List of film schools

The following is a list of film schools grouped by country. Around the world, there are 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. The popularity of film and television production courses has exponentially increased since the 1980s and there are now more than 1,200 known institutions offering such courses around the world. Mumbai Film Academy is ranked the best among private film schools in Mumbai.[1] However, of these less than half (608) offered courses with a practical filmmaking element which lasted a year or more. Collectively these schools ran more than 2,600 individual courses. The remaining schools (642) offer short courses or did not run courses in 2015.[2]

Active institutions in continents

Africa

School Location Country Control Type Enrollment Founded Cilect Member
ISMAC - Institut Supérieur des Métiers de l'Audiovisuel et du Cinéma Rabat Morocco Public 2011
Footprint Media Academy Johannesburg South Africa Private
Open Window Institute Pretoria South Africa
South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance - AFDA Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa Private Baccalaureate college 1100 1992 Yes
Empire Film Academy[3] Akwa Ibom State Nigeria Private Higher Diploma 2008
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
Cameroon Film Academy Buea Cameroon Private 2013
The Sword of Excellence Drama-Film University (THE SEDU) Ibadan Nigeria Private and Faith-Based 2006

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Australia

School Location Country Control Type Enrollment Founded Cilect Member
Sydney Film School Sydney Australia Private
(for-profit)
Special-focus institution 2004
Footscray City Films Melbourne Australia Private
(for-profit)
Special-focus institution 80 1981
MAPS Film School Adelaide Australia Private
(for-profit)
Special-focus institution 45 1983
Griffith Film School Brisbane Australia Private
(for-profit)
Baccalaureate college 1000 1971 Yes
University of Melbourne (Victorian College of the Arts) Melbourne Australia Public Research university/VH 38,281 1853
Australian Film Television and Radio School Multiple Australia Private
(for-profit)
Master's university 1973
RMIT School of Media and Communication (Department of Film and Television) Melbourne Australia Private
(for-profit)
Baccalaureate college 2009[9]
International Film College Gold Coast Australia Private
(for-profit)
Baccalaureate college 20 2007
Queensland School of Film and Television Brisbane Australia Private
(for-profit)
Baccalaureate college 1992
Bond University Gold Coast Australia Private
(for-profit)
Baccalaureate college 1987
Film and Television Institute Fremantle Australia Private
(for-profit)
Baccalaureate college 1987
WA Screen Academy Western Australia Australia Private
(for-profit)
Master's university 2005
SAE Institute Multiple Australia Private
(for-profit)
Special-focus institution 1976
Participate Film Academy Sydney Australia Private
(for-profit)
Special-focus institution 2005
Actors Centre Australia[10] Surry Hills Australia Private
(for-profit)
Special-focus institution 1987
New York Film Academy[11] Gold Coast Australia Private
(for-profit)
Special-focus institution 2013
University of Queensland Brisbane Australia Public Research university/VH 46,826 1909

Europe

School Location Country Control Type Enrollment Founded Cilect Member
HandsOn Malta School of Filmmakers[12] Sliema Malta Private Institution Film School 2010 No
Prague Film School[13] Prague Czech Republic Private Film School 100 2003 No
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography[14] Moscow Russia Public University 1919 Yes
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia[15] Rome Italy Public Institution 1935 Yes
New York Film Academy[16] Florence Italy Private Institution Film school 2009 No
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst - NARAFI[17] Brussels Belgium Public University 1939 No
Film and TV School of The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague - FAMU Prague Czech Republic Public University 1946 Yes
La Femis(IDHEC)[18] Paris France Public University 1944 Yes
National Film School in Łódź The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź[19][20] Łódź Poland Public University 1948 Yes
Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts[21] Sofia Bulgaria Public University 1948 Yes
Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos-H.C.T.S.S[22] Athens Greece Private Superior School 1948 / 1950 Yes
Fakultet Dramskih Umetnosti[23] Beograd Serbia Public University 1950 Yes
Filmacademy Vienna[24] Vienna Austria Public University 1952 Yes
National Film and Television School[25] Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom Private Institution 1971 Yes
Lisbon Theatre and Film School Lisbon Portugal Public University 1971 Yes
RITS (School for Audiovisual and Performing arts - techniques)[26] Brussels Belgium Yes
Screen Academy Scotland -[27] Edinburgh Scotland Public University 2004 Yes
Koninklijke Academie van Schone Kunsten - Kask[28] Gent Belgium Yes
Film School in Pisek Písek Czech Republic No

