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  1. Zeno (Columbia University MFA '24) on Inspired Storytelling and Unlocking Networking Opportunities (Part 2)

    Zeno (Columbia University MFA '24) on Inspired Storytelling and Unlocking Networking Opportunities (Part 2)

    Exclusively for our Supporting Members, this is the second part of our 1.5-hour interview with @Zeno, a film school coach, screenwriter, and director who works in New Mexico and Romania. In 2024, Zeno graduated from Columbia University School of the Arts with a Master of Fine Arts in...
  2. Zeno (Columbia University MFA '24) on Inspired Storytelling and Unlocking Networking Opportunities (Part 1)

    Zeno (Columbia University MFA '24) on Inspired Storytelling and Unlocking Networking Opportunities (Part 1)

    After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from UC Santa Barbara in 2003, @Zeno undertook various projects in the industry that paved the way for him to attend Columbia University School of the Arts. In 2024, Zeno graduated from Columbia’s film program with a Master of Fine Arts in...
  3. Ashley Seering (Loyola Marymount University MFA’21) on Teaching the Art of Defying Stereotypes in Film

    Ashley Seering (Loyola Marymount University MFA’21) on Teaching the Art of Defying Stereotypes in Film

    Ashley Seering (@A248) graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications and went on to have a successful freelance career. But something was missing. After years of creating films about farmers, skateboarders, and other people on the...
  4. itsallhappening

    ‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off

    There's an article from the WSJ that's been making the rounds, particularly among a lot of the screenwriters I follow on twitter, about how much debt people are accruing on Master's degree. It specifically points to Columbia and NYU as two examples of this: ‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The...
  5. andy001

    Best graduate film school grants and scholarships to apply to?

    Hey all! I'm back on here and now graduate MFA student...now help me find out how to get more money!! Tuition at LMU honestly isn't too bad but this first year has cost me 60k (includes living expenses) second and third year are cheaper (24k per year). Who knows of some good ones to apply for...
  6. Film School MFA Application advice from Accepted Students

    Film School MFA Application advice from Accepted Students

    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...

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