80 Percent Angel
We're an independent media collaborative and we produce short films for free for people doing good work in the 3rd world. Our media site, 80PercentAngel.com, started as the work of five artists producing short films in Rwanda, and has grown to have our content translated into 6 languages. Each year, we train new core teams with an annual FilmCamp, held in Bialystok, Poland. To join an 80P team, and produce video for free for people in the 3rd world doing good work, apply at 80PercentAngel.com/filmcamp
• (250) 088-60885 • ParkerSnyder@80percentangel.com • web site

Academy of Art University
Established in 1929 in San Francisco, Academy of Art University, the nation's largest private art and design college, offers accredited AA, BFA, MFA degrees, personal enrichment and certificate courses in 12 majors. Courses are available on campus and online. The Motion Pictures & Television, Acting curriculum prepares students to enter this competitive industry with the caliber of experience necessary to produce artistic and professional moving images that are in demand. Concentrations include: Acting (MFA Available), Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting, Special Effects. The faculty of top professionals, cutting edge facilities and equipment ensure students learn the most sought-after techniques, in addition to making the contacts they need to obtain positions with such companies as Warner Bros., Pixar, and LucasFilm, who are known for recruiting AAU students
• (800) 544-ARTS • info@academyart.edu • web site

Academy of Media Arts Cologne
The name "Academy of Media Arts" itself expresses the entire spectrum of interests supported by teaching and research at this institution, namely art in the age of its technological (re)production. The process of formulating and developing the interaction between artistic imagination, theoretical and historical knowledge and individual expression by means of new media places high demands on students as well as on the academic staff of the Academy. Both are working together to create a small utopia which involves bringing together and integrating those processes and interrelated interests in academic practice that continuously threaten to drift apart in everyday professional practice. An essential element of this process is also the joint development of a media/cultural identity, one conscious of its own social, political, aesthetic and ethical obligations. Today's media are social institutions. Our utopia has not only the power of the idea on its side, but the future as well. A first-class training for creative work in the emerging technologies can only be achieved through a symbiosis of art and culture, of poetry, science and technology. In this context, it is and must remain an experiment. Not one that stagnates in its own isolated aims, however, but one that is committed by the results of its work to enrich the quality of the media landscape, and to subject it to continuous critical examination and analysis. It is an experiment in which the instructors are aware of their obligation to prepare their students for the increasingly competitive international market in audio visual media.
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Acting and Filmmaking Boot Camp
Got something to say?! Join the next generation of visual storytellers at the MANHATTAN FILM SCHOOL. Direct 4 films in 4 weeks. Act in even more. Summer Campuses in the Hamptons, the Berkshires, Vermont (UVM), Providence, RI (Brown U.) and Santa Barbara, CA. Choose to shoot on Film or Digital Video. Edit on Final Cut Pro computer systems. Record and design sync-sound – dialogue, music, and F/X. Learn from Professional Filmmakers and Actors with Academy-Award Nominations and Sundance Trophies.
• info@manhattanfilmschool.com

Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars
Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars provides intensive 2-day seminars on filmmaking at major film cities during spring and fall national tours. It is the most acclaimed film seminar in the industry and the only one taught by a working director/writer/producer (our founder Guy Magar)...from page to shoot to screen. We have received raving national press reviews and thousands of personal testimonials.
• 800-815-5545 • FX: 323-876-9809 • filmmaking@actioncut.com • web site

Advanced Action Designs Inc.
25 years experience in all facets of the stunt industry, including coordination, stunt rigging, stunt equipment, budgeting...we work with all budgets giving you the best action possible. Have training facilities for you actors, should you want to throw them into the action, for a more dynamic effect. Credits and video online.
• (818) 886-8687 • info@stuntsnow.com • web site

AFI Conservatory
Master of fine arts or certificates offered in Cinematography, Directing, Editing, Producing, Production Design, Screenwriting.
• 323-856-7714 • web site

