Film Schools & Training Programs

Educational Materials

• The Film Foundation - Story of Movies  - created by The Film Foundation to teach young people about the filmmaking process.

Film Schools

• American Film Institute - AFI's Center for Advanced Film and Television Studies features graduate programs in cinematography, directing, editing, producing, production design and screenwriting.
• Boston University College of Communication - prepares students for success in either the professional or academic world in the interrelated fields of film, television and new media.
• Columbia University Film School - located in New York, Columbia University offers MFA programs in Screenwriting/Directing and Creative Producing; an MA program in Film Studies and the undergraduate degrees in Film Studies.
• Los Angeles Film School  - located in the heart of Hollywood, the Los Angeles Film School offers Associate of Science Degree Programs in Film, Game Production, and Computer Animation designed and taught by industry professionals.
• Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television - offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Film & Television Production, Screenwriting, and more.
• Motion Picture Institute of Michigan - offers a Motion Picture Production Program that is entirely hands-on, and designed and taught by film professionals.
• The New School for Public Engagement - offers courses in Media Studies and Production, Film Studies and Production, Film and Media Business, Screenwriting and graduate programs in Media Studies and Film.
• New York Film Academy - offers hands-on training and undergraduate and graduate programs in filmmaking.
• NYU/Tisch School of the Arts - offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the performing and cinematic arts.
• UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television - the study of theater, film, television and digital media is integrated within a single professional school where the approach to instruction seamlessly combines theory and practice.
• UCLA Extension - Entertainment Studies - offers choices that range from single courses to a full certificate programs in Directing, Acting, Cinematography, Development, Producing, Business & Management of Entertainment and more.
• USC School of Cinematic Arts - offers programs in Animation & Digital Arts, Critical Studies, Interactive Media, Film & Television Production, Producing , and Writing.
• University of Texas at Austin Department of Radio-Television-Film - offers undergraduate and graduate programs in Film & Television Production, Film Studies, Screenwriting, and more.

Training Programs

• Assistant Directors Training Program - West Coast - provides selected candidates with education, training and paid experience in professional settings, facilitating their development into successful Assistant Directors.
• Assistant Directors Training Program - East Coast - a two year program designed to provide opportunities for a limited number of individuals to become Assistant Directors of Motion Pictures, Television and Commercials.