Scribe Video Center is a non-profit media arts center founded in 1982, with a focus on participatory community filmmaking
We are located in West Philadelphia at 3908 Lancaster Avenue
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Applications Due October 31, 2025
The Philadelphia Student Mediamaker Fund awards grants to Philadelphia-area student media makers who wish to produce a digital video or audio project.
Undergraduate awards up to $1000
Graduate awards up to $1500
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3 Sessions - Wednesdays, October 29 and November 5 & 12, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 PMInstructor: Avantika NimbalkerCost: $90, $75 for Scribe members
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn professional techniques for capturing the best audio possible for your media projects in a variety of environments.
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Deadline - November 17, 2025
Interested in developing the skills to plan, produce and edit new documentary media works? Then apply for Scribe’s Film Scholars program, a series of courses designed to guide emerging documentary filmmakers from conceptualization through completion of their projects.
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Screenings
From July 24–27, 2025, Scribe Video Center presents the inaugural North Philly History Festival—a four-day, free public celebration activating historic sites with photography exhibitions, video installations, film screenings, panel discussions, walking tours, and live performances.
North Philadelphia History Festival
Through the Precious Places Community History Project, each group will plan, shoot, and edit a video about their “precious place” with the help of a filmmaker and a research scholar hired by Scribe. While these facilitators will work closely with participants throughout the course of production, the work itself—the planning, writing, and filming—will be done by members of the community groups.
Precious Places
The Documentary History Project for Youth is an annual after-school, weekend, and summertime digital media production workshop for middle and high school students. Each year, youth participants create short documentary films as a way to explore some aspect of the social, political, and cultural history of Philadelphia.
Documentary History Project for Youth
Power Politics is an oral history project organized by Scribe Video Center, exploring strategies for political empowerment by historically disenfranchised communities, specifically interviewing organizers, activists, strategists, and leaders in the Black, Puerto Rican, Asian-American, and other economically disadvantaged communities.
Power Politics
WPEB - West Philadelphia’s Community Radio Station
Broadcasting live from Scribe, WPEB is an independent, noncommercial community radio station dedicated to reflecting, representing, incorporating, empowering, and serving West Philadelphia. Tune in on 88.1 FM, 95.1 FM, or here on the live stream.
