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Filmmaker Jayshree Janu Kharpade Honored with the One to Watch Award
August 2, 2012
16-year-old director, Jayshree Janu Kharpade, wins the One to Watch Award for her FIRE IN OUR HEARTS at the 35th Annual Asian American International F...
Holly Carter Featured on Boldfacers
June 2, 2012
In a feature article and video on Boldfacers, Holly Carter (Founder and Executive Director of BYkids) talks about how to engage American kids in globa...
Summer 2012 Interns Join BYkids
June 1, 2012
We are lucky to have some very special interns for the summer. Starting with Jordan Wechsler from Dalton, who spent the month of May working for BYkid...
2012 Benefit is a Success
May 20, 2012
Our sold-out Benefit is a fantastic success! The sneak peak of our upcoming film by 16-year-old María Ceballos Paz of Colombia aroused passionate int...
Editing Begins on BYkids: Colombia
April 12, 2012
Overseen by film producer and mentor, Susan Hoenig, editing begins on our Colombian film in Los Angeles....
Juanes to Write Original Music
February 14, 2012
International pop-superstar, Juanes, is writing original music for our next film BYkids: Colombia. Both a Grammy and 17-time Latin Grammy winner, Juan...
Fire in Our Hearts Selected for 2012 India International Film Festival
January 22, 2012
FIRE IN OUR HEARTS, made by Jayshree Janu Kharpade of India, receives it first festival selection. Selected for the 2012 India International Film Fest...
Young Filmmakers Get International Attention
December 22, 2011
Namgyal Wangchuk Trichen Lhagyari, BYkids' second youth filmmaker who made MY COUNTRY IS TIBET, is selected as a Global Teen Leader for the We Are Fam...
Finish Third Film and Add Academy Award-Winning Film Mentor
November 22, 2011
2011 Academy Award winner Karen Goodman becomes a BYkids Film Mentor. A renowned documentary filmmaker, Goodman has received three previous Academy Aw...
Strategic Partnerships with the United Nations
October 22, 2011
Edmond Mulet, Assistant Secretary-General for U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, becomes a core advisor for developing BYkids partnerships with United Nati...