Young Media Producer Academy – A project that turns young people in Chisinau into media content creators. Participation is free and a competition is organized at the end.

The Chisinau Municipal Youth Center and Media Hub Chisinau launched the registration for the Young Media Producer Academy, an innovative project that offers young media enthusiasts a unique opportunity to learn how to create, develop and promote a media project from scratch.

The course, which will last 6.5 weeks, is structured in intensive sessions, covering all the essential stages of developing a media project. Participants will benefit from practical and theoretical sessions designed to give them a solid grounding in modern media production.

Course structure and content

1. Introduction to media and media project planning

• • What you will learn:
• The differences between different types of media projects.
• The stages of planning a media project.
• How to identify relevant partners.

2. Writing a compelling script

• • What you will learn:
• The principles of a well-structured script.
• Techniques for adapting scripts to different media formats.

3. Public speaking and time management

• • What you will learn:
• Communication techniques to attract and hold the audience’s attention.
• Diction and expressiveness in presentation.
• How to effectively organize a team and manage your time.

4. Online promotion and free production tools

• • What you’ll learn:
• Effective social media promotion strategies.
• Using free tools such as Canva, Trello and Google Workspace for production and management.

5. Audience psychology and digital storytelling

• • What you’ll learn:
• How to analyze audience needs and interests.
• Creating compelling digital stories.
• Structuring visual narrative for maximum impact.

6. Video production techniques

• • What you’ll learn:
• The technical basics of shooting, editing and video editing.
• Using both professional equipment and cell phones for production.

Project stages

Application launch: Between January 23 – 30, 2025, interested young people will fill in an online application form describing a media project idea.
Information sessions: will take place between February 4 – 22, 2025 and will include intensive sessions in which participants will receive both theoretical support and practical guidance for project development.
Final session and competition: On February 26, 2025, each participant will present their media project. Between February 27 and March 3, an online competition will take place, after which the best project will be selected.
Implementation of the winning project: Starting March 16, 2025, the winning project will be produced and published on Media Hub Chisinau’s official YouTube channel every 3 weeks.

Fill out the online form available, HERE, between January 23 – January 30, 2025. Do you have a creative idea? Now is the time to turn it into reality!

Young Media Producer Academy – The place where your ideas become reality!