🎬 WHAT IS LIKHA SHORT FILM LAB?
The Likha Short Film Lab is a 6 week mentoring program open to amateur and aspiring Christian filmmakers. Participants will take their initial film concepts through the process of developing a short film script for production. Participants accepted in the program will participate in a 6-week film bootcamp. After the workshop stage, there will be a showcase of participants' film projects, and outstanding projects will receive prizes.
📹 LIKHA 2025 THEME - "Cloud & Cross"
We live in a world shaped by technology — from cloud storage to AI, from the scroll of your feed to the chip in your hand. But beyond the algorithms and innovation, there’s another journey unfolding: one of faith, doubt, and redemption.
This year’s theme, “The Cloud & The Cross,” invites you to explore where tech meets testimony. What happens when our digital realities intersect with our spiritual ones? How does technology affect the way we believe, question, love, or hope?
Whether it’s old-school tech like a VHS tape or futuristic devices we haven’t seen yet, your story can highlight the benefits, dangers, or possibilities technology brings — as long as it connects to one thing: a faith journey. It could be the start of belief or a deepening of it. A moment of doubt or a spark of redemption. Everyone’s on a journey — even those who don’t realize it yet.
Create a short film that’s grounded in today’s world but rooted in eternal truths. Let it be bold, honest, creative, and above all — hopeful. Because while tech can connect us to the cloud, only the cross leads to something greater. Tell the story only you can tell. Faith meets future — and we can’t wait to see what you create.
📅 EVENT CALENDAR
🔷 Application & Selection Phase
📌 September 12 - Deadline for application submissions
📌 September 15 to 19 - Screening Week
📌 September 24 - Announcement of Scholars
📝 Workshop & Production Phase (Saturdays, 9AM to 12PM)
📌 October 4 - Workshop 1: Scriptwriting - Layne MacDonald (Zoom)
📌 October 11 - Workshop 2: Directing - Steve Cadd (Hybrid)
📌 October 18 - Workshop 3: Production - Pat Buenaobra (Zoom)
📌 October 25 - Workshop 4: Post-Production - Matthew Delda (Zoom)
📣 NOVEMBER 8 - FINAL PROJECT SUBMISSIONS
🏆 Post-Productions & Awards
📌 November 10 to 14 - Judging Week
📌 November 19 to 21 - People's Choice Voting
📌 November 21 – Film Fest & Awards Night
‼️ PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY
1. Be aged 13–35 during the program period.
2. Be a born-again Christian actively serving or volunteering in a local church.
3. Invite up to 2 team members to attend workshops with them
4. Source actors and crew from their local church, preferably from the church media or creative team
5. Produce a 5–10 minute short film based on this year’s theme: “Cloud & Cross.”
➡️ Registration link: apmedia.org/likha2025
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