Sailbear Labs

Well, cast & crew, it's time we say goodbye. Sailbear Labs is shuttering its cameras one last time. Thank you for all the creativity, memories, and friendships we've made over these past 7 years! And thank you to Bob Marquis, our Executive Director, who is now teaching full time in the Metro Tech High School digital filmmaking program! If you miss his instruction and are able to enroll, it's worth it. (Of course, we're a bit biased.) Happy imagining, filmmakers!

Here's the registration page for 2017 the middle school/high school workshops we do at the Phoenix Film Festival! http://www.phoenixfilmfestival.com/education/mshs/

Middle / High School Education Ever wondered what goes into making a movie? Ever wanted to be part of the action? The Phoenix Film Festival Education Outreach Program is a great place to start! Designed specifically for middle and high school students, this weeklong program during the Phoenix Film Festival allows you to join othe...

We want to say a huge thank you to our Director of Community Relations, Tonia M. Bartz, who is leaving Sailbear Labs for her next big adventure! Thank you for your service & enthusiasm over the past 4 years, Tonia. :)

Tomorrow night, 7.24.14, at 7:00pm at Harkins 101/Scottsdale: We debut the three original short films from our Summer Filmmaking Boot Camps, sponsored by Phoenix Film Festival! Come cheer on our students & celebrate their hard work on 'Just Like in the Movies', 'Video Shack', and 'How Not to Make a Movie: The Movie'.

We just wrapped our first Summer Filmmaking Boot Camp, sponsored by Phoenix Film Festival! It was a great week of teamwork, creativity, & filmmaking magic. A big thank-you to Anastasia Freyermuth for her hard work in helping us reformat our plans to make this week such a success! Look for 'Just Like in the Movies', an original short by this week's students, debuting 7.24.14 @ 7pm at Harkins 101/Scottsdale!

Wow! You guys really love us - and our summer camps! Phoenix Film Festival just informed us both Filmmaking Boot Camps are now full, and they're collecting names for a waiting list. We're so excited to get filming with all these students!

We have announced the dates of our Summer 2014 Filmmaking Boot Camps, made possible through the Phoenix Film Festival (PFF)! If you are a high school student, you are welcome to join us in making an original short film during one of the following weeks:

June 16-20 @ Metro Tech High School
July 14-18 @ IFP Phoenix offices

You must have your own transportation and be able to attend all week. Email Jason at [email protected] to save your spot at one of the camps! Cost is free, thanks to PFF!

Join us this weekend at the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival at Harkins Theatres at 101/Scottsdale! The fest is is April 3-10, and we'll have a table during Industry Night on April 4. Hope to see you there!

Phoenix Film Festival | Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson and Andrew Scott star in the film LOCKE, directed by Steven Knight. The 2014 Phoenix Film Festival is coming up fast, so you will want to race to buy your tickets for our Opening Night Premiere Party. The night kicks off at 6pm in our Party Pavilion with tastes from some of t...

More great things from Stephanie Lucas and her team of film students at Metropolitan Arts Institute, including SBL Filmmaking Boot Camp alum Shelly Ortiz! Congrats, team!

Announcing the 2014 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition winners!
http://www.studentcam.org

Congratulations to Shelly Ortiz, student at Metropolitan Arts Institute & director of last year's SBL Filmmaking Boot Camp project 'Safe & Secure', and her teacher Stephanie Lucas! Check out the esteemed film festival Shelly is participating in at the link below!

Student Film Festival | The White House Earlier this month, President Obama made his first movie in a trip to Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi Maryland. On Friday, at the first-ever White House Student Film Festival, we’re not showing the President’s movie, but we might be showing yours. On Friday, February 28th we're hosting the first...

Our view at Storyfest! Join us at Phoenix Public Library Burton Barr branch today till 2pm for fun & prizes, courtesy of the Library & Bookman's!

We will be at Storyfest at Phoenix Public Library Burton Barr Branch tomorrow from 11am-2pm! Stop by our table to find out more about our upcoming middle- and high-school filmmaking workshops at the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival, April 3-10, as well as to sign up for info on our summer filmmaking boot camps!