2021 Fall Entry
Film School Applications for the Fall 2021 entry application period.
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AFI Directing Fall 2021Hi!! I’m also applying to the Director’s fellow in Sept. would love to see examples from your application! Not sure what they mean by Silent...
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AFI Directing Fall 2021Hello ! I'm getting quite aware about the whole process but I would love to see few films of people that was admitted, would you be ok to share...
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DColumbia Film MFA Creative ProducingCongrats! I applied this year. How did you interview go? What kind of questions they ask?
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Application 'Art Center - MFA - Film'
Nothing complicated. The intent word limit was short, so I struggled to distill my 3 page intent into 400 words. They did want a film with sync sound and dialogues. My film has sync sound but no...- RPA
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Application 'AFI MFA Editing - Fall 2026'
Well enough. It mainly only consisted of me deciding what two editing examples I wanted to send for consideration and making a narrative statement specifically focused on my editing background...- Pryde Pierce
- Comments: 12
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Application 'NFTS Directing Fiction January 2027 entry'
It has gone well, The application was simple though stressfull. I have been very nervous about results, but quite excited for possibilities. I was contacted over trouble for my third film...- Claudio361
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Application 'STONY BROOK MFA in Television Writing FALL 2026'
The process has been very engaging. It required a well-rounded portfolio consisting of a writing sample, a 10-page script, and a video pitch. Along with the statement of purpose and three letters...- Ana Paula Ibarrola
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Application 'DePaul University - MFA Film & Television Directing'
I submitted on March 1st and have yet to hear anything back from DePaul. I submitted far later than I wanted to but held off primarily to get to a good spot with the short film which would be the...- dbrown40202
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Application 'Stony Brook Film MFA'
The application required pulling together a lot of materials and I was intimidated by putting together a video pitch but in the end I’m very proud of my application.- aliceleigh123
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Application 'UT Austin - MFA in Film and Media Production'
I applied to film school as a relatively inexperienced narrative filmmaker. My work up to that point had been a lot of videography and photography work, both personal and commercial. Even from a...- silvasurfer
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Application 'Chapman - Directing MFA'
Chapman's application was a lot of fun. I thought the personal essay, where you can't show your face felt really unique from other application materials. Was super excited to get an interview and...- Noahm
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Application 'DRAMATIC WRITING MFA FALL 2026 NYU TISCH'
It's gone well! I completely rewrote my pilot like three days before it was due, which probably wasn't the best decision, but I ended up being really happy with it. I had two really solid...- toucanna
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Application 'MFA Film - NYU'
Statement was a bit stressful but the portfolio requirements were pretty straight forward. Best part of the application was the dramatic story exercise, where I had to write a story about doubt...- RPA
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NYU Film Production
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2020
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 29, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2021
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Dramatic Writing MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 30, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 16, 2021
first time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2021
second time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- UT Austin - Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- Second Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 5, 2021
first time applying, no experience
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2020
first time applying, no experience
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Screenwriting
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2021
First time applying, no experience
- Film Program & Degree
- AFI - Directing
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 2, 2020
Radio-Television-Film (MFA Film Production)
- Film Program & Degree
- UT Austin - Film and Media Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Oct 13, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 15, 2021
Denied (w/o Interview)
USC - Peter Stark Producing Program (Producing for Film/Television and New Media)
Peter Stark Producing Program (Producing for Film/Television and New Media)
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Peter Stark Producing Program
- Submission Date
- Nov 9, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 10, 2021
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 2, 2021
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 27, 2021
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2020
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- NYU Tisch - Graduate Film MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Dec 1, 2020
First Time Applying
- Film Program & Degree
- CalArts - Film/Video MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 4, 2021
First Time Applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Directing/Film Production MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Feb 28, 2021
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- CalArts - Film/Video MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Jan 4, 2021
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 23, 2021
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- UT Austin - Screenwriting MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 29, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 5, 2021
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Submission Date
- Nov 15, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 4, 2021
First time applying
- Film Program & Degree
- USC - Writing for Screen and TV MFA
- Attempts
- First Time Applying
- Submission Date
- Nov 14, 2020
- Decision Notification Date
- Mar 4, 2021
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