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  1. How to Get Into Stony Brook University: Exclusive Advice From the MFA Program Directors (Part 2)

    How to Get Into Stony Brook University: Exclusive Advice From the MFA Program Directors (Part 2)

    Exclusively for our Supporting Members, this is the second part of our 1-hour interview with Stony Brook University's Magdalene Brandeis (Program Director of the MFA in Film) and Alan Kingsberg (Program Director of the MFA in TV Writing), and Christine Vachon (Artistic Director of the MFA in...
    • Alexa Pellegrini
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    All FilmSchool.org members are now able to have their own blog on the site!

    Thanks to our wonderful Supporting Members, we are now able to offer the Student Blog feature to all members of the site. You can use your blog to post entries about: Your experiences at film school Behind the scenes of films you are making Anything you want :) (about film or film school)...
  3. Zeno (Columbia University MFA '24) on Storytelling and the Power of Networking (Part 2)

    Zeno (Columbia University MFA '24) on Storytelling and the Power of Networking (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...
    • Alexa Pellegrini
    • Article
    • 17 min read
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    • Category: Supporting Member Exclusives
  4. Tal Lazar (AFI Cinematography MFA‘09) on Choosing the Right Film School and the Beauty of Not Knowing (Part 2)

    Tal Lazar (AFI Cinematography MFA‘09) on Choosing the Right Film School and the Beauty of Not Knowing (Part 2)

    Exclusively for our Supporting Members, this is the second part of our 1.5 hour interview with award-winning filmmaker Tal Lazar, who teaches cinematography at Columbia University and the City College of New York. FilmSchool.org is 100% advertisement free so without our Supporting Members...
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    FilmSchool.org Member Questionnaire

    FilmSchool.org is 100% AD FREE thanks to our Supporting Members. Supporting Memberships allow us to achieve our mission without undue influence from film schools and advertisers, thus allowing us to keep our articles and information as unbiased as possible. Please take a moment to respond to...
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    New Feature Admissions Statistics pages now shows the LATEST date in addition to the earliest

    Thanks to our wonderful Supporting Members (@Supporting Member+ (Lifetime) and @Supporting Member) we've been able to do more development on our Admissions Statistics pages and we added the "Latest" date to our Acceptance Data pages. (previously it only showed the earliest date) I hope this new...
  7. How to Get Into Columbia University Film School: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions and Industry and Outreach Departments (Part 2)

    How to Get Into Columbia University Film School: Exclusive Advice From the Admissions and Industry and Outreach Departments (Part 2)

    Exclusively for our Supporting Members, this is the second part of our 2-hour interview with the Columbia SOA Admissions and Industry Outreach departments. FilmSchool.org is 100% advertisement free so without our Supporting Members, in-depth articles and interviews like this one would not be...
    • Alexa Pellegrini
    • Article
    • 12 min read
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    • Category: Supporting Member Exclusives
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    Thank you for being a Supporting Member of FilmSchool.org!

    I'd like to post a new thread of appreciation for our wonderful Supporting Members! FilmSchool.org is 100% ADVERTISEMENT FREE for everyone and our Supporting Members are literally what makes this site possible. Supporting Memberships go towards the costs of running the site and allow the site...
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    Supporting Membership rates increased 7/15/2021

    It's been just over two years since 7/1/19 when we switched from having advertising on the site (that didn't pay the site well anyways) to a fully Supporting Membership model with ZERO advertising. It's been wildly successful.... Allowing the site to hire writers and developers for new features...
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    Lifetime Supporting Membership Sale for Month of May 10% OFF (LIMITED COUPON CODE)

    If you've found FilmSchool.org helpful you can show your support by becoming a Lifetime Supporting Member for only $18 (10% off) for the month of May. The coupon is limited to the first 10 uses. Use the coupon code: LIFETIME0520 https://www.filmschool.org/account/upgrades Supporting...
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    Thank you for becoming a Lifetime Supporting Member!

    Thanks to everyone for who has become a Lifetime Supporting Member whether in our Holiday Sale or before. Donations go right back towards the running of the site and helping the site develop and improve features such as the Application Tracker and the Film School Review system. Donations have...
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    Thank you for becoming a Supporting Member! (2019 Archived)

    Thanks to everyone for becoming a Supporting Member. It's very much appreciated. Memberships go towards the cost of running the site, hiring writers for articles such as our interview with AFI Admissions, and developing the cool new features such as the application tracker and the private...
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    FilmSchool.org is now AD FREE and Member Supported!

    I'm pleased to announce that FilmSchool.org is now AD FREE and Member Supported! The site is still completely free to use but becoming a Supporting Member unlocks new and cool features. We're going to try this out for a while as a way to pay for the costs of running the site and I believe the...

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