PitchNic is Spy Hop’s capstone year-long film program! Work with other like-minded creative teen artists to conceptualize, screenwrite, pitch, produce, edit, and premiere two fiction and two non-fiction short films! Bring your film ideas to life and share them with the world.
Every fall, the community celebrates the premiere of the films made in the PitchNic program at an annual red carpet world premiere, complete with a VIP party and audience Q&A.
Student Work
WATCH PITCHNIC 2022/2023 films
Sunflower Bebop
Three artists on the journey to becoming unique individuals consider the presence of god and religion through their music.
My Name Is _____
A young trans teen grapples with her identity and coming out from a black-and-white world that actively suppresses it.
Bee's Knees
A Grandpa with dementia tells a love story to his wildly imaginative grandchild.
Trans Punk
A member of the trans community explores the hateful rhetoric and hyperbole surrounding the “transgender issue.”
Join Pitchnic
If you love filmmaking and are ready to take your skills to the big screen, PitchNic is for you! Every fall, we open applications to young aspiring filmmakers to come together as a team to create four short films. Develop your own film idea, pitch your idea to a panel, spend a week in production, and screen your film to the world.
Looking to build your filmmaking skills?
Take one of our foundational film classes! Foundational classes are available to ages 12 – 19. Explore foundational film classes »