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How to use the Film School Application Database & Tracker
Thanks to our many members, the FilmSchool.org Application Database and Tracker consists of over 4,000 applications that date back to 2015, making it one of the most advantageous tools on the website. Its basic function is to track film schools’ rates of acceptance, minimum GPAs, accepted test scores, in addition to each program's many notification and decision dates.- Category: FilmSchool.org Guides
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- Application Periods
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- Comments
- 4,234
Third time applying, denied w/o interview...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Submission Date
- Oct 25, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applying to the program. Completed...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 27, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 14, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
This is way too long of a question process. It...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 23, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 4, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
2nd time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 24, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applicant. Have a little bit of experience since I minored in film at UCLA during undergrad.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 24, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 13, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
The application process has been really...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Cinematography
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 21, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
It was a pretty straightforward application...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 6, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applying to the program.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Cinematography
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 21, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 5, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
- Admitted Off Waitlist Date
- Jun 24, 2025
Second time applying - applied 2 years ago in 2022.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 6, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 13, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
Second time applying to AFI, first time applying to Screenwriting program. Previously applied (and was admitted to) Editing program.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 10, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applying, interviewed and waiting with fingers and toes crossed.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 23, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
Application Materials attached:
- Portfolio
- Visual Samples (Video)
Second time applying to AFI, first time applying to the Producing program.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 23, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 12, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applying to AFI's screenwriting program
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 17, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 27, 2025
First time applying to AFI and to somewhere in the United States of America.
Let's see how it goes!
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 21, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
The application process was very...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Cinematography
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 22, 2025
- Interview Date
- Feb 10, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2025
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Producing
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2024
The least amout of material compared to other...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2024
First time applying to AFI with a focus in Directing.
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 3, 2024
- Interview Notification Date
- Jan 21, 2025
- Interview Date
- Jan 27, 2025
First time applying to AFI
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Dec 4, 2024
The essays ask a lot of introspective...
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Submission Date
- Oct 16, 2024
For example:
- AFI Conservatory - American Film Institute
- USC - Film and Television Production (MFA)
- Columbia University - Screenwriting/Directing (M.F.A.)
- NYU - Tisch Film and Television (M.F.A.)