fall 2026 film school applications - Has anyone gotten interview invites yet?

[featherless]

I wouldn't overly worry about it. It might be a program they use to try to hide views or something. On the short I made for the directing project it showed 2 views 100% in the analytics as of even a couple days ago. When I looked this morning the analytics looked wonky. It shows 1 view 100% now and another view that starts at like 1 minute and lasts for 5 seconds.....stops and then views again at like 1 min 30 for like 5 seconds and stops again. Really weird. I just assume it's probably some software thing attempting to mask views because it definitely showed 2 views 100% previously.

that’s comforting. yea i’m just catastrophizing in advance, i know it’s impossible to tell what the admissions committee will decide, but i’m scrambling at every bit of info.

by the way, i liked your short. great performances and i felt that it tackled a relevant issue in a subtle way, asking the viewer to decide on what’s right instead of giving them the answer. hope you get in!

 

[Pryde Pierce]

that’s comforting. yea i’m just catastrophizing in advance, i know it’s impossible to tell what the admissions committee will decide, but i’m scrambling at every bit of info.

by the way, i liked your short. great performances and i felt that it tackled a relevant issue in a subtle way, asking the viewer to decide on what’s right instead of giving them the answer. hope you get in!

I hear you. I keep telling myself to just forget about it until I hear something (what I try to do for everything) but I'm scrambling for every bit of info too. And thanks for checking it out and sharing your thoughts! I'm crossing fingers for us both!

 

[Pryde Pierce]

Just got my interview request for Screenwriting. Still waiting to hear about my Directing application.

 

[featherless]

Just got my interview request for Screenwriting. Still waiting to hear about my Directing application.

congrats! hope it goes well

 

[luckylayda]

Any news from nyu or columbia?

 

[jordanrosephotos]

Hi all, I am a current directing fellow at AFI, just wanted to say I'm here for any questions you may have!! Currently on my 2nd cycle film, it's madness haha. Good luck to you all!

 

[Pryde Pierce]

congrats! hope it goes well

Thanks! Crossing fingers for you too!

 

[Pryde Pierce]

Hi all, I am a current directing fellow at AFI, just wanted to say I'm here for any questions you may have!! Currently on my 2nd cycle film, it's madness haha. Good luck to you all!

Awesome! Will reach out with some questions.

 

[luckylayda]

Hi all, I am a current directing fellow at AFI, just wanted to say I'm here for any questions you may have!! Currently on my 2nd cycle film, it's madness haha. Good luck to you all!

What questions do they ask in the interview for directing?

 

[Chris W]

What questions do they ask in the interview for directing?

Here's our interview with AFI admissions which has some tips on interviews:

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[Filmmakerade]

I got my interview invite for AFI Producing yesterday

Congratulations! I got my interview invite on the 13th. When is your interview?

 

[jordanrosephotos]

What questions do they ask in the interview for directing?

They went through both of my film submissions and asked me about certain choices I made -- they critiqued a certain directorial choice I made, saying they wouldn't have made that choice. My theory is they wanted to see how I responded to that --- since so many of our choices are critiqued at AFI -- that's what we are there for! I responded positively, explaining why I made the choice but that I totally see why it doesn't work & why it wasn't a strong choice. They critiqued other parts of the film too!! I thanked them for their feedback.

They asked what movies I like and what I want to make. They asked about how I was with collaboration, they liked when I gave them examples about how I listened to other people's ideas on set and implemented them. They wanted to know how I would react if someone suggested something on set but I didn't agree.

They asked what feature or TV show I would want to develop while at AFI.

Those are some of the things

 

[Curtiscine]

Anyone applying to cinematography has gotten an interview invite yet?

 

[ryanv]

Congratulations! I got my interview invite on the 13th. When is your interview?

Congrats to you too! Mines on Jan 30th. What about you?

 

[Filmmakerade]

Congrats to you too! Mines on Jan 30th. What about you?

Mine is on the 27th!

 

[Chris W]

Congrats everyone! I'm pulling for you.

Don't forget to log your applications with all of the notification and interview info when you can. It's very helpful to people.

Application Database

A database of thousands of film school applications to calculate acceptance rates to film programs and the minimum GPAs, minimum SAT and GRE scores, experience of accepted applicants, and much more....

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[qty]

Heyy did anyone receive interview requests for nyu or Columbia?

 

[cyberpeach]

Heyy did anyone receive interview requests for nyu or Columbia?

as far as I know, they don’t send out interview invite until early February

 

[Chris W]

Heyy did anyone receive interview requests for nyu or Columbia?

as far as I know, they don’t send out interview invite until early February

See our stats for when NYU and Columbia send out interview invites on the links below:

Admission statistics for NYU Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film & Television ()

Acceptance rate, minimum GPA, SAT, GRE, and demographics of admitted applicants for NYU Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film & Television calculated from our database of thousands of film school applications.

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Admission statistics for Columbia University's School of the Arts ()

Acceptance rate, minimum GPA, SAT, GRE, and demographics of admitted applicants for Columbia University's School of the Arts calculated from our database of thousands of film school applications.

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Lots of stats in above links!

 

[soom]

Hi, got my interview invite from UCLA on the 16th! Hope this helps