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From October 20 to 25, the media camp “Young Media Sharks” will take place in Sigulda, where 30 young media talents from all over Latvia will gain unique knowledge and work under the guidance of inspiring Latvian media professionals. You can apply for the camp on the project website YoungMediaSharks.eu until 11 October. –

The Young Media Sharks educational camp will take place for the 7th year in a row and is organized by the organization “Avantis”. Young people aged 15 to 18 who associate their future with journalism, film or cultural management are invited to apply for the camp. Thanks to the supporters of the camp – the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Latvia and the Municipality of Sigulda – participation in the camp is free of charge.

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The lecturers of this year’s Young Media Sharks camp will be: media producer from the Netherlands Folker Tempelmans, air personality Toms Grēviņš (Pieci.lv), LTV creator Marta Selecka (creator of “Te” and “Literatūra”), event manager Renārs Zeltiņš, radio producer Karmena Stepanova (“Give Five”, “Other Thinking”), “Re: Baltica” journalist Inese Liepiņa (“By the Way”), actress and speech teacher Anita Grūbe, multimedia producer Justīne Savitska (Latvian Radio), filmmaker Matīss Kaža “Wanderers”), cinematographer Dāvis Doršs (“The Cult of the Ancient Cult”, “Pa stream”), social media expert Wilhelm Meistars (“Wrong”), advertising specialist Raimonds Platacis, theater director Dmitrijs Petrenko and many others. Special guests at the camp: Dzintars Dreibergs, the director of the film “Blow of Souls” and a journalist, Marina Kosteņecka, the leader of the Awakening and the winner of the Order of the Three Stars.

“This year, due to the limitations of Covid-19, we will admit fewer participants than usual, but we are very happy to be able to provide this growth opportunity to the 30 most creative and most motivated high school students directly from Latvia. Young people at the Young Media Sharks camp will not only learn from the leaders in the field, but will also create content on current topics in the Sigulda area. This year, the camp will also have a Young Media Sharks studio, where we will broadcast interviews with the camp’s lecturers to a wider audience, “says Ilona Bičevska, the author of the camp’s idea.

The camp is supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Latvia, thus promoting a strong and independent media in Latvia. Promoting the right to freedom of expression, as well as support for professional journalism and the media, is one of the Netherlands’ priorities. The Dutch Ambassador to Latvia, Hubert Jan Baile de Vru, believes that the training of today’s new generation of journalists is the basis for tomorrow’s strong and professional journalists. The camp is also supported by Sigulda municipality, Baltic Media Center of Excellence, TVnet and Ideal.

You can apply for the camp on the project website YoungMediaSharks.eu until 11 October. Young people will be evaluated for their creative task and motivation.

The joint Youth Media Education project includes more than just an educational camp. Throughout the year, the Young Media House team organizes a variety of peer events, creates youth programs and publishes the magazine “Choose”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany is a partner and long-term supporter of youth media content creation.

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