APA International Film School
The Academy of Photogenic Arts International Film School, Australia's foremost industry based international film school, was formed in 1985 in order to provide relevant training for people wishing to enter the film and television industry. Originally known as the Academy of Photogenic Arts, it began trading as APA International Film School on 1st January, 2000, as it was felt that with the increasing number of overseas students attending its courses, this name better reflected its activities. The Academy's production complex is right in the centre of the action, just walking distance from many of the principal film and television facilities in Sydney. The Academy reviews its courses yearly to ensure that its teaching remains relevant and encompasses all the new developments. Teaching standards are high and all tutors are current members of the industry. Students work with 16mm film and digital formats, with post production on non linear editing systems. During the second year of the Diploma course students may elect to work with 35mm film cameras. When preparing students for a career in the film and television industry, it is the responsibility of an educational establishment to make sure that the skills their students acquire will enable them to gain employment. Students setting out to find a position in their chosen career, require the assurance that their attitude and knowledge will make an immediate good impression on their prospective employers. For this reason the Academy's Diploma course encompasses the most positive aspects of both academic and apprenticeship training, thus providing the industry with professionally trained personnel with broadly based theoretical knowledge and a thorough understanding of the practical workings of the industry. The Academy's Diploma of Film and Video Production course has full Government Accreditation through the NSW Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) and so do the Certificate IV and Certificate III exit points. This means that eligible local students can apply for Youth Allowance, AUSTUDY or AUSTUDY. The Academy is also on the CRICOS (Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students) and reserves a percentage of its enrolments for overseas students. In 2000 students from 15 different countries attended our courses. If you are coming from overseas you will be interested to know that with the establishment of Fox Studios' multi-million studios complex, Sydney is the largest film and television production centre in the southern hemisphere. If you want to benefit from an excellent international education in film and television production and, as a wonderful bonus, enjoy living in Sydney, one of the world's most beautiful harbour cities, then a course at the Academy might be the right choice for you.
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Australian Film, TV and Radio School
The AFTRS is the national centre for professional education and advanced training in film, television and radio for Australian citizens and permanent residents. Founded in 1973, the School is an Australian Commonwealth government statutory authority. See the timeline from Edge of the Known World for a short history of the school, and take a virtual tour of facilities. With headquarters in North Ryde (located in northwestern Sydney), there are branches in Melbourne and Brisbane, and representatives in Perth, Adelaide and Hobart. A variety of full-time courses (mostly at postgraduate level) are conducted in Sydney while hundreds of short courses are conducted nationwide each year. Courses are organised around the specialist teaching departments of scriptwriting, cinematography, directing, producing, editing, design, sound, screen studies and radio. There are also film and television strands of digital media, documentary, drama (film & television) and television (drama & comedy). Full-time post graduate options are offered in film and television for periods of one to three years. Full-time certificate courses are also offered in areas such as radio broadcasting, screen composition, location sound recording, 3d animation and television production. Short courses may run for periods ranging from part of a day to several months. Please Note : AFTRS Fulltime Courses are open only to Australian citizens and permanent residents of Australia. Digital training studios have been developed in Sydney and Melbourne, including a Silicon Graphics studio in Sydney which is fully integrated with the film production process. Modern digital processes are applied throughout the film production process. The AFTRS publishes and distributes educational resources related to film, broadcasting and multimedia. Visit the AFTRS Shop Online to browse or purchase. Non-commercial publications of the AFTRS, including the Infobook, Handbook, Annual Reports and papers on various topics by AFTRS staff are available on our Reports page. The Jerzy Toeplitz Library at the AFTRS Sydney, is the most comprehensive in Australia for production-based resources. Both access and membership are open to the public. The library catalogue is online.
• 02-9805-6611 • FX: 02-9887-1030 • info_nsw@aftrs.edu.au • web site

Bay Area Video Coalition
Nation's largest video/new media center with access to technology, training, and support to artists and nonprofits. BAVC offers video production and postproduction services including executive productions, preservation, closed captioning, media transfer and duplication, and fiscal sponsorship. They also offer job listings, subsidized rental of editing suites, cameras, and screening space, and provide workshops and training programs in all aspects of video production, postproduction, and new media.
• (415) 861-3282 • FX: (415) 861-4316 • bavc@bavc.org • web site

Blanche Macdonald Centre
Established in 1960, Blanche Macdonald Centre offers professional programs in makeup artistry for television and film, fashion merchandising, fashion design, aesthetics, and nail technology.
• (604) 685-0347 • FX: (604) 669-1415 • dalyce@blanchemacdonald.com • web site

Brooklyn College
The Film Department of Brooklyn College is the only public undergraduate department of film production and film studies in the New York area, integrating both forms of study in all concentrations offered. We offer two programs of undergraduate study. Students seeking an undergraduate degree may earn a Bachelor of Arts in Film with a concentration in the following fields: Film Production Film Studies Screenwriting Producing Film Marketing Students who wish to focus on filmmaking exclusively may take the 2-year Certificate Program in Film Production Students enrolled in the Film Production and Producing concentrations receive technical training in directing, screenwriting, production management, editing, cinematography, sound design, and animation. Our Screenwriting concentration is the only undergraduate liberal arts-based screenwriting program in the country. Our Film Marketing major is also a unique program, offering concentrated study in the marketing, promotion and distribution of film and media. Film Studies majors explore American and international cinemas, a variety of film genres, the history of film, and film theory. All of our majors take electives in the film studies area, and many Film Studies majors take film production courses. All majors receive practical film industry-related study in all concentrations. Through courses in other departments, film majors receive a first-rate liberal arts education as well. The 30-credit Certificate Program in Film Production is a low-cost alternative providing the same high-quality filmmaking courses available in many private or public graduate programs. The Certificate Program may be taken by students who already have a college degree or by those who do not wish to earn one. If a student later decides to enroll for a degree, those credits may be applied to it. NOTE: We do not offer a master's program in film at this time, however, those interested in pursuing a career in film production may be interested in the Certificate Program. The Certificate program is considered undergraduate study and is primarily designed for those individuals who already hold a bachelor's degree in another field of study but wish to study filmmaking. We are currently developing a master's curriculum in film for the future.
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Brooks Institute of Photography
Brooks Institute of Photography is based in Santa Barbara, California. It was founded in 1945 and leads the way in providing visionary education. Offering accelerated degree programs n professional photography, visual journalism, visual communication and film and video production, Brooks' graduates are visible nationally and internationally.
• 805-966-3888 • FX: 805-564-1475 • brooks@brooks.edu • web site

Call Box
Offers special filmmaker oriented training DVD's. Our first product is a master class on the Panasonic DVX100 and 24p post-production workflow using Apple Final Cut Pro.
• 310-823-9065 • contact@callboxlive.com • web site

Cast and Crew Video
Cast & Crew Video, the premiere source for instructional videos in film, video and theatre arts offers instructional videos in film, video and theatre arts. We have videos covering Acting, Auditioning, Theater, Editing, Filmmaking, Scriptwriting taught by successful directors, teachers, and agents.
• (800) 958-5827 • FX: (240) 414-7250 • info@castandcrewvideo.com • web site

Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston Univ.
When you come to the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University, you’ll be taking your first steps toward the creative, exciting career you always wanted. Through intensive, hands-on training and experience, you’ll get the necessary skills and learn the latest in Digital Filmmaking, Photography, 3D Animation, Graphic & Web Design, Audio Production and Web Development. And most importantly, you’ll be able to use everything you’ve learned in the real world. Now.
• 800-808-CDIA • FX: 781-209-1701 • info@cdiabu.com • web site

CityVarsity Film, Television & Multimedia School
CityVarsity (situated in Cape Town, South Africa) offers a complete mixed media educational programme in the following disciplines:
- Film and Television Production Techniques
- Acting and Presentation for Film and Television
- Special Effects, Decor Painting and Makeup
- Animation for Film and Television
- Multimedia Design and Production
- Sound Recording Engineering
- Journalism
- Professional Photography
The majority of our full time courses are taken over two years with the option of a third year Advanced Diploma in certain courses.
• (27 21) 4233366 • FX: (27 21) 4236300 • info@cityvarsity.co.za • web site

Columbia Academy - Vancouver
Columbia Academy is located at the top of Fairview Slopes on West Broadway in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It's a busy, active location overlooking False Creek, English Bay, downtown Vancouver and the magnificent mountains that highlight one of the world's most beautiful cities. A move to the Vancouver area to pursue career training at Columbia Academy may be easier than you think. If you are considering coming to Vancouver from another country, there are STUDENT AUTHORIZATION and VISA requirements.
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Columbia College-Hollywood
Columbia College - Hollywood trains film makers. Since 1952, Columbia graduates have attained success in their chosen callings all over the world. Our Tarzana campus is located in the historic Panavision building and is adjacent to such entertainment giants as the Disney, Universal and Warner Brothers Studios, and the NBC, ABC and CBS television networks. As the film and television industries prepare to enter the 21st Century in the midst of innumerable technical and creative advances, Columbia College-Hollywood is the place for aspiring film and video students to learn the necessary skills of their profession.
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Creative Stages
Real film production training from working industry professionals. Intensive, hands-on workshops and seminars in all aspects of film, television and digital media including Hi-Def. Creative Stages also offers full service production and post-production, including 35mm and 16mm Arriflex camera, Feature lighting.grip package, and Steadicam rental. Located in Orlando, Florida.
• (407) 647-4688 • FX: (407) 647-5044 • web site

DV Dojo
DV Dojo is a new downtown filmmaker's boutique located right across the street from CBGB offering filmmaking workshops, equipment rentals, screenings and other special events.
• (212) 477-2299 • info@dvdojo.com • web site

