The training course was based on the ongoing need of a higher youth participation in (European) democratic life, by getting their stories heard through new and more effective advocacy tools that will develop better engagement, creativity, critical thinking and communication. When we speak of the youth we are referring to a highly diverse group in society with a great variety in terms of identities, socio-economic and educational backgrounds, and living conditions. This target group is facing social-economical barriers that were deeply stated previously and is in need of new storytelling working methodologies and techniques that are effective to make their voices heard. As stated previously, the main goal of FabEUlist was to promote creativity, inclusion and innovation in the audiovisual sector, through the involvement of young people and workers in the creative process of a short film, and development of new techniques and working methodologies for youth workers. Being able to make a short movie encouraged them to explore visual storytelling, in order to develop their communication skills, critical thinking, self-confidence and sense of initiative, and broaden their cultural sphere through a wide European partnership. We wanted to help bridge cultural and language barriers and foster understanding between young people through filmmaking. In such a way they will be empowered to create stories that can inspire others and make a difference. We also wanted to foster the professional integration of young people in the audiovisual sector by providing them with specific skills and by creating networking opportunities with other peers at European level. The needs we have identified were as follows: - Higher participation rate of young people in civic and democratic (European) life; - Moving rural youth forward, by giving them the opportunity to explore the filmmaking area - which is often limited in normal educational curricula or expensive - through high quality methodologies; - A more attractive, digitised and innovative approach when working with young people; - Tools and methodologies that favour inclusion of people with fewer opportunities; - Increase the quality, innovation, and recognition of youth work; - Creation of a quality network for future collaborations. In our training course we gave the necessary tools to the youth workers to implement filmmaking, exchange good practices and form new collaborations that can lead to future projects. By involving young people in the creation of video material that addresses social topics of their interest and making them work in team and debate, we believe FabEUlist had a positive impact on their self-confidence and sense of initiative, and soft skills such as communication, teamwork, leadership, negotiation and most importantly encouraging them to co- create their future. Project’s objectives that were achieved were as follows: - To learn how filming production works in all its phases (pitching, scripting, shooting, editing and sharing); - To learn how to do basic design for a visual aspect of the short film with the help of online free digital tools (such as Canva); - To learn and find ways how to implement new digital skills and tools in the youth work; - To promote participation of young people; - To promote participation of under-represented groups of young people in politics and youth organisations; - To develop mechanism to engaging in dialogue with young people and facilitate their participation; - To improve soft skills such as team work, team leadership, communication skills etc