Film Beyond Borders is a youth project aiming to equip disadvantaged young people in the UK and in Cyprus with new skills and competence around film festival organisation, events management and filmmaking. There will be 50 participants of the project and they will attend a unique series of workshops in the UK and in Cyprus with highly reputable trainers and filmmakers in attendance. The training will be devised and implemented by Balik Arts and University of East Anglia. The young people will then apply their newly gained knowledge practically in a brand new international film festival in Cyprus, commissioned to Balik Arts. The festival will include themes that are in the heart of European context such as human rights, environment and women. The youth will be exposed to role models as well as be in direct contact with 'customers' ie the audience and other stakeholders. It is expected that the participants will have better chances for remaining in education, attending further training and finding paid employment as well as enriching their cultural, artistic and social experiences.