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CU Denver Film & Television Program Admissions: Tips from David Liban, Department Chair (Part 1)The University of Colorado Denver is one of the best institutions in the Western US for...- Alexa Pellegrini
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CU Denver Film & Television Program Admissions: Tips from David Liban, Department Chair (Part 2)In the second and final part of our interview, Alexa Pellegrini continues the discussion with...
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How to Get Into the University of Hartford's Cinema Program: Insights from the Director and Admissions (Part 1)Tucked away in the capital city of Connecticut, the University of Hartford's Cinema program is...
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How to Get Into the University of Hartford's Cinema Program: Insights from the Director and Admissions (Part 2)In the final part of our exclusive interview, the University of Hartford's Lauren Cook, Director...
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Top 10 Fully Funded MFA Film Programs with Generous Stipends in the US and CanadaEven with financial aid, getting your MFA in film might be too costly. Many of the world's most...
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How to Get Into AFI Conservatory: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions Office (Part 2)Thank you for this interview with them! I feel a lot more informed going into this interview! Such wonderful insight!
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How to Get Into USC SCA in 2024: More Application Tips from an Admissions Committee MemberHey, I want to ask something, when I consulted my personal statement to someone, they said it was too Avant-Garde, too Arthouse. Though very...
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How to Get Into USC SCA in 2024: More Application Tips from an Admissions Committee MemberHello. One question for those who are applying or have applied to USC SCA, are applicants including title pages for the writing prompts and...
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10 Cheapest Film Schools in the U.S. for UndergraduatesThere's actually a number of really good film schools that are based at city colleges as well. Personally, I went to CSUN, but I recently visited...
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How to Get Into NFTS, the #1 International Film School: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions Department (Part 1)
There is no other film school in the United Kingdom more notable than the National Film and Television School (NFTS), an institution renowned for producing high-profile industry players and Oscar winners since 1971. Based in Beaconsfield, a short 25 minute train journey from central London, NFTS... -
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The graduate film program at Columbia University School of the Arts is highly acclaimed for its star-studded alumni roster and teaching students how to tell stories that move the masses. In 2022, FilmSchool.org ranked Columbia SOA runner-up for Best Screenwriting Program in its list of top film... -
How to Get Into AFI Conservatory: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions Office (Part 1)
Ask anyone about where to go to film school, and you’re bound to hear the American Film Institute Conservatory. First established in 1967, AFI is world renowned for producing pioneers and trailblazers in the film industry. In 2024, The Hollywood Reporter ranked AFI the no. 2 film program in the...- Alexa Pellegrini
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How to get into Chapman's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts: Tips from the Department of Admissions (Part 1)
Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts offers top-notch filmmaking courses in a welcoming and close-knit environment. Notable alumni include the Duffer brothers (Writers-Directors-Producers, "Stranger Things"), Justin Simien (Writer-Director-Producer, "Dear White People"), and... -
How to get Into USC SCA: Advice from an Admissions Committee Member
Considered by many to be the best film school in the world, it’s no wonder why the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) is so sought after by prospective undergraduate and graduate students alike. However, the film school’s prestige can often make the application process particularly stressful and...- Svaja Paka
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CU Denver Film & Television Program Admissions: Tips from David Liban, Department Chair (Part 1)
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How to Get an Offer of Study From London Film School (LFS): Tips From the Admissions, Recruitment, Marketing and Workshops Teams (Part 1)
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How to Get Into the University of Hartford's Cinema Program: Insights from the Director and Admissions (Part 1)
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How to Get Into Columbia University Film School: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions and Industry and Outreach Departments (Part 1)
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How to get Into FSU College of Motion Picture Arts: Tips from Paige Roberts, Head of Admissions (Part 1)
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Located in the heart of Tallahassee, Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts is a diverse, budget-friendly film school with an... -
How to Get Into CU Boulder’s Film Program: Tips from Kelly Sears, Associate Chair (Part 1)
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The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder is a pioneer in avant-garde filmmaking, with a...
