunday, Dec. 10 • 4PM @JAM

5 South Main St. 1st Floor

White River Jct, VT

This event is FREE and open to all ages!

EMERGING FILMMAKER CONTEST

#PITCHFEST 2.0

BIGGER AND BETTER!

Now a part of the White River Indie Film Festival, JAM is elated to once again present #PitchFest, a shark-tank style competition where local film and media makers have 5 minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges with the hopes of winning actual cash money to bring their visions to life. This year we have a bigger stage, more money to give away, and more opportunities to help you make cool art!

 Registration deadline is February 1, 2024.

32 SOUNDS

From our friends at the Hopkins Center:

Premiering at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, this immersive documentary with live narration by filmmaker Sam Green offers a meditation on the power of sound to bend time, cross borders and shape our perception of the world around us. This extraordinary and unique cinematic experience offers filmmakers inspiration for new ways to use sound and create art that extends beyond the screen.

Sat, Jan 20 & Sun, Jan 21

SPRING JAM CLUB

It’s an after-school film and media making club! Join us in the JAM space every Wednesday and connect with other young media makers. Spring Session will include units on drone and GoPro action cinematography, podcasting, animation, and scripted filmmaking. All equipment will be provided.

For: Youth (grades 5-9) Registration Fee: $275 

JAM is committed to access for all. Waiver/assistance available. Contact: samantha@uvjam.org

Wednesdays 3:30-5:30 PM 

March 20, 2024 - May 22, 2024

JAM HIGH SCHOOL

MEDIA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Upper Valley high school students are invited to bring their creative ideas to JAM for a student-driven, hands-on learning experience in the media arts. JAM media production staff provide mentorship, equipment, and career guidance. Applicants are invited to propose a specific project (or projects) and goals. In consultation with their JAM mentor, high school media fellows develop a production plan, schedule and goals. Participation includes: weekly check-ins with the JAM mentor; skill-building tutorials for production and post-production; work shadows with media professionals; and a final public presentation. School credit may be available; applicants are encouraged to consult with their school guidance department.

JAM POST-SECONDARY

INTERNSHIPS

JAM offers high school graduates, college students, and college graduates opportunities to gain on-the-job media production experience as JAM Media Interns. Internship roles and schedules are customized in consultation with JAM Executive Director to meet interns' goals and JAM production needs. Internships are paid or may earn course credit; applicants are encouraged to consult with their educational institutions if seeking credit. Spring and Summer terms are now open for applications. Email samantha@uvjam.org for more information and/or to apply.

Quinn Thomashow is a JAM alum and previous featured filmmaker. Last time we chatted, she was on her way to Los Angeles to attend the American Film Institute for cinematography. You can listen to that conversation here.

In her time at AFI, Quinn has had the opportunity to hone her craft and DP on many projects, including her own visual essay Drip (2022), featured above, which screened at the Harmony Gold Theatre in Los Angeles and was featured by Kodak in their #ShotOnFilm Series.

Now, in her third year at AFI, Quinn approaches her culminating project: Are the Stars Alive? A short story told entirely MOS on 35mm film that honors forgotten women storytellers and prompts viewers to ask big questions. The film pays tribute to pioneering women, like astronomer Maria Mitchell (who the film is loosely based off of), and the women who painstakingly hand colored George Melies’ masterpieces from the early days of cinema.

Learn more about Quinn's project and how you can support it below! 

Killer Party (2023) by Noah Detzer

Judges' Choice Award Winner at JAM's Halloween-O-Thon 2023