🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce that Kids In The Spotlight has been awarded the Care First Community Investment (CFCI) Care Grant from the LA County Justice Care and Opportunities Department! @lacjcod This grant will fund Script-to-Screen: The Next Level, an advanced program designed for our Script-to-Screen alums to push their talents and learning even further. Stay tuned to meet our first group of participants and see how this program is empowering them to continue honing their creative skills! #wegotthegrant #grantee #fosteryouthfilmmakers #TheNextLevel #Moviemagic #productionstudio #foryourpage #fyp
Kids in the Spotlight, Inc.
Artists and Writers
Burbank, CA 726 followers
A platform for youth in foster care to be seen, heard, validated, celebrated and employed through storytelling and film.
About us
Kids In The Spotlight, Inc. (KITS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps foster care youth, ages 12-22, heal and overcome trauma through the power of storytelling and filmmaking. Our youth write their own screenplays which we produce into short films. We travel to different foster care facilities and youths to create, write, cast and star in their own 10-minute short films, allowing them to tell their stories, their way. This culminates in an annual screening and awards ceremony where we make sure our youth are seen, heard, validated and celebrated. We were founded in May, 2009. We serve 50-75 youth per year and have produced over 80 short films to date. Watch our films anytime, from anyplace - thanks to IndieFlix - at bit.ly/WatchKITS
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http://www.kidsinthespotlight.org
External link for Kids in the Spotlight, Inc.
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- Artists and Writers
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Burbank, CA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Film Production, Nonprofit Management, Youth Develpment, Art Education, Vocational Trainers, Foster youth, and Screenwriting
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145 S. Glenoaks Blvd.
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Burbank, CA 91502, US
Employees at Kids in the Spotlight, Inc.
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Barry Rosenthal
Putting a great career behind me and moving forward by giving back
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Tamesha Scott
Kids In The Spotlight, Inc. | Rose & Mary Apothecary LLC
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Shanta Payne
CEO at Payne Casting
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Samuel Alleyne
Entrepreneurial leader with a rich, diverse background in organizational development, developing personal connections, and providing administrative…
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It’s time! Tickets are live and available so get yours now to take part in the celebration for the hard work this youth has done. We can’t wait to see all the cast, crew and supporters of these amazing films! Ticket code is bit.ly/KFA2024. A huge thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, MUSIC IS UNITY FOUNDATION, and our Gold Sponsors, CANET FOUNDATION and U.S. Bank, for making this year's event possible! We can't wait to see you there! #KITSFilmAwards #YouthInFilm #SupportTheArts #LAFilm #fyp #foryourpage #Awards #fosteryouthfilmmakers #filmmaking #fostercareawareness
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The countdown is on! ⏳ Tickets 🎟 for the 2024 KITS Film Awards go on sale this Sunday, September 1st! We are celebrating 15 Years of Impact and want you to join us. Keep an eye on your inbox and our socials for more information on how to purchase your tickets to this unforgettable night celebrating the creative voices of our filmmakers. #KITSFilmAwards #YouthInFilm #SupportTheArts #LAFilm #fosteryouthfilmmakers #filmmaker #production #fyp #foryourpage #awardshow
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A recap of the Bronzelens Film Festival Atlanta. The films had a little competition with how good the food was! This experience was beyond transformative. Everyone had a blast and received encouragement, education and edification. Looking forward to next year and having more of our youth experience BronzeLens Film Festival of Atlanta #filmfestival #shortfilms #indiefilms #bronzelens #atl #fyp #foryourpage
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We are at it again!!!! Join us in celebrating and honoring these talented Young Filmmakers and this amazing film festival their projects are doing. We just returned from ATL with news of 3 more Film Festivals where our youths films are Official Selections! Thank you to #APecanPickling #filmfestival SPEAK KITS Writer: Courtney PD, Actors: Courtney PD, @Tajh Bellow Joni Bovil, Brooklynn Director: Camille Brown Producer: James Kicklighter RITE OF PASSAGE KITS Writers: Nehemyah, Nagi, Daniel, Kyrah Actors: London, Nagi, Kyrah, Daniel, Ecksley Smith, Mistie Johnson, Bryant Mitchell Williams, Jaime Miles, Dilan Imani, Michael Gody Director: Grant Housley Producers: Tiffany Thomas, Michele Ly, Justin Dickson, Mike Trainotti, Kim Sparks, Associate Producer: Dana Kippel #fyp #foryourpage #youngfilmmakers #production #moviemagic #fosteryouthfilmmakers
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KITS CEO Tige Charity sits down with Lyndsey C. Wilson #ceo of First Star, Inc. on this episode of #leadershiprealities #poscast
CEO at Kids in the Spotlight, Inc., TEDx Public Speaker, & Nonprofit and Social Enterprise Consultant
💫 Lyndsey C. Wilson #ceo of First Star, Inc. discusses their mission to help lead foster youth to success #csuite #educate #podcast #leadership #youth #fyp #follow #leadershiprealities #csuite #educate #ouryouth #podcast #fosteryouth 🎙️ This full episode of Leadership Realities is available now on #applepodcast #iheart #spotify #amazonmusic #youtube #podbean https://lnkd.in/gtNsbFb7
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Our Young Filmmakers are networking, learning and receiving much love and support from Bronzelens Film Festival Atlanta
CEO at Kids in the Spotlight, Inc., TEDx Public Speaker, & Nonprofit and Social Enterprise Consultant
Celebrating the vibrant energy of our young professionals at the Bronzelens Film Festival Atlanta ! Their smiles brighten my day as they engaged with other filmmakers and prepare for their screenings tomorrow at 11 AM. I’m so grateful to be a part of this journey with them and to have my sister, Melanie Spry here with us is the icing on the cake. Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser to bring our young professionals to Atlanta to represent their films. Kids in the Spotlight, Inc. #ittakesavillage #grateful #theirstoriestheirway #MissionFocus #ImpactDriven #BronzeLens #YoungProfessionals #FilmFestival #ImpactJunkie
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We are headed to ATL this week for the BronzeLens Film Festival were 3 of our short films will be screened. 4 amazingly talented Young Professional Filmmakers will join us and hope to see you there. Get tickets here: bit.ly/KITSATL KITS Screening Block Saturday August 24th Tara Theater 11:00am #foryourpage #foryou #filmfestival #filmmakers #moviemagic #roadtrip
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Giddy-on up Partner!!!! Check out the amazing transformation of our courtroom
CEO at Kids in the Spotlight, Inc., TEDx Public Speaker, & Nonprofit and Social Enterprise Consultant
I showed up at work on Friday to a completely transformed courtroom! The stories our young people are writing and starring in are truly mind blowing. Industry professionals and studio partners like Warner Bros. Discovery and NBCUniversal are helping in a gigantic way to bring these stories to life. Kudos to my team for pouring their hearts into our young people and making it happen! #ItTakesAVillage Excited for the film we shot yesterday and all the short films we shot this year to be shown on Nov. 2nd at Paramount Pictures. Stay tuned for details. Kids in the Spotlight, Inc. #fostercareawareness #theymatter #theirstoriestheirway #filmmaking #storytelling #missionfocused #impactdriven #impactjunkie
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CEO at Kids in the Spotlight, Inc., TEDx Public Speaker, & Nonprofit and Social Enterprise Consultant
🙏🏽 Thank you so much to all our amazing guest and get ready for Season 2 of Leadership Realities coming soon! In the meantime catch up of full episodes of Season 1 available now on #applepodcast #iheart #spotify #amazonmusic #youtube #podbean #fyp https://lnkd.in/g_vswnsq