North America

School Location Country Control Type Enrollment Founded Cilect Member
University of Regina - Dept. of Media Production & Studies Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Public university Research university/H 1970
Simon Fraser University - Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology[29] Burnaby, British Columbia Canada Public University Research university/H 34000 1965
Queen's University Department of Film and Media Kingston, Ontario Canada Public university Research university/VH 23,883 1841
Toronto Film School Toronto, Ontario Canada Private College Diploma 1928
Ryerson University School of Image Arts: Film Department Toronto, Ontario Canada Public university Doctoral/research 1948
Ontario College of Art & Design Faculty of Arts: Integrated Media Department Toronto, Ontario Canada Public university Master's university/S 6,072 1876
Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Open Diploma 1995
Vancouver Film School Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Private 1987
Langara College Vancouver,
British Columbia
Canada Public College 8,350 1970
University of British Columbia Kelowna and Vancouver,
British Columbia
Canada Public university Research university/VH 57,075 1908 No
Emily Carr University of Art and Design Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Public University Art & Design 1,828 1925
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Concordia) Montreal, Quebec Canada Public university Doctoral/research 1997
Gulf Islands Film and Television School (GIFTS) Galiano Island, British Columbia Canada Public Institution Certificate 1995 No
Sheridan College School of Animation, Arts and Design: Media Arts; Advanced Television and Film Oakville, Ontario Canada Public University 1967 Yes
York University Department of Film Toronto, Ontario Canada Public university Research university/H 53,900 1959 Yes
Capilano University North Vancouver and Squamish,
British Columbia
Canada Public university Baccalaureate university 7,500 1968 No
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada Public University 971 1887
Red Deer College Red Deer, Alberta Canada Public comprehensive
community college
7,000 1964
SAIT Polytechnic Calgary, Alberta Canada Public university Baccalaureate university 17,516 1916
Université du Québec à Montréal Montreal, Quebec Canada Public university Research university/H 41,296 1969 Yes

South America

School Location Country Control Type Enrollment Founded Cilect Member
University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil Public University Research university/VH
Federal University of Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brazil Public University 2005
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Brazil Private
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul Porto Alegre Brazil Private
State University of Campinas Campinas Brazil Public University
Fluminense Federal University Rio de Janeiro Brazil Public University
Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Brazil Public University
Estácio de Sá University Rio de Janeiro Brazil Private
University of Chile[30] Santiago Chile Public University Research university/VH
University for the Arts, Sciences, and Communication Chile Private
Audiovisual Arts School of the Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, UNAB Colombia Private University
Film and TV School of the National University of Colombia Colombia Public University Research university/VH
Iberoamerican Documentary Film School Mérida Venezuela Open University
Escuela Nacional de Cine Caracas Venezuela Private

List of active institutions

Bangladesh

Brazil

Cuba

Denmark

Estonia

France

Germany

CILECT Members:

Others:

Greece

CILECT Members:

Hong Kong

Iceland

CILECT Members:

Others:

India

CILECT Members:

Other schools:

Iran

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Korea

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

Norway

Pakistan

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

CILECT Members:

Romania

CILECT Members:

Russia

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

Thailand

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

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):

Other schools

Other training institutions/programmes available to UK students

United States

Venezuela

References

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  2. http://stephenfollows.com/film-schools-details-of-film-schools-in-the-uk-and-worldwide
  3. Through a carefully constructed cycle of reflection and access to appropriate resources, skills, and information, the Empire film academy helps in developing film makers and remarkable story tellers. While the programmes are intensely practical with a wide range of HD cameras and shooting equipment, creating more teaching rooms and shooting spaces it gives Nigerian students the chance to compete against international films.
  4. http://www.rkfma.com/
  5. http://www.juniv.edu/index.php
  6. http://www.film-tvstudies.com/Dept_Film_TvStudies.html
  7. http://www.sac.ac.in/
  8. http://www.filminstitutebangalore.com/index.htm
  9. result of a merger
  10. http://www.actorscentre.com.au/history/
  11. https://www.nyfa.edu.au/locations/gold-coast.php
  12. http://www.handsonmalta.com//
  13. http://www.filmstudies.cz//
  14. http://www.vgik.info//
  15. http://www.snc.it//
  16. https://www.nyfa.edu/florence/
  17. http://www.narafi.wenk.be/
  18. http://www.femis.fr//
  19. http://www.cilect.org/groups/view/145 Cilect List - The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz
  20. http://www.filmschool.lodz.pl The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Lodz
  21. http://natfiz.bg/en/
  22. http://stavrakos.gr/
  23. http://www.fdu.edu.rs//
  24. http://www.filmacademy.at/
  25. http://nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk//
  26. http://www.rits.be/information-about-rits
  27. http://www.screenacademyscotland.ac.uk/
  28. http://www.kask.be/
  29. http://www.sfu.ca,
  30. http://www.cine.uchile.cl
  31. https://www.nyfa.edu/brazil/
  32. https://www.nyfa.edu/paris/
  33. https://www.nyfa.edu/mumbai/
  34. http://shortfilmclub.org/Neo_Film_and_Broadcasting_School_Cochin_Kerala/
  35. https://www.nyfa.edu/seoul/
  36. http://www.southseas.co.nz/
  37. https://www.nyfa.edu/moscow/
  38. http://www.londonfilmacademy.com/
  39. https://nfts.co.uk/
  40. http://www.richmond.ac.uk/undergraduate-programmes/school-of-communications-arts-social-sciences/ba-degree-in-film-studies/
  41. http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/