Students in grades 4-8 who live or attend school in San Mateo County are invited to learn tips on creating videos at a free student filmmaking workshop offered by students from Burlingame High School’s Environmental Club and Nueva School’s Social Impact Filmmaking Club on Saturday, January 31. It will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Nueva School, San Mateo Campus, 131 E. 28th Ave. in San Mateo. Admission is free.

The Bay Area Social Impact Filmmaking Conference is for students who plan to enter an original environmental video in the 9th Annual CEC Student Film Fest. It will offer an expanded filmmaking experience for youths who want to develop film making skills and make videos with social impact. Entries are due March 22. Winning entries will be screened and cash prizes up to $500 will be awarded to winners in different grade categories at the Film Fest on April 14.

Here’s a video about the conference: https://bit.ly/CECfilmworkshopvideo.

Visit https://www.burlingamefilmfest.com to register for the workshop and more info. Questions can be sent to info@cecburlingame.org. There is no charge for entries.