Deepen your filmmaking practice!
This cohort blends independent creative development with guided support
A 9‑week, project‑driven filmmaking lab for returning Cascadia Media Lab students.
The Cascadia Creators Cohort is an advanced, community‑centered program designed for filmmakers who have completed prior Cascadia Media Lab workshops and are ready to take the next step: making a short film from the ground up. This cohort blends independent creative development with guided support, giving returning students the structure, momentum, and collaborative environment needed to bring a new project to life.
Across nine weeks, participants will move through the full production pipeline — from concept to final cut — while working largely self‑directed. Each filmmaker will work collaboratively on a collective project, shaping the vision, building the workflow, and driving the creative decisions. Cascadia Media Lab instructors provide weekly check‑ins, targeted feedback, production guidance, and technical support to help students stay on track and elevate their work.
This cohort is designed to mirror a real‑world creative process: students set goals, manage timelines, collaborate with peers, and problem‑solve through the challenges of production. By the end of the program, each participant will have contributed to a short film that reflects their voice, craft, and growth as an emerging filmmaker.
Who Is This For
The Cascadia Creators Cohort is a space for returning students to deepen their practice, strengthen their creative independence, and build meaningful work within a supportive filmmaking community.
What Will Participants Walk Away With
Participants in the Cascadia Creators Cohort will walk away with a completed short film and a deeper filmmaking practice, along with advanced practical knowledge and skills that are geared towards being successful in the local film industry.
Create your own creative community!
Build meaningful work within a supportive filmmaking community
Cascadia Media Lab uses a sliding‑scale registration model to keep high‑quality film education accessible to emerging creators across the Pacific Northwest. Participants choose the fee that best matches their financial situation, ensuring that cost is never a barrier to learning or participating in our programs.
$400 - Full Price. Supporting us at this level allows us to continue to offer our amazing programs and allows us to provide scholarships to other community members who need it.
$300 - Your support is essential to our success. Supporting us at this level allows us to compensate our instructors at industry levels.
$200 - Your support keeps us going. Your support helps us maintain our office space and provide industry level equipment for all of our programs and participants.
$100 - Your support allows us to maintain our programming. Supporting us in this way allows us to continue to offer amazing programs!
$50 - We are grateful for your participation. We are excited to have you participate in the program!
Cascadia Media Lab offers a limited amount of scholarship seats for all programs. If you are interested in applying for scholarship, please reach out to derek.edamura@gmail.com.
Cascadia Media Labs also offers various payment plans for participants that are in need of financial assistance.