Reports & Accounts

Northern Lens Youth Film Festival

Northern Lens is a new Youth Film Festival taking place on 16^th June 2024 at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. As part of the Light the Blue Festival, Station House Media Unit, in partnership with Aberdeen Performing Arts, are hosting the film festival with support from the Sean Connery Foundation to celebrate youth filmmaking across the country, with a spotlight on the

Date added: 28/04/2024

We are recruiting!

We are looking for an exceptional individual to support our transformative work with adults across North-East Scotland.

If you are an outstanding communicator with high levels of interpersonal skills who can work cooperatively within a team, whilst also having a proactive and self-motivated approach to the delivery of your role, we would love to hear from you.

Date added: 27/04/2024

Northern Lens Youth Film Festival

Date added: 25/04/2024

The Angela Joss ‘Bee You’ Memorial Award

We have launched The Angela Joss ‘Bee You’ Memorial Award, a community award which celebrates Angela’s life by recognising someone who not only fights for what they believe in, but helps other to achieve their dreams along the way.

Angela was a force of nature and was passionate about making the world a better place and through her many endeavours, she achieved that. Angela overcome her own challenges but worked tirelessly, pouring her heart and soul into supporting others to achieve their goals.

Date added: 12/03/2024

Children’s Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) policy is in the process of being enshrined in law. This has implications for all projects and work with young people up to an including 18-year-olds.

Date added: 18/12/2023

Challenge Poverty Week - The Poverty Alliance

SHMU were delighted to be asked by the Poverty Alliance to support them in recording a series of podcasts for Challenge Poverty Week 2023.

Date added: 03/11/2023

shmu Young Filmmakers Club

We're really delighted to announce the launch of our Young Filmmakers Club, which starts on 8th November 2023!

Thanks to funding from the Sean Connery Foundation and Cashback for Communities, our newest FREE youth project is aimed at young people aged 14-17 from across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire who have a genuine interest in filmmaking and would like to develop skills in all areas of the process - from initial concept and storyboarding, to filming, editing and everything inbetween!

Date added: 27/09/2023

Meet Ayesha

The Mastrick Matters team wanted to use the shmu page to introduce you to some of the staff and volunteers who are involved with shmu. Recently we spoke to our Media Development Worker, Ayesha Zielinski who joined shmu in 2021.

Here are some of the things Ayesha had to say about working at shmu.

Ayesha, can you tell us about your role here at shmu?

Date added: 01/09/2023

We are Recruiting!

As a result of significant investment over the next three years, we are looking for three dynamic and passionate film educators/makers to support the growth of our formal and informal film education and practical filmmaking programmes across North East Scotland.

Date added: 14/06/2023

shmu Summer Activities 2023

Summer at shmu is all about being creative, developing new skills, making friends and having fun!

This summer we have a series of One Day Challenges in Radio, Film and Music for young people in the regeneration communities of Aberdeen City, as well as a week long Summer Film school open to young people across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire!

Date added: 14/06/2023