Causes: Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Film & Video, Youth Development Programs

Mission: The Talented Youth encourages young artists working in media arts - promoting their accomplishments through festivals and programs that celebrate their talent and the compelling stories they tell. We seek to address marked needs in education and networking for young artists, and expand opportunities for promotion of their work. We especially encourage work with themes of social responsibility, and bring youth-made films to diverse and large audiences.

Results: NFFTY 2017 will be our 11th annual film festival. Over 12,000 attend annually and over 2,000 filmmakers have been supported.

Target demographics: youth through age 24

Direct beneficiaries per year: 300 youth filmmakers promote their work

Geographic areas served: Seattle and worldwide

Programs: NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth): the world's largest film festival for emerging directors; NFFTY Creative: connecting the world's best new talent with sponsors and brands to create powerful original content: NFFTY 365: providing year-round opportunities for the screening of youth made films and the development of filmmaking projects through corporate partnerships.