Monthly Newsletter List

Camp and Fellowship Applications Open! The Cohort dove into Design 101 and had a blast redesigning the classroom. New Tuesday workshop classes and more!

Friends, family, and healthy competition...it must be game night at the COOL! Each year we host a night of fun, to celebrate the holidays, our returning students and prospective filmmakers. It is always our favorite time of the year when graduates come back with updates, and to share a bit of cheer with our team!

We did it—our 2nd Film Flea Market was a beautiful success! Huge gratitude to Second Line Stages for opening their doors, to IATSE 478 for partnering with us, to our 50+ talented vendors and live musicians, and to the 500+ visitors who showed up for New Orleans’ film community and our students. Thank you for starting the holiday season with the COOL!

The COOL is launching a subscription campaign. Your recurring monthly gift builds operational stability and allows us to invest in long-term projects like expanded programming and ongoing curriculum development.

We are excited to announce another student takeover of the New Orleans Film Festival on October 27, 2025. The impactful initiative designed to engage and educate 300 students from communities around New Orleans and the River Parishes was so successful last year, we had to do it again!

Our second COOL Student Takeover at the New Orleans Film Festival was a success!

We welcomed over 300 students from 12 schools across New Orleans and the River Parishes, for a day of interactive film-workforce installations; giving students hands-on experience and insights into different areas of film production and storytelling.

Are you passionate about film and ready to take the next step toward a creative career? Join us for an in-depth evening focused on preparing for college film programs. You’ll learn what top schools are looking for, how to craft a standout portfolio, and how to build a strong film demo reel that tells your story.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get ahead — and get inspired.

Our students will spend the month of june working with camera, lighting, and sound equipment; learning how to make a film from script to screen with guidance from industry professionals.

The third annual Student Film Slam was a rousing success! Hosted at the Son of a Saint non- profit, it was standing room only to watch the premiers of cohort films,

Gloves Up and A Broken System. Our students celebrated by walking the red carpets with their families, film industry professionals and community members. Thank you all for supporting our fillmakers!

Thats a Wrap on our 3rd Summer camp! 

Find out what else we did this summer and what is comming up in the fall!