Film school
A film school is a generic term for any educational institution dedicated to teaching moviemaking, including, but not limited to, film production, theory, and writing for the screen. Usually hands on technical training is incorporated as part of the curriculum, such as learning how to use cameras, light meters and other equipment. Most schools are tied to existing colleges and universities, often in art or communication departments. Some are privately owned and not tied to universities, such as technical schools offering associate degrees.
The oldest film school in the world is the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow.[citation needed] Various debates have raged over the years on the importance of film school in allowing one to enter the film industry. Of course, examples can be offered from both sides, as directors Francis Ford Coppola (UCLA Film School, MFA film directing), Martin Scorsese (NYU Film School, MFA film directing) and George Lucas (USC Film School, BA film directing) graduated from prestigious film schools, whereas Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock had no formal college film training at all. The rapid rise of independent filmmaking and digital video have changed this debate somewhat, as anyone with a few thousand dollars can shoot their own film (and some have done so quite successfully) with little formal knowledge of the industry. Thus, it can be argued that the high cost of attending a film school can now be spent on making films and learning through practical experience. Others argue that film school is important because it builds on the knowledge and experience of others, allows students to develop their skills under the guidance of professional instructors, and affords students the opportunity to network and connect with others interested in filmmaking, as well as with those who may eventually offer them careers in the industry. One example is that the more prestigious schools allow their students to showcase work in film festivals near the end of the semester for film producers and executives.
Many usages of the term "film school" now refers to film AND television or video and even mass media and animation. Very few "film schools" shoot real film, but rather use video in shooting and in screening movies in classes.
List of film schools or programs worldwide
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Argentina
CILECT Members:
- University of Buenos Aires , Carrera de Diseño de Imagen y Sonido.
Australia
- Australian Film Television and Radio School
- International Film College
- RMIT School of Creative Media
- Queensland School of Film and Television
- Victorian College of the Arts
- APA International Film School
- Bond University
Austria
Belgium
- RITS
- Hogeschool St. Lukas
- NaRaFi
Brazil
CILECT Members:
- University of São Paulo, São Paulo
- State University of Campinas, Campinas
- Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro
- Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
Other schools:
Canada
- Simon Fraser University
- Queen's University Department of Film and Media
- Ryerson University School of Image Arts: Film Department
- Vancouver Film School
- UBC
- The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Concordia)
- Gulf Islands Film and Television School (GIFTS)
- Advanced TV & Film Program (Atvf) at Sheridan College
- York University Department of Film
- Capilano University
Chile
Colombia
- Audiovisual Arts School of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, UNAB
- Film and TV School of the National University of Colombia
Cuba
- Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television, San Antonio de los Baños
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
- La Femis - Ecole nationale supérieure des métiers de l'image et du son, Paris
- VARAN, Atelier de Réalisation Cinématographique
- École Supérieure d’Audiovisuel de l'Université Toulouse II, Toulouse
- Le Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Francais
- Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, Paris, Nice and Rennes
- Louis Lumiere College - École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière, Paris
Germany
CILECT Members:
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, Berlin
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg
- Hamburg Media School, Hamburg
- Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, München
- Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Potsdam, Potsdam-Babelsberg
- Internationale Filmschule Köln, Köln
- Academy of Media Arts, Köln
Ghana
- NAFTI - National Film and Television Institute, Accra
Greece
CILECT Members:
- H.C.T.S.S -Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos-Σχολή κινηματογράφου και τηλεόρασης Σταυράκου
India
CILECT Members:
Other schools:
- R K Films & Media Academy, New Delhi
- Asian School Of Media Studies
- Digital Academy - THE FILM SCHOOL,Mumbai
- L.V. Prasad Film and Television Academy, Chennai
- Jaspal Bhatti Film & Animation School, Mohali, Chandigarh, Punjab
- AJK, Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
- Srishti School of Art Design and Technology, Bangalore
- Asian Academy Of Film & Television, Noida NCR New Delhi
- Whistling Woods International Institute for Films, Media, Animationa and Media Arts, Mumbai
- Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad-AP
Ireland
Israel
- The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem
- TAU Department of Film and Television, Tel-Aviv
Italy
- Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Rome
- Scuola di Cinema Televisione e Nuovi Media, Milan
- Zelig School for Documentary, Television and New Media, Bolzano
- NUCT Scuola Internazionale Cinema e Televisione, Rome
- SAE Institute, Milan
- Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan
Japan
- Japan Academy of Moving Images
- Nihon University: College of Arts, Department of Cinema. Tokyo
Jordan
- Yarmouk University
- Amman Filmmakers Cooperative
- Al-Khawarizmi Institute
- Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts
Korea
- * New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting - 4 week film making workshops in Seoul
- Sangmyung University (www.smu.ac.kr)
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
- Auckland University of Technology, School of Communication Studies, Auckland
- South Seas Film School, Auckland
- Unitec New Zealand, School of Performing and Screen Arts, Auckland
- New Zealand School of Film and Television, Wellington
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
- SZABIST Media Sciences, Karachi
- National College of Arts, Lahore
- Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
- Punjab University, Lahore
- Institute of Media Sciences, Islamabad
Philippines
- Asia Pacific Film Institute
- University of the Philippines
- International Academy of Film and Television
Poland
Portugal
CILECT Members:
- Catholic University of Portugal School of Arts, Porto
- School of Theatre and Cinema, Lisbon
Republic of Singapore
Russia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
- Dramatiska Institutet, Stockholm
- University of Gothenburg, School of Photography and Film.
