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A film school in an art school context, on a beautiful urban campus. Get started in your 1st semester with have access to high end gear/ facilities.
School Website
https://www.pratt.edu/art/film-video/film-bfa/
Degrees Offered
  1. 4 Year BFA
Concentrations
  1. Directing
  2. Documentary Filmmaking
  3. Film & Television Production
  4. Media Arts & Practice
Tuition Range
$60k to $70k
Undergraduate Deadlines
Early Action: November 15
Graduate Deadlines
Regular Decision: January 15

Film School details

Nonprofit/For-Profit?
Nonprofit
Undergrad Student Body
3,675
Graduate Student Body
1,462
Undergraduate Class Size
12
Copyrights
  1. Student owns all copyrights
Start of Production Classes
  1. Freshman
Camera Equipment
  1. ARRI Digital Cinema Cameras
  2. Arriflex 16mm
  3. Blackmagic Cinema Cameras
  4. Bolex 16mm
  5. Canon Professional Camcorders
  6. Canon DSLRs
  7. Panasonic Cinema Cameras
  8. RED
  9. Sony Professional Camcorders
  10. Zeiss lenses
Software Used
  1. Adobe After Effects
  2. Adobe Photoshop
  3. Adobe Premiere
  4. DaVinci Resolve
  5. Final Draft
  6. Pro Tools
Filmmaking Facilities
  1. Sound Stage(s)
  2. Green Screen
  3. Sound Recording Studio
  4. Color Correction Suites
  5. Editing Bays
  6. Screening Rooms
  7. Sound Mixing Room(s)
Internships
  1. Student must arrange
  2. School provides resources to help find internships
  3. Internships possible junior year
Job Placement
  1. School Connects Students with Alumni
  2. School Provides Career Development Training
  3. School Operates Job Board
  4. School assists with Film Fesitval applications
  5. School Provides Job Fairs
Application Fee
$50
International App. Fee
$90
GRE Required?
  1. No
SAT or ACT Required?
  1. No
Portfolio Required?
  1. Yes
Minimum GPA
  1. None
Letters of Rec Required
  1. None
Notification of Decision
Two weeks after deadline
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The Film/Video program provides a foundation in nonfiction, fiction, experimental, and other time-based media practices. Our rigorous, project-based curriculum is centered around the creation of a sequence of films and videos that grow in complexity each semester, culminating in a year-long thesis project.

Each student is offered ample opportunity to grow and advance their conceptual, technical, and professional skills. They are encouraged to take creative risks, and to push the boundaries of conventional forms. They are introduced to a diverse canon of creators and works, and are asked to investigate complex histories and contexts as they strive to become reflexive and conscientious artists.

We aim to foster a supportive and collaborative creative community in which differences are respected and celebrated. We value the personal perspectives that each student brings to the classroom, and our goal is to elevate that unique voice to the forefront of their artistic vision.

Undergraduate Application Requirements

  • Portfolio
  • Transcripts
  • Option Letters of Recommendation
  • Essay

International Requirements

language proficiency scores

Tuition Details

$60-65K

Helpful Links

Film, BFA

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni include Cannes Golden Camera nominee Owen Kline (Funny Pages), Emmy award nominees John Requa & Glenn Ficarra (Bad Santa, This is Us, Crazy, Stupid, Love, I Love You Phillip Morris), YouTube phenomenon Joel Haver, Berlinale Special Jury Prize winner Myrsini Aristidou, Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding US Narrative Short Film at the Tribeca Film Festival winner April Maxey, commercial cinematographer Mika Altskan, whose work includes Billie Eilish’s Nike ad and whose narrative work includes Wild Nights with Emily (2018) which premiered at SXSW, award winning commercial director Aubrey Smyth, acclaimed documentarians Josh Koury and Myles Kane (Netflix's The Voyeur, HBO's I'll Be Gone In the Dark) and Golden Globe nominated screenwriter Liz Hannah (Steven Speilberg's The Post, Netflix's Mindhunter, Hulu’s The Girl from Plainville).

More recent alumni include Mackie Mallison was named one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film 2023 in Filmmaker Magazine last year. Mackie Mallison’s short film It Smelled like Springtime (2022) premiered at the New York Film Festival in 2023 and his senior thesis film Live From the Clouds (2023) screened at SXSW in 2024.
Yessenia Sanchez, whose thesis film Double Cultura (2022) was streaming on HBOMax as part of the Latino Short Film Competition in 2023/24, Korean TV series cinematographer Park Min-woo (Oasis), and Jihea Han’s experimental thesis film Temporary Solution for the Permanent Problems (2019) had its festival premiere at the Chicago Underground Film Festival.

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Internship Opportunities

Students receive school credit for industry internships. This program helps prepare students for future employment searches by supporting them through the process of finding and applying for internships related to their specific career goals and interests. Our internship coordinator works with students one-on-one throughout the process. Saturday Night Live, A24, and AbelCine are our most recurring partners.
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