Spy Hop’s award winning year-long film class is the next step in your creative and technical film pursuits. Spend a year with 5 other passionate, experienced, creative teens to write, shoot and edit a 20 minute film.

Broken into two groups, documentary and narrative, each student spends time working on story ideas and then pitches them to a panel of film professionals. The winning six pitches advance to the final round and are narrowed down to four final films by the class. Each film is created by a team of three; a director, producer and cinematographer. The rest of the class is spent learning firsthand how to create a professional-caliber film.

PitchNic films have screened at over 30 festivals internationally, including the Sundance Film Festival, Los Angeles International Film Festival, Westport Youth Film Festival, and CineYouth Film Festival.

Program is currently in session!

Don’t miss the films screening at the PitchNic World Premiere in November of 2012.

Applications for the program will be available again in Fall of 2012.

“The youth produced films you will see at PitchNic are original, authentic, illuminating and inspiring. Anyone who cares about film, is a member of the industry or has a teenage child should come. It is an invitation for conversation, inspiration and look at what is possible when young people come together to collaborate and narrate their future” - Geralyn Dreyfous, Founder of the Utah Film Center and Impact Partners, and longtime supporter of Spy Hop Productions.

Recently completed PitchNic 2011 Films

	Delayed Emalie Ruffy, Rowan Eyzaguirre, Jerome LucasAlan, Bekah and Casey are a rock band on their way to play the biggest show of their lives, until their car inconveniently breaks down in the middle of the desert and their lead singer, Alan, is kidnapped. Bekah and Casey are left to deal with a series of characters as they hitchhike in an attempt to put the pieces back together to rescue Alan and get back on the road in time for their show.see the trailer HERE
	River’s End Mikkel Richardson, Anna Berbert, Rodrigo ArroyoTroubles at home convince a twelve-year-old boy to run away with his imaginary friend. The journey soon becomes too much to bear and is far more difficult than either of them could ever have imagined as they head off-course and face hunger and the elements. As their goal of reaching the ocean becomes unattainable, their resolve will be tested and their friendship challenged.see the trailer HERE
	Dinner Laela Omar, Erin Cole, James HaddenEating dinner is such a common act that we often forget the power it has to bring people closer, but many families no longer spend this important time together. Our modern and busy lives get in the way and have changed the way we eat. Does dining together make for stronger families? How are children affected when left to fend for themselves? Do our fastfood diets get in the way of our happiness? Join us as we explore the current state of “dinner” in American culture and visit various families as they share their way of eating dinner.see the trailer HERE
	trashed Mallory McDaniel, Conner Estes, Jon TatumEach day the United States throws away enough trash to fill 63,000 garbage trucks, yet 75% of Americans consider themselves environmentalists. Even though most citizens are unaware of current conditions, a small group of Americans is trying to counteract this consumption and the mindset of the country. This group, commonly referred to as Freegans, takes the idea of recycling to the next level through dumpster diving, community farming, upcycling, and repurposing. “Trashed” follows the daily lives of local environmentalists and Freegans as they explain and explore their anti-consumerist ways in our pro-consumerism country.see the trailer HERE