Children's Museum of the Arts – Hudson Square
103 Charlton Street between Hudson and Greenwich Streets
212-274-0986
Ages 5-15
The beloved Children's Museum of the Arts continues to offer its well-known film workshops. In the past, students' projects have been featured at the Tribeca Film Festival. Younger kids (ages 5-6) will be introduced to stop-motion animation and iStopMotion software. Older kids (7-8) will use iMacs and DSLR cameras. Children ages 8-12 can take classes in filmmaking and animation while teens concentrate on the editing process. All classes are held weekdays after school and pickup is provided from select West Village and Tribeca schools for an additional fee. Check the website for up-to-date info on classes.

Take Two Film Academy – Upper West Side
Mandell School, 795 Columbus Avenue between 98th and 99th Streets
917-546-6816
Ages 8-16
Housed in a private school, this film program offers weekend classes, as well as more expensive private lessons. Students study all aspects of filmmaking, including screenwriting, storyboarding, acting, directing and editing. In the past, instructors have led workshops at the New York International Children's Film Festival.

I Make iMovies P.S. 87 After-school Program – Upper West Side
160 West 78th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam
212-873-0490
Ages 8-12
Your child doesn't have to go to P.S. 87 to join this club (although the school's students get first dibs). Aspiring young actors learn the basics of making movies.

Imagine Me – City Wide
Visit the website for program details.
Kindergartners-8th Graders
This nonprofit also runs film programs in-school or during after-school hours. Classes are designed to meet the needs of the community they are serving and can be geared toward all ages from kindergarten through 8th grade. Visit the website for more information on the in-school and after-school offerings.

RoboFun – Upper West Side
2672 Broadway between 101st and 102nd Streets
212-245-0444
Ages 6-12
RoboFun, which offers all kinds of cool robotics classes, also has a stop-motion animation class. Students will write scripts and storyboard their films before diving into production using mixed media to animate their movies.

Maysles Documentary Center – Harlem
343 Lenox Avenue between 127th and 128th Streets
212-537-6843
Ages 7-18
The Maysles Documentary Center offers summer camp and after-school opportunities to learn filmmaking, editing and producing skills. The youngest students (7-11) can participate in a Film Club, while high schoolers can attend a Teen Producers Academy. Programs are free or low cost and scholarships are available.

New York International Children's Film Festival Film Camps – Financial District
25 Pine Street between William and Nassau Streets
212-349-0330
Kindergartners-9th Graders
The NYCFF offers camps during the February, April and Summer school breaks for NYC kids. Teachers come from The Good School and class sizes are intentionally small. Past topics covered have included Create-a-Cartoon, Multimedia Storytelling, Moviemaking Master Class, Rotoscope Animation, Claymation and more.

For more great kids' classes, check out our Classes Guide.

This post originally published in August 2011.