Vasco Viana
Director + Acting Coach
About Us
Sizzle Real Academy began in 2022 as a pilot program in called Acting for Ukraine, a special program that welcomed Ukrainian refugees to learn the art of acting on camera.
Sean Patterson
Executive Director
Sizzle Real Academy is an extra-curricular program for English-speaking students in the Czech Republic to experience the art of media production in the 21st century. Sizzle Real Academy provides learning opportunities to Czech students interested in the Film and TV industry, who may want to enter the industry, and provides real-world and theoretical experience in the pre-production, production, and post-production stages of content development.
The courses will be hybrid online and offline, ungraded, with a certificate awarded for participation.
Sizzle Real Academy will hold classes on weekends from April to June 2025.
Class size is competitive, and limited to 11-25 participants from around Czech Republic, so apply early and show us your talent and passion.
Students will be required to attend offline classes in Prague. Some classes are online. Where possible, a school appoints a liaison (teacher/parents) to facilitate and accompany students during offline lessons. Students can expect over 100 hours of instruction.
- Story development and analysis
- TV vs. Film
- Social Media
- Acting
- Cinematography
- Lighting
- Sound recording
- Costume/Makeup/Hair design
- Producing & budgeting
- Selling, promotion, & distribution
- Post-production
- Equipment
- Editing
- CGI
- Coloring
- Sound Design
- Sound Editing
- Exporting & distribution
Students will learn:
- Terminology
- Processes & procedures
- Develop a network
…with the help of active industry professionals.
Best of all, Sizzle Real Academy will help you decide whether a career in film and television might be the right choice for you!
The Sizzle Real Academy Summer 2025 program begins April 2025 and runs through June.
Online classes:
April 2025
Offline classes:
Weekends, May and June 2025
Students should have access to:
- a laptop (with Zoom software installed);
- high-speed internet;
- modern smartphone;
- and a strong desire to explore and learn!
Students should reside in the Czech Republic and attend a Czech school.
Note: presently, we are accepting applications only from persons 16-19 years of age. Students should be able to secure parental permission, if under 18.
Applying for the program is also free of charge!
Thanks to grants from our sponsors, our tuition is FREE. However, because of limited sponsorship funding, we do ask all participants to cover costs of catering for in-person sessions. For this cohort, please be prepared to pay CZK 5000 to cover these costs. Payment is due upon acceptance to the program and your confirmation of participation, approximately no later than April 1, 2025.
Sponsors
2025
Organization Information
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