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Editor’s note: This list is meant to provide general film school application deadlines with the best information available at the time of publication. Always double check with the deadlines posted on the school’s website.
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November 1, 2024
UCLA- UCLA TFT - Cinematography (M.F.A.)
- UCLA TFT - Documentary (M.F.A.)
- UCLA TFT - Producers Program (M.F.A.)
- UCLA TFT - Production/Directing (M.F.A.)
- UCLA TFT - Screenwriting (M.F.A.)
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) - Screenwriting MFA
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) - Creative Producing MFA
November 15, 2024
Chapman- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Film Production (Directing)
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Film Production (Cinematography)
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Film and TV Producing
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Documentary Filmmaking
- Chapman University - Dodge College MBA/MFA in Film and TV Producing
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Film Production (Editing)
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Film Production (Sound Design)
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Production Design
- Chapman University - Dodge College MA in Film Studies
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Screenwriting
- Chapman University - Dodge College MFA in Television Writing and Producing
- LMU - Film & Television Production (M.F.A.)
- LMU - Writing & Producing for Television (M.F.A.)
- LMU - Writing for the Screen (M.F.A.)
- NYU - Tisch Kanbar/Stern - MBA/MFA Dual Degree in Producing (Stern Deadline)
- 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, 2024
CalArts- 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.)
NYU
- NYU - Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film and Television MFA
- NYU - Tisch Kanbar/Stern - MBA/MFA Dual Degree in Producing (Kanbar Deadline)
USC
UT Austin
December 2, 2024
- NYU - Tisch School of the Arts Cinema Studies MA
- NYU - Tisch School of the Arts Dramatic Writing MFA
December 3, 2024
- Columbia University - Creative Producing M.F.A.
- Columbia University - Screenwriting/Directing M.F.A.
- Columbia University - Writing for Film and Television M.F.A.
December 4, 2024
- American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI) - Cinematography
- American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI) - Directing
- American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI) - Editing
- American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI) - Producing
- American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI) - Screenwriting
- American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI) - Production Design
December 15, 2024
- DePaul University - MFA in Film and Television Directing — Priority Deadline
- DePaul University - MFA in Film and Television Directing — Priority Deadline
- DePaul University - MFA in Screenwriting — Priority Deadline)
January 10, 2025
- Columbia College Chicago - Cinema and Television Directing M.F.A.
- Columbia College Chicago - Cinema and Television Producing (MFA)
January 15, 2025
- 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
- Syracuse University - Newhouse School Of Public Communications MFA
January 16, 2025
- Northwestern MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage
- Northwestern MFA in Documentary Media
February 1, 2025
BU- Boston University - College of Communication M.F.A. Screenwriting — Regular Decision
- Emerson College - MFA in Film & Media Art
- Emerson College - MFA in Writing for Film and Television — Priority Deadline
- University of Miami - School of Communication - Motion Pictures, MFA — Priority Deadline
- San Francisco State University - School of Cinema - Cinema MFA
- San Francisco State University - School of Cinema - Cinema Studies MA
March 1, 2025
March 4, 2025
- Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) - M.F.A. In Screenwriting — Regular Decision I (EARLY)
March 18, 2025
- Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - M.A. in Entertainment Media Management — Priority Deadline
May 1, 2025
AU- American University - School of Communication M.A. — Regular Decision (INTERNATIONAL)
- Boston University - College of Communication M.F.A. Screenwriting — Regular Decision II (FINAL)
- Emerson College - MFA in Writing for Film and Television — Regular Decision (FINAL)
May 15, 2025
- DePaul University - MFA in Film and Television Directing — Regular Decision (FINAL DEADLINE)
June 3, 2025
- Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) - M.F.A. In Screenwriting — Regular Decision II (LATE/FINAL)
- Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - M.A. in Entertainment Media Management (FINAL)
July 1, 2025
- American University - School of Communication M.A. — Regular Decision (DOMESTIC)
Rolling Admissions
- Brooklyn College (CUNY) Feirstein - MFA in Screenwriting (Rolling AFTER Jan. 15 Deadline)
