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Stony Brook MFA FILM - 2026 - Producing trackCongrats! 🎉🎉🎉 Enjoy and let us know how it goes.
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AFI MFA - Directing - 2025Congrats) Did you attend after admission? Curious because I'm thinking of applying.
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MFA Directing Fiction 2027No, I'm in the reserve list for MA ADFM at NFTS and waiting to receive an offer, hopefully soon. If it doesn't turn out, I have a confirmed offer...- ashwinalok
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Application 'NYU Film MFA'
Applied to NYU Film MFA with a primary interest in cinematography, though I'm also interested in directing. Received an invite for an interview on February 4. Still deciding whether I'll do...- parisiantexan
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Application 'Stony Brook MFA FILM - 2026 - Producing track'
I haven't been in school for over 10 years, so this application process was a forgotten feat for me. Overall I applied to 5 film schools, and of all of them I found Stony Brook's application...- Medeina
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Application 'USC- Writing for TV & Screen MFA 2025'
Not sure if this is helpful, but a little about me: I graduated with BFA in acting from UNCSA in 2018. Did UCLA's Professional Program in 2022-2023 where I won the drama pilot competition at the...- Moe
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Application 'AFI Directing - 2026'
Application was pretty straightforward except for making a new short film. Worse and directed that by end of November, and submitted it with a different short I made a few years back. Interviewed...- rouleau.alexander
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Application 'SAIC fvnma graduate MFA'
Really simple, as an artists application should be! A portfolio, recommendation letters, school records. But they are mostly focused on your portfolio.- juddy-buddy
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Application 'Lodz Film School Directing MFA - Fall 2020'
The application process has IV different stages, including practical and written exams, as well as two interviews.- macieekt
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Application 'USC - MFA Writing for Screen & Television'
It was my first time applying and I wish I had more information to give or things to say but I was on a time crunch when I started the prep for this application. The writing prompts they give you...- cheeseplank
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Application 'NFTS Cinematography MFA 2027'
The application process has been pretty straight forward and the school has communicated well throughout. The 'about you' section of the application is great to have, as it gives the panel a...- isfeld
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Application 'MFA Directing Fiction 2027'
I had applied to this course at NFTS UK on 23rd January 2026 and it was processed and sent to the selection panel on 9th March 2026. The status remains the same.- ashwinalok
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Application 'AFI Cinematography - Fall 2026'
Graduated from Northwestern University last year with a Radio/Television/Film degree and decided to apply to AFI because I don't think I got the technical knowledge or rigorous instruction I need...- parisiantexan
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The application process for USC went well. I...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
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- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 11, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 19, 2026
I liked the given prompts from USC.
Felt like...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2025
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2026
This was my first time applying. I found the...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
It was great. Ended up putting off for too...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
The application process was pretty...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
First time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Oct 18, 2024
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 22, 2025
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2024
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- Feb 22, 2025
25, Female, Middle Eastern, first time applicant
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2023
- Interview Notification Date
- Feb 20, 2024
This is my second time applying. I simultaneously enjoyed and stressed about the different writing prompts. Decided to just have fun with them though and really focus on the type of stories I want to tell.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Apr 7, 2023
- Scholarship Notification
- Apr 10, 2023
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
Lots of prompts. This is my first time applying, but it is my alma mater (which made it even more stressful). I enjoyed it!
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 14, 2023
- Scholarship Notification
- Mar 27, 2023
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
Writing samples attached; for non-paywalled description of writing samples see my post in the USC Writing for Screen & TV MFA Fall 2023 thread.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 25, 2023
- Willing to share application materials?
- Yes (attached or included with this logged application entry)
First time applying. Domestic applicant.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 5, 2022
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 25, 2023
First time applying.
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- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2022
First Time Applying
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- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 5, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2022
First time applying to grad school
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
First time applying!
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 9, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2022
Second time applying.
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2022
First time applying, international student, 4...
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 26, 2022
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2022
First time applying!
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2021
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