The AFI Conservatory is launching the second annual Young Women in Film Intensive with the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation, Variety reports.

Held at the AFI Campus in Los Angeles, the eight-week workshop hosts 45 high school girls who receive mentorship from current fellows and working professional alumni of the AFI Conservatory. “Participating girls come from ICEF (Inner City Education Foundation) View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School, Immaculate Heart, and Synergy Quantum Academy High School,” the source details. The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs offered a grant to help make the program a reality.

The program kicked off March 26 with a seminar by Dr. Emily Carman, Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, who addressed the historic contributions of female filmmakers to cinema.

Participants not only have access to cutting edge cinematic technology and pro actors from the SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Conservatory, they also have the opportunity to learn screenwriting, producing, production design, directing, cinematography, and editing. Girls will work in teams alongside AFI Conservatory fellows and alumni “to create short films that will screen on campus at the end of the workshop.”

“AFI has long been an epicenter for educating and inspiring creators, and we are proud to have them join us, for the second year, in our effort to put a spotlight on female storytellers in film,”said Jana Babatunde-Bey, president and CEO of the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation. “Inclusion can only be made possible when we create pipelines for opportunity as young artists continue to hone their craft, and this program is a perfect example of our work to create access and opportunity for diverse voices.”

Check out footage from the 2018 intensive on AFI’s website.