I’m a graduate of Stony Brook University’s MFA in Film (Screenwriting), and overall my experience with the program was positive. Here’s my personal list of pros and cons, in case you’re considering it:
Pros
Great location: Right in the heart of Manhattan. After class, you’re only a short walk...
The application was long and arduous! I worked on my essay 5 months lol.
This year we were requires to submit a 1-2 min video telling the school something about ourselves that they wouldn't get from our personal statement. This felt really tough--tougher than the writing.
Hello! Shouting into the void of filmschool.org on the off chance that anyone out there who is currently living in LA is planning to attend a Grad Program in NYC 2023-25 and might be interested in an IRL remake of The Holiday - except in this version (The MFA) you live in my really lovely 1.5br...
I submitted this application a couple weeks ago. I thought the process went fine and was eager to get this final application done, only to discover after the fact that I formatted my writing samples wrong. (A lesson from this first time through applying to MFAs has been to thoroughly review the...
The most complete MFA in TV Writing on the East Coast is still accepting applications for next Fall and is having an Open House on May 20 to discuss how to get your TV series or movie from idea to market. Head of TV Writing Alan Kingsberg in discussion with legendary producers Christine Vachon...
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