Turkey
Thailand
- Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhonpathom
Film Schools in Africa
South Africa
CILECT Members:
- South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance AFDA, Johannesburg and Cape Town
Other Schools:
- CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts, Cape Town and Johannesburg
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Cameroon
- KM Professional Film Academy, Douala & Buea - Cameroon, Tel.: (237) 99 99 97 29 / 79 43 04 08 Email: kmfilmacademy@yahoo.com, Website: www.kmprofilmacademy.com [1]
United Arab Emirates
- American University of Sharjah
- New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting - One and two year programs as well as Masters in Fine Arts
United Kingdom
The following film schools are internationally accredited by the Cannes-based CILECT: The International Association of Film and Television Schools.
- London Film School
- National Film and Television School
- Northern Film School at Leeds Metropolitan University
- University of Westminster
- Screen Academy Scotland at Napier University
- Skillset Screen Academy at LCC at University of the Arts London
Other schools (which may also be Skillset accredited) include:
United States
Arizona
- Zaki Gordon Institute - Independent Film Making ( Yavapai College )
- Arizona State University - Herberger College of the Arts
- Collins College - School of Film, Video and Visual Effects
- University of Arizona
California
- Academy of Art University, School of Motion Pictures and Television
- AFI Conservatory - A division of American Film Institute
- Berkeley Digital Film Institute
- Brooks Institute of Photography
- Chapman University
- California College of the Arts
- California Institute of the Arts
- Cal State LA Studios (California State University, Los Angeles)
- Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University
- Columbia College Hollywood
- California State University, Fullerton
- California State University, Long Beach
- California State University, Northridge
- Los Angeles Film School- LAFS
- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television
- National University# School of Media and Communication, Los Angeles
- New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting - Back lot of Universal Studios
- San Francisco Art Institute
- San Francisco State University Cinema department
- San Jose State University- Department of Tv, Radio, Film & Theatre
- USC School of Cinematic Arts/USC School of Cinema - Television (University of Southern California)
- UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (University of California, Los Angeles)
- University of California, San Diego, Visual Arts and Communications Departments
- Video Symphony TV & Film School (Burbank, CA)
District of Columbia
CILECT Member:
- American University School of Communication - Film and Media Arts Studies
- Howard University
Florida
- Florida State University School of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts
- Full Sail University
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- University of Central Florida
- University of Miami
- New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting - Short term summer programs at [Disney Studios Florida]
Georgia
Illinois
- Columbia College
- DePaul University- Digital Cinema Program
- Northwestern University
- Rock Valley College
- Southern Illinois University
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
Montana
- Montana State University, offers a hands-on production program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture/Video/Theatre and the only Master of Fine Arts degree in Science and Natural History Filmmaking.
New Mexico
- Moving Image Arts at the College of Santa Fe
New York
- Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
- New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies
- Columbia University School of the Arts Film Division
- School of Visual Arts
- New York Film Academy Film School & Acting School
- City College of New York- City University of New York
- SUNY Purchase
- Ithaca College
- Vassar College Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film
- Hunter College Film and Media Department
- Brooklyn College
- Syracuse University
- Rochester Institute of Technology Film School
- Pratt Institute
- Art Institute of New York
Nevada
North Carolina
Oregon
- Art Institute of Portland
- NW Film Center School of Film
- Portland State University
- Pacific University
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island School of Design Film/Animation/Video Department
South Carolina
- Film Production at Trident Technical College is the only two-year college in the country training students on 35mm film equipment.
- The Carolina Film Institute
Texas
- University of Texas at Austin, College of Communication.
- University of North Texas, Department of Radio-Television-Film