Wondering when you need to get that film school application in? Below is a list of all current graduate film school deadlines as of November 2020.
Be sure to add your application to our Application Tracker after you've submitted it to the school.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a list is meant to be a guideline with the best info at the time of its writing. Please triple check with the school to make sure the deadline is correct. Please let us know of any errors so it can be fixed.
November 2, 2020
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) - Screenwriting MFA (First deadline)
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) - Creative Producing MFA (First deadline)
November 15, 2020
- USC Cinematic Arts - Film and Television Production (MFA)
- USC Cinematic Arts - Peter Stark Producing Program (MFA)
- USC Cinematic Arts - Writing for Screen & Television (MFA)
December 1, 2020
- Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts (M.F.A.)
- Florida State University - MFA in Production
- Florida State University - MFA in Writing
- NYU - Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film and Television (M.F.A.)
- NYU - Tisch Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing
- NYU - Tisch Kanbar/Stern - MBA/MFA Dual Degree in Producing (Kanbar Deadline)
- UT Austin - MFA in Screenwriting Program
- UT Austin - MFA program in Film and Media Production
December 2, 2020
- American Film Institute (AFI) - Cinematography
- American Film Institute (AFI) - Directing
- American Film Institute (AFI) - Editing
- American Film Institute (AFI) - Producing
- American Film Institute (AFI) - Screenwriting
December 4, 2019
December 11, 2020
- LMU - Film & Television Production (M.F.A.)
- LMU - Writing & Producing for Television (M.F.A.)
- LMU - Writing for the Screen (M.F.A.)
December 15, 2020
- Columbia University - Creative Producing (M.F.A.)
- Columbia University - Screenwriting/Directing (M.F.A.)DePaul University - MFA in Film and Television Directing
- DePaul University - MFA in Film and Television Directing
- DePaul University - MFA in Screenwriting
- NYU - Tisch Kanbar/Stern - MBA/MFA Dual Degree in Producing (Stern Deadline)
January 4, 2021
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) - Program in Film and Video (M.F.A.)
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)- Film Directing (M.F.A.)
- Columbia College Chicago - Cinema Directing (M.F.A.)
- Columbia College Chicago - Cinema and Television Producing (MFA)
January 15, 2021
- Brooklyn College (CUNY) Feirstein - MFA in Screenwriting
- Brooklyn College (CUNY) Feirstein - MFA in Directing
- Brooklyn College (CUNY) Feirstein - MFA in Cinematography
- Brooklyn College (CUNY) Feirstein - MFA in Producing
- Brooklyn College (CUNY) Feirstein - MFA in Post-Production
- Northwestern MFA Writing for the Screen and Stage Fall
- Syracuse University - Newhouse School Of Public Communications (MFA)
January 18, 2021
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) - Screenwriting MFA (Second deadline)
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) - Creative Producing MFA (Second deadline)
February 1, 2021
- American University - School of Communication (M.A.) (Master's Application Priority Deadline)
- Boston University - College of Communication (M.F.A. Screenwriting) (Priority Deadline)
- Emerson College - MFA in Film & Media Art
- Emerson College - MFA in Writing for Film and Television (Priority Deadline)
- San Francisco State University - School of Cinema (M.F.A.)
- University of Miami - School of Communication - (M.F.A.) Program in Motion Pictures (Priority Deadline)
February 10, 2021
February 15, 2021
May 1, 2021
- Boston University - College of Communication (M.F.A. Screenwriting) (Final Master’s Deadline)Emerson College - MFA in Writing for Film and Television
- Emerson College - MFA in Writing for Film and Television (Final Deadline)
June 1, 2021
- American University - School of Communication (M.A.) (Final deadline for international students)
June 15, 2021
- DePaul University - MFA in Film and Television Directing (Final Deadline)
July 1, 2021
- American University - School of Communication (M.A.) (Master's Application Late Deadline)DePaul University - MFA in Screenwriting
- DePaul University - MFA in Screenwriting (Final Deadline for International Applicants)
July 15, 2021
- University of Miami - School of Communication - (M.F.A.) Program in Motion Pictures (Final Deadline)
August 1, 2021
- DePaul University - MFA in Screenwriting (Final Deadline for Domestic Applicants)
