Polina Shkarupa, 17 years old, young photographer.

Starting from September 2017 studies at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts, US, rated top 15 high schools in US.

As a preparation for applying to universities as a film director and producer, in 2018 she successfully completed Acting For Film and Film Directing courses at New York Film Academy on Universal Studios filming sets in LA. In 2019 she continued at American University in Washington DC, taking scriptwriting and video production as well as sports photography; following Filmmaking, Visual Effects, and TV Studio Production courses at Boston University.

The lecture on film education for teenagers in US will be based on the personal experience of this student, who completed courses at three popular film schools of US – in LA, DC, and Boston. This is the “inside out” perspective on the process of studying directing, scriptwriting, cinematography, visual effects, and filmmaking.

Please join us on Friday, August 9, at 7p.m.