In 2015, Scout was founded by Anna Colavito and cofounder Adriana Teresa Letorney (Founder, Visura) to support and empower student filmmakers worldwide.
The goal was to build an international festival for emerging filmmakers to connect and share their work. Scout has evolved into a festival with an educational program that offers grants, resources, and other opportunities.
Since its inauguration, over 6000 filmmakers aged 24 and under from 105 countries have submitted their films.