Around the world, there are numerous institutions both public and private dedicated to teaching film either as a department in a larger university, or as a stand alone entity. There is also a distinction between film programs in existing private colleges and art schools, and purely for-profit institutions.
| School | Location | Country | Control | Type | Enrollment | Founded | Cilect Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance - AFDA | Johannesburg and Cape Town | South Africa | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1100 | 1992 | Yes |
| CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts | Johannesburg and Cape Town | South Africa | |||||
| Reel Edge Film Academy | Johannesburg | South Africa | No | ||||
| Dunamis Creative Arts School- Film Production Course | Johannesburg | South Africa | Private | ||||
| National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) | Accra | Ghana | Public | Yes | |||
| KM Professional Film Academy | Douala | Cameroon | Private | No | |||
| Higher institute of Cinema | Cairo | Egypt | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1959 | Yes |
| School | Location | Country | Control | Type | Enrollment | Founded | Cilect Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahangirnagar University - (Department of Drama and Dramatics)[1] | Savar | Bangladesh | Public University | Baccalaureate college | 10100 | 1970 | No |
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan | New Delhi | India | Educational Society | 1938 | No | ||
| Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication | New Delhi | India | Sri Aurobindo Society | 2002 | No | ||
| University of Dhaka | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Public University | 1970 | No |
| School | Location | Country | Control | Type | Enrollment | Founded | Cilect Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filmacademy Vienna[4] | Vienna | Austria | Public University | 1952 | Yes | ||
| Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst - NARAFI[5] | Brussels | Belgium | Public University | 1939 | |||
| RITS (School for Audiovisual and Performing arts - techniques)[6] | Brussels | Belgium | |||||
| Koninklijke Academie van Schone Kunsten - Kask[7] | Gent | Belgium | |||||
| Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague | Prague | Czech Republic | |||||
| Film School in Pisek | Czech Republic | ||||||
| Prague Film School | Czech Republic |
| School | Location | Country | Control | Type | Enrollment | Founded | Cilect Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University - Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology[8] | Burnaby, British Columbia | Canada | Public University | 34000 | 1965 | ||
| Queen's University Department of Film and Media | Canada | ||||||
| Ryerson University School of Image Arts: Film Department | Canada | ||||||
| Ontario College of Art & Design Faculty of Arts: Integrated Media Department | Ontario | Canada | |||||
| Vancouver Film School | Vancouver | Canada | |||||
| University of British Columbia | Canada | ||||||
| Emily Carr University of Art and Design | Canada | ||||||
| Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Concordia) | Canada | ||||||
| Gulf Islands Film and Television School (GIFTS) | Canada | ||||||
| Sheridan College School of Animation, Arts and Design: Media Arts; Advanced Television and Film | Canada | ||||||
| York University Department of Film | Canada | ||||||
| Capilano University | Canada | ||||||
| Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University | Canada | ||||||
| RDC | Canada | ||||||
| SAIT | Canada |
| School | Location | Country | Control | Type | Enrollment | Founded | Cilect Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of São Paulo | São Paulo | Brazil | Public University | ||||
| Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Private | ||||
| State University of Campinas | Campinas | Brazil | |||||
| Fluminense Federal University | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | |||||
| Federal University of Minas Gerais | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | |||||
| Estácio de Sá University | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | |||||
| University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication | Chile | Public University | |||||
| Audiovisual Arts School of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, UNAB | Colombia | Public University | |||||
| Film and TV School of the National University of Colombia | Colombia | Public University | |||||
| Iberoamerican Documentary Film School | Mérida | Venezuela | Open University |
CILECT Members:
Others:
CILECT Members:
CILECT Members:
Other schools:
CILECT Members:
The following film schools are internationally accredited by the Cannes-based CILECT: The International Association of Film and Television Schools.
Other schools (which may also be Skillset accredited) include: