New media skills course being offered to young people between the ages of 17 and 25 in Derry
Fancy the chance to maker your own documentary?
The course will be run by the Studio 2 centre.
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Are you aged 17-25 years-old?
Interested in media, video editing, documentaries, script writing, social issues, discussions, Youtube or podcasts?
Then you will be interested in the new Borderlands programme being run at Studio 2.
The Greater Shantallow Community Arts project is funded by Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and Comic Relief.
It will support young people through training and education from experts in their field and help build up a strong group of young media activists.
28th January 2021
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