The Edit Center
Learn Final Cut Pro from the editors of "Welcome to the Dollhouse," "Happiness," "Paris is Burning" and "The Cruise".... Become a professional editor by working on a real feature film in The Edit Center's intensive six-week course.
• 212-252-0910 • info@theeditcenter.com • web site

European Graduate School
Founded in 1994, the European Graduate School's Program in Media and Communication unites students, philosophers and some of the world's greatest filmmakers in a series of intensive three-week seminars in the tiny Swiss town of Saas-Fee every June and August. Students prepare for the seminars in small, online reading/screening/discussion groups, and then gather in Saas-Fee for intimate academic classes with their professors. EGS offers a Masters degree and a Ph.D. program, and professors include Giorgio Agamben, Slavoj Zizek, Peter Greenaway, Claire Denis, DJ Spooky, David Lynch, Jean Baudrillard and many others. For students interested in hardcore philosophy, challenging works of international cinema and issues related to evolving, experimental media practices, EGS offers a unique, kick-ass program.
• 41-27-474-9917 • FX: 41-27-474-9969 • info@egs.edu • web site

Film Connection
Our Film Schools students work with major stars! Read descriptions of some of the many positions available at production studios, post production houses, and other industry companies around the country.
• 00923457897890 • joe1@paragon-studios.co.nz • web site

FilmFarm
The official Web site of FilmFarm, specializing in organising workshops and seminars for feature and documentary filmmakers and actors.
• 44 (0) 207 6893513 • mail@FilmFarm.co.uk • web site

Filmfarm
A new European independent film school is now accepting applications for its first series of courses, to be taught by Hollywood filmmaker Mark Travis, in July 2002.
Filmfarm is located in a relatively secluded place in Western Poland that awakens the imagination. Novelists have traveled the roads hidden in the neighboring forests. The locals talk about ghosts in the village manor house. And a few film enthusiasts recently kicked off the idea of organizing seminars about movie-making in the very same manor house, planning to take the idea soon to a much higher level. The official aim of those enthusiasts who gathered at the manor house last Easter is the education of European filmmakers by means of exposing them to different currents of thought and encouraging them to express their individuality and culture through films that would bring satisfaction and commercial success. This summer, during the first two weeks of July, Mark Travis, a Hollywood filmmaker and teacher of the art of filmmaking, will conduct lectures at Kotla concerning various aspects of making movies. He will teach courses he has taught around the world, including script analysis, the rehearsal process, staging, the relationship between director, camera and the actors, and a workshop on directing.
The secluded Silesian manor which is the location of the July summer school is known as the FilmFarm. It is intended not only as a place for lectures but also as an escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life where the participants can create their own reality.
The FilmFarm is about 250 km southeast of Berlin. It is a non-profit undertaking.
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Filmmaker's Central School of Cinema
Get on the fast track to filmmaking success with FILMMAKER'S CENTRAL. We're ready to show you how to bring your cinematic vision to life with our intensive courses. Whether you're trying to become a filmmaker or simply trying to become a better filmmaker, we can help you set yourself above the rest. To-date, our program boasts an academic body of adult students whose ages range from 18 to 80 and internationally represent more than 40 countries. In the United States, students have traveled from coast to coast, including Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands for our weekend events, workshops and our special 8-day -Shoot Camp™ USA filmmaking program. Traditionally, the majority of our 1-day courses are held in and around the Los Angeles area. In addition, we have had the opportunity to expand beyond our home market into such cities as New York, San Francisco, Dallas, and Denver.
• (323) 467-6580 • filmschool@onlinefmc.com • web site

Florence Film School
The film school of the new renaissance for the creative new artists of tomorrow today!
• 39 333 9436084 • FX: 39 055 282974 • info@newrenaissanceflorence.com • web site

