Lighthouse

06/09/2025

This is what OCARINA from our last cohort of Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) had to say about the programme.

Want to join the next cohort? 🗣️You have a few days left to apply!

💥If you’re aged 16–25 and aspire to work in the creative industries but face barriers to doing so, apply to our FREE programme.

Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) is a six-month programme in Brighton and Hove that gives you the tools you need to kick-start your creative career.

LYC is about pursuing your interests and ideas for your own creative project and supports you with mentorship, creative masterclasses, business sessions.

We cover photography, video and filmmaking, music, VR and design, with dedicated mentors to help you bring your ideas to life 🎶📸🎙️📝💻📽️

👉🏽 Applications for LYC 2025/26 are open. Apply by midday, Tues 9 September! Link in our bio 🔗

04/09/2025

CFI Media and Lighthouse present Homegrown (2025)! 🎬Film Screening and Q&A.

Join us on Weds 10 September at Crawley College for the first public screening of Homegrown (2025) by our last cohort of Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC). Savannah Lovelidge, Jake Helliwell, Lillian Waddington and Nay wrote, produced and shot this gripping short film about a grieving young man, torn by loss and seeking belonging, finds himself drawn into a dangerous world of manipulation and hate - one that threatens to consume him entirely. (Scroll to see behind the scenes pics!)

After the screening, enjoy an exclusive Q&A with the filmmakers, where they will share their inspirations and decisions which shaped their filmmaking journey.

🎬 This film, which highlights the important topics of racism and radicalisation, was written after the UK race riots last summer and is particularly relevant in today’s political climate.

❤️ Homegrown (2025) was supported by a team of industry professionals, including LYC filmmaker and mentor Callum Johnston.

📅 Wednesday 10th September 2025
📍 Crawley College, Longley II Building
⏰ 6pm - 7:30pm | FREE Book your place - see link in comments

**CONTENT WARNING** Extremist, anti-immigrant and far-right language that many will find offensive. Strong themes of radicalisation and racism. Contains further themes of Grief, Arson & Drinking alcohol.

🎬 CFI Academy will also present Behind a Wall, a short which showcases the imagination and teamwork of 13–16 year-olds over a 25-week journey.

✨ Come along, support young voices in film, and be the first to experience these original productions on the big screen.

02/09/2025

We asked last year's Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) Digital Media Mentor Maf'j: What can people expect from the LYC programme?

This is your reminder that there’s only one week left until applications for LYC close!

👉🏽Lighthouse Young Creatives is our FREE development programme for 16–25 year olds in the South East, built to support your journey into the creative industries.

Whether you're into film, music, design, or storytelling, this is your space to grow.

💥 Creative projects
💥 Mentoring & support
💥 Skills & inspiration
💥 A community that gets you

Applications are open until midday on 9 September 2025. Apply here https://www.lighthouse.org.uk/read-watch-listen/lighthouse-young-creatives-application-2025-26

28/08/2025

Experience a sound slowly disappear...

In Degrade, five vintage reel-to-reel machines create shifting compositions that fade, distort, and collapse, their decay triggered by you. This visceral audio art installation by Adrien Châtelain, a Lighthouse Young Creatives alumnus, reflects the irreversible cycles of climate damage we set in motion.

Be there for the private view on Tuesday 9 September, 5 - 7 PM, to meet the artist and explore the work.

📅 Exhibition continues on Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 12 - 5 PM - FREE just turn up!

Created with support from Lighthouse.

📸 by Nuria Castro

Book tickets to the private view at:

An audio arts installation piece by Adrien Châtelain exploring our relationship to the climate catastrophe through degrading tape loops.

26/08/2025

This is what the last cohort of Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) had to say about the programme.

Want to join the next cohort? 🗣️You have two weeks left to apply

Whether you are a filmmaker, musician, designer, or digital creative aged 16–25 in Brighton and Hove, don’t miss the chance to apply to Lighthouse Young Creatives 2025/26.

✅ Free 6-month programme
✅ Industry mentorship
✅ Travel support available
✅ Build your creative future

Link in bio to apply 🔗Deadline 9 September 2025.

25/08/2025

Want to explore your creative side?
Come to our last Lighthouse Young Creatives Taster Session and see what’s possible.
Free. Friendly. For you.

📅 27 August (5.30 - 7.30PM) at Lighthouse Project Space

🥰Book your spot via the links in our bio 🔗

Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) is more than a programme, it’s a creative community.

You’ll meet mentors, collaborators, and friends who share your passion.

You don’t need qualifications. You don’t need connections.
You just need ideas, and the drive to explore them.

23/08/2025

We asked Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) Filmmaking Mentor Callum Johnston: What can people expect from the LYC programme?

Curious about Lighthouse Young Creatives? Come along to our last FREE Taster Session on Wednesday and find out what it’s all about!

Whether you're into music, film, design, photography, or digital storytelling, this is your chance to:

✅ Meet the team
✅ Try out creative activities
✅ Hear from past participants
✅ Ask questions
✅ See if the programme’s right for you

No experience needed
Ages 16–25
Open to those based in the South East

📅 27 August (5.30 - 7.30PM) at Lighthouse Project Space
🤩FREE to attend.

♥Book your spot via https://www.lighthouse.org.uk/read-watch-listen/lighthouse-young-creatives-application-2025-26

21/08/2025

Step inside a world where beauty unravels.

In Degrade, reel-to-reel tape loops sing with immersive birdsong, until your very presence begins their destruction. As the music erodes, so too does the illusion of permanence, mirroring the cycles of consumption driving the climate catastrophe.

Join us for the private view on Tuesday 9 September and experience this hauntingly beautiful work by Adrien Châtelain, a Lighthouse Young Creatives alumnus.

📅 Exhibition runs Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 12 PM - 5 PM, FREE. Just turn up!

Private View: Tuesday 9 September 2025, 5 PM - 7 PM, FREE but booking required here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/adrien/t-yarqryd

20/08/2025

We asked Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) Music Mentor Abraham Moughrabi: Why is LYC important?

💥What if you had 6 months to explore your creativity, with zero cost, real mentorship, and a team cheering you on?

That’s what Lighthouse Young Creatives is all about.

We’re here for the dreamers, makers, thinkers, and storytellers.
If that sounds like you… we want to hear from you.

❤️ Applications for LYC 2025/26 are open until 9 September 2025. Apply here https://www.lighthouse.org.uk/read-watch-listen/lighthouse-young-creatives-application-2025-26

18/08/2025

Not sure if LYC is right for you?
Try before you apply and join one of our free Taster Sessions! The next one is in two days!

👉 Meet the team
👉 Try creative activities
👉 Ask anything

📅 20 August (2 - 4PM) at Youth Employment Hub
📅 27 August (5.30 - 7.30PM) at Lighthouse Project Space

FREE to attend. Book your spot via the links in our bio 🔗