SULLIVAN COUNTY — Icehouse Arts kicks off its 12th season of youth filmmaking classes next week at the Catskill Art Society in Livingston Manor, to be followed later by classes in Callicoon, Narrowsburg and Eldred.

Media artist Ron Littke will teach one-week filmmaking workshops for kids. Students will gain experience in scriptwriting, directing, acting for film, camera work and editing as they make an original movie.

Kid Flix (ages eight to 12), and Teen Flix (12 and up) will be held Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The films will be shown at the Big Eddy Film Festival on September 21. The cost is $50 per week.

Classes will take place at Catskill Art Society from July 20 to 24 in Livingston Manor; from August 10 to 14 in Callicoon, meeting in the Callicoon library; from August 17 to 21 in Narrowsburg, meeting in the Tusten-Cochecton branch of the library; and from August 24 to 28 in Eldred, meeting at the Sunshine Library.

To register, go to www.icehouseartsny.org and click on the sign-up page. This project is made possible in part through a grant from the New York State Council for the Arts, and administered through the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance. Visit www.icehouseartsny.org, email ron@icehouseartsny.org, or call 845/252-6583 or 718/768-4365.