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Q & A With Adriano Mirchou, LMU Graduate Film Production Student
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NYU Student's Key to Success: High School
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Q & A With Kendra Daniels, a Michener Screenwriting Fellow
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How to Save Thousands on Your Film School Degree
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Getting Into Film School Without A Portfolio
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How to get into Film School - PART 1: The Personal Statement
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Jamie Nash, Author of "Save the Cat! Writes for TV," Explains How To Master Screenwriting in 15 Story Beats
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Ashley Seering (Loyola Marymount University MFA ’21) on Teaching the Art of Defying Stereotypes in Film
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How COVID-19 Changed Film School From Coast to Coast
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Q&A With Deb Patz, Emmy Award-Winning Producer and Author of ‘WRITE! SHOOT! EDIT!: The Complete Guide for Teen Filmmakers'
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Deb Patz went to York University (Ontario) after years of experimenting with writing, editing, and directing films. As one of only six graduates... -
Alan Bye (Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts MFA '21) on Building a Career in Children's Animation Writing
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Q&A With Chris Kenworthy, Author of the Best-Selling 'Master Shots' Series for Directors
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Chris Kenworthy's fiction writing background became the springboard for a 15-year career in the film industry. He directed and produced his...
Whether you dream of using USC as a launching pad into the Hollywood hierarchy or want to hone your documentary storytelling at NYU, a graduate degree in film promises to help you develop the skills and connection you need to succeed.
But first you have to pay for it.
Graduate programs in...
Film school is expensive. For many future film students, financial aid is a necessity when it comes to attending film school. Luckily, there are plenty of scholarships available to undergraduate and graduate students that make studying film feasible.
In addition to general scholarships and...
Los Angeles and New York City quickly jump to mind when most people are considering film schools. However, there are actually plenty of prestigious film schools abroad.
If studying abroad is something that has always enticed you, or if you are hoping to study film in your native country...
Got your film school interview coming up? The application and admission process for a competitive film school program can be overwhelming; our forums provide tons of experience from members spread out over the years on how their interview went, the questions they asked, and, in hindsight, the...
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...
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...
Film Schools receives thousands of applications per year. How are you going to stand out? What are film schools looking for? In this article series I've gathered some of the best advice from the past 17 years on the forums on applying to film school.
According to the FilmSchool.org Application...
"I went to Columbia because I wanted to be a better storyteller and understanding structure... and I do think my storytelling
has gotten better and more complex and deeper and I'm really grateful to Columbia.... they delivered exactly what I expected them to deliver."
Recently I had the...
“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 people just thought like, oh well I’ll just come here and make a bunch of movies.”
Danni sitting with camera in kitchen - for her very first assignment...
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There are many places to attend film school but there's definitely something to be said to going to school in the heart of all of the action. Below is a listing of the top LA Film Schools and it's surrounding area ranked by the review system as of January 2019.
If you are...
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 well. Below are the top ranked film school programs based on our Film School Review system. If you want to add a film to the list leave a comment below...
(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 2001: A Space Odyssey), he had some film school advice that was diametrically opposed to Alexander Payne's advice in the article last week:
Studying...
(Cannes, France. Photo by Mario Lassnig)
Via Indiewire, I found some other neat tidbits from his Cannes interviews:
Knowing all the different department's roles and how to perform each job is without a doubt a big help to someone who is "in charge of the ship" as it quickly will help you...
CHICAGO — The Second City and DePaul University today announced a collaboration designed to expand comedy education. Starting in fall 2018, DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts will offer comprehensive new undergraduate and graduate degrees in comedy filmmaking:
Master of Fine Arts in...
(School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California. Photo by Joe Mabel)
Many people have asked on these forums if it's worth applying multiple times to a Film School if they get rejected. Marvel Studios president, Kevin Feige, has an answer for you:
Persistence is key when applying...
(Nebraska Union of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Photo by Ensign Beedrill)
At a commencement address at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, "Downsizing" and "Sideways" director Alexander Payne had some important advice for aspiring filmmakers:
Don't be afraid to reach for your dreams. (But...
(Avery Building on Columbia University, NYC Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia)
51 of the 54 Visual Arts MFA students at Columbia are demanding a full tuition refund due to decrepit facilities such as "freezing temperatures, flooding in the hallways, and pieces of limestone falling from the...
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...
I asked some members of the site who were accepted to various Film School MFA programs some questions that would provide some advice to other aspiring applicants. If you are now in the process of applying to Film School or are thinking of applying, I hope that you find their responses helpful...
This is a list of ACTUAL interview questions reported from posts from our members from the thousands of posts over the years on these boards. Please leave a reply in the discussion thread with any that you've had and I'll update the article.
Also WEAR NICE CLOTHES TO YOUR INTERVIEW - as an AFI...
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