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Film School MFA Application Deadlines (Updated for 2019)Thank you! I updated it. Don't know why I didn't see your comment until now. Yes it was the 4th. -
Film School MFA Application Deadlines (Updated for 2019)Hi, I checked LMU's deadline and it says 4th December 2019. Just wanted to confirm here as well.
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Film School MFA Acceptance Rates, Minimum GPAs, Decision Dates, and more... (UPDATED with 2019 stats)We broke the 2,000 application barrier so I updated the article to reflect that.
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Film School MFA Acceptance Rates, Minimum GPAs, Decision Dates, and more... (UPDATED with 2019 stats)Just updated with the 2019 data.
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COLUMBIA FILM SCHOOL STUDENT PROFILE: Patrick Clement - Screenwriting & Directing MFAThank you! It was great chatting with you. Hopefully it helps people.
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Film School MFA Application Deadlines (Updated for 2019)
Wondering when you need to get that film school application in? Below is a list of all current undergraduate film school deadlines as of September 2019. If there is an error please let us know and it'll be updated. Check out previous year's application acceptance data with our site's...- Chris W
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How to Handle Rejections from Film School
You didn’t get in. Now what? First of all, you’re not alone. I’ve been there. If you want to read more about my personal experiences with rejection, I have a blog post on it. But what this article is going to focus on is the steps you can take now to either move on or improve your chances for... -
Film School MFA Acceptance Rates, Minimum GPAs, Decision Dates, and more... (UPDATED with 2019 stats)
People often ask "What is the minimum GPA for USC film school?" Or "What is the acceptance rate of NYU film school?" The problem is that Film Schools are often very tight lipped and secret about their acceptance rates and the minimum GPAs that they accept. However thanks to the over 2,000...- Chris W
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How to get into Film School - PART 3: Edit. Revise. Cut.
This is Part 3 of the series with advice on how to get into film school given by the many members of FilmSchool.org over the years. The forums have been around for over 17 years so there are a ton of people who have gone what you are going through right now and lived to tell about it. USC and... -
How to get into Film School - PART 2: Writing Samples and Portfolio Advice
This is Part 2 of the series with advice on how to get into film school given by the many members of FilmSchool.org over the years. The forums have been around for over 17 years so there are a ton of people who have gone what you are going through right now and lived to tell about it. USC and...
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9 Important Tips for your Film School Interview
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Got your film school interview coming up? The application and admission process for a competitive film school program can be overwhelming; our... -
Film School MFA Application Deadlines (Updated for 2019)
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Wondering when you need to get that film school application in? Below is a list of all current undergraduate film school deadlines as of September... -
Undergraduate Film School Application Deadlines
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Wondering when you need to get that film school application in? Below is a list of all current undergraduate film school deadlines as of September... -
How to get into Film School - PART 3: Edit. Revise. Cut.
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This is Part 3 of the series with advice on how to get into film school given by the many members of FilmSchool.org over the years. The forums... -
How to get into Film School - PART 2: Writing Samples and Portfolio Advice
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This is Part 2 of the series with advice on how to get into film school given by the many members of FilmSchool.org over the years. The forums... -
How to get into Film School - PART 1: The Personal Statement
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Film Schools receives thousands of applications per year. How are you going to stand out? What are film schools looking for? In this article... -
Supporting Member Perk: Your own Blog on FilmSchool.org
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As a Supporting Member it is possible to have your own blog on FilmSchool.org. You can use your blog to write about the process of applying to... -
Film School MFA Acceptance Rates, Minimum GPAs, Decision Dates, and more... (UPDATED with 2019 stats)
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People often ask "What is the minimum GPA for USC film school?" Or "What is the acceptance rate of NYU film school?" The problem is that Film... -
COLUMBIA FILM SCHOOL STUDENT PROFILE: Patrick Clement - Screenwriting & Directing MFA
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"I went to Columbia because I wanted to be a better storyteller and understanding structure... and I do think my storytelling has gotten better... -
CHAPMAN FILM SCHOOL STUDENT PROFILE: Danni (aka IndecisiveElle) Directing MFA
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“Film School is still Graduate School... you're still getting a master's and there's still traditional work that has to be done. And a lot of... -
The LAUNCH: Million Dollar Screenplay Competition Takes Off in 2019!
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One screenplay to be produced with a budget of approximately $1 Million Dollars and $100,000 in education grants awarded. The LAUNCH: Million... -
Best Los Angeles Film Schools
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(Photo by Miles Gehm) There are many places to attend film school but there's definitely something to be said to going to school in the heart of... -
Best MFA Film School Programs in the United States 2019
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What is the best film school program out there? There are certainly a lot of opinions on the matter. FilmSchool.org's community has it's own as... -
At Cannes, Christopher Nolan said he "couldn't get into film school"
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(Cannes Film Festival. Photo by Rita Molnár) At a Q&A session with Christopher Nolan at Cannes (he's showing a 70mm print of Stanley Kubrick’s... -
More interesting tidbits from Christopher Nolan's press gaggle at Cannes
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(Cannes, France. Photo by Mario Lassnig) Via Indiewire, I found some other neat tidbits from his Cannes interviews: Knowing all the different... -
The Second City and DePaul University to offer degrees in comedy filmmaking
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CHICAGO — The Second City and DePaul University today announced a collaboration designed to expand comedy education. Starting in fall 2018... -
Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, applied to USC Film School 6 times before he got accepted
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(School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California. Photo by Joe Mabel) Many people have asked on these forums if it's worth applying... -
"Downsizing" & "Sideways" Director Alexander Payne says to pursue your Film School dreams
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(Nebraska Union of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Photo by Ensign Beedrill) At a commencement address at University of Nebraska-Lincoln...