Action Youth Media

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! THE FINALISTS ARE ALL READY!
Doors open @10:30am. Celebrate youth filmmakers, photographers, and media artists from across the DMV.

🏆 These talented youth are competing for $1500 in cash prizes. Experience the creativity of the next generation of DMV storytellers as they bring their work to the big screen!

🎟️ RSVP now and learn more: youthmediamd.org

We're part of today's GIVE GREATER DC campaign hosted by Spur Local. Please help us by making a donation! For every $1.00 spent, AYM is putting $3.83 directly into the pockets of local youth, thanks to grants and matching funds!

Believe in the transformative power of the arts? So do these 4 local nonprofits you can support this :

1. Action Youth Media
2. ClancyWorks Dance Company
3. Mosaic Theater Company of DC
4. Warrior Music Foundation

Visit GiveGreaterDC.org to learn more!

📢 ATTENTION AYM COMMUNITY!! 🚨 We need YOU to help out at our studio next week! 🤩

We'll be painting, hanging pictures organizing gear, and getting everything ready for future shoots and classes 🎨 BUT WAIT... THERE'S MORE! We'll also have movies, games, and lunch! 🍕🎮 And participating will earn you SSL hours!

📅 March 30–31 | 12–5PM
📍 900 Wayne Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20910

Interested? Scan the QR code or visit hisawyer.com/action-youth-media/schedules/activity-set/1849798 🔗!

Working with partners in the community is what makes us great!

Can't make it to our Saturday edit class? Here's another option from MyMCM Creates

Always our pleasure to help out a partner in the community!

We extend our sincere thanks to Action Youth Media for supporting the ReelAbilities Film Festival: Greater Washington. Your partnership helps create welcoming spaces where powerful stories are shared and celebrated.

🎥 YOUR LENS. YOUR VOICE. YOUR STAGE.

Have a story that needs to be told? A perspective the world hasn't seen yet? FILMMAKERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS: this is your chance to take be a part of the next wave of youth creators in the DMV!

🏆 THE PERKS
Big Screen Experience: See your work projected at the legendary AFI Silver Theatre on Sat, May 16, 2026.
Get Paid: Cash prizes in every category, PLUS a $500 Grand Prize
Totally Free: No submission fees. No barriers. Just pure creativity.

📽️ WHO’S INVITED?
If you live or go to school in the DMV, we want to see what you’ve got:

Middle Schoolers
High Schoolers
Young Adults (Ages 19–25)

📅 THE VIBE
This isn't just a contest; it’s a platform for youth voices. Join a community of over 800 creators who showed up last year to make some noise.

✨ GET INVOLVED
Follow the journey and show us what you’re working on using and .

Ready to show up? Submit by March 14th and let's make history for the 19th year running.

Supported by Montgomery County (Maryland), the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County.