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Now taking registrations for 2010!

* NEW 2009 Pictures posted in the Gallery

3 Ways to Register!

1. Register Online

2. Register by Phone by calling 888 497 3553

3. Register by Mail. Download Form and mail to:
   100 Meadowcreek Dr Suite 102
   Corte Madera, CA 94925

US Performing Arts Camps is directly partnered with theater, dance, and film departments at the nation's top tier universities. While you experience their faculty, they will help you grow as an artist.

* Receive outstanding training from America's best
  theater educators and professionals.
* Improve your skills and developing your craft.
* Work with college faculty and industry professionals.
* Be recruited by top US colleges.
* Live in a college atmosphere.
* Narrow your college search.
* Earn college credit. (available at some locations)
* Work with like-minded, talented, and
  passionate peers.
* Gain an understanding of the business and
  the profession.
* Establish new lifelong friendships.
* Become part of a networking mentorship.
* Develop and strengthen self-esteem.
* Have fun!

Put Your Film in the Spotlight!
Film festivals abound these days. It wasn't too long ago that festivals were extremely elite and few and far between. If you were lucky you either went to Cannes, San Francisco, New York or maybe Toronto. Then came Sundance and suddenly filmmakers were able to really attract attention. Soon film festivals began to proliferate and each have a purpose. Every major city and small hamlet alike have some type of festival these days. They are a great way to have your films seen, be noticed and eventually distributed.

Now many festivals are sporting a youth division and that by the way, is exciting. These divisions highlight student films and often have reviewing and critiquing panels well suited for making comments that guide young filmmakers on to making better and better films. We hope and expect our summer intensive students to take their knowledge gained in our workshops and make films outside of camp. We encourage them to look into entering their films in local and national film festivals and ask them to keep us informed of how their films are received. We want to celebrate their work.

Today we received an announcement of the 11th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival and...

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