Florida State University
FSU School of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts, Tallahassee, FL. Created in 1989, the Film School operates its main studios in Tallahassee and its music recording stage and back lot property in Quincy, Florida. Taken together, these facilities are among the largest and best equipped in the world devoted wholly to film education. It is the only school in America that pays for all of its students' production expenses, including their thesis film. Altogether, over 150 complete sound films are made by students each year, of which 10-12 are thesis films.
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Full Sail
Your friends are sick of acting in your two-minute docu-dramas. You know the work of every major director; can even imagine how they storyboarded their shots. All that's standing between you and a career in Hollywood is knowledge. That's where we come in. Full Sail's Film & Video Production Associate of Science Degree Program will put you in and around the director's chair, teaching you every aspect of production workflow. Under the mentorship of our professional staff, you'll learn everything from scriptwriting, to operating a 35mm Panavision camera, to non-linear editing techniques for post. In just 13 months, you'll have the skills necessary to compete for positions in the video, television, and film industries. Located in Winter Park, FL.
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Gotham Writers' Workshop / Writing Class
Gotham Writers' Workshop, New York's leading creative writing school, offers comprehensive 10-week courses in Screenwriting taught online by professional writers at www.WritingClasses.com. In addition to these Screenwriting workshops, the school offers "Film Analysis from a Screenwriter's Point of View", TV Sitcom Writing, and a four-week "How to Sell Your Screenplay" seminar on the Internet. Since GWW launched online writing classes in 1997, the institution has have enrolled over 3,000 students from more than 60 countries, and emerged as one of the most respected providers of quality online writing courses. Recently selected "Best of the Web" by Forbes magazine, GWW's comprehensive writing courses are renowned for:
* a focus on teaching the craft of writing,
* small class size (never more than 18 students),
* excellent instructors (each a professional writer),
*extensive student/teacher interaction.
In addition to Screenwriting, the school offers online courses in writing: Fiction, TV Sitcoms, Nonfiction, Memoir, Poetry, Children's Books, Science Fiction, Romance, Mysteries, and Business Correspondence. Gotham Writers' Workshop also powers online writing classes for other organizations, including "Zoetrope: All-Story", Francis Coppola's literary magazine. GWW recently created writing classes for Barnes & Noble.com for use in the relaunch of Barnes & Noble University. In spring 2003, the "Gotham Writers' Workshop Guide to Writing Fiction" will be published by BloomsburyUSA, the first in a planned series of writing guides.
• (877) 974-8377 • FX: (213) 307-6325 • office@write.org • web site

Hollywood Art Brothers
Hollywood Art Brothers Film/Video Productions offers film/video works with a year of free consulations plus a free invite to our annual networking party! Plus, we have a film festival that will be held in NYC and major midwestern cities.-Enter your film/video. In addition, we offer Business 101 workshops, free web ads for indies, and a night for singles to meet and greet each other. Plus, we hae an advertising company to promote your work at affordable rates! Plus much more.
• (718) 595-0571 • RonnCarpent@Aol.com • web site

Hollywood Film Institute
FACT: Graduates of the Hollywood Film Institute's 2-Day Film School have produced and directed more feature films than graduates of NYU, UCLA and USC's film programs combined. The Hollywood Film Institute is America's #1 independent film school. Built on its core program, the internationally acclaimed 2-Day Film School, HFI strives to serve as an educator and incubator for the independent film industry. Over the last decade, the Hollywood Film Institute has presented its curriculum to over 8,000 students worldwide. The 2-Day Film School alone is responsible for launching the careers of some of today's hottest independent filmmakers, from Quentin Tarantino to Spike Lee, and is widely considered the most potent film course available. This year, HFI expanded its curriculum to include a groundbreaking Digital Film School - an intensive one-day program designed as an introduction for filmmakers entering this revolutionary medium. In the months ahead, HFI intends to turn its attention towards online film distribution- creating a marketing channel for those graduates who would like to increase their market penetration and exposure inexpensively using the latest streaming video tools available. Look for a complete marketing package from HFI to be available within the next 6 months. We hope you'll explore our site and make use of our extensive resources. Be sure to subscribe to our biweekly newsletter and look for promotions throughout the coming months on products and courses.
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Image Quilt Productions
Image Quilt Productions is an independent film and video production company located in Albany, New York. The company produces feature films, television programs and commercials.

Image Quilt also screens independent films on a weekly basis in downtown Albany and Fleischmanns, New York.

The focus of this production company is on daring and insightful films that can reach diverse local or international audiences.

• 518-478-2208 • distribution@imagequilt.com • web site

Institut National de l'Image et du Son
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Interactive Film School - Studio 1
Attend film school right at home with the award winning Interactive Film School Package. The film school comes on four CD-ROMs and contains an entire film school: classrooms, hallways, film footage, professors and visiting filmmakers. Master the concepts and proven techniques that will take you from an inital story idea to the final cut. This Studio 1 Productions exclusive package includes four CD-ROMs, a 2-hour video titled, "The Need to Know Guide to Digital Videomaking," and a printable production notebook. There are no more excuses for you not to attend film school. So what are you waiting for? Check out the Interactive Film School Package today.
• (407) 812-1225 • studio1pro@aol.com • web site

The International Film & Television Workshops
For 28 years, The Workshops has been a leading center for training and education in all areas of film., video and television. We offer: • 150 one and two-week workshops and master classes each Summer and Fall • 4-Week Filmmaking School • One-year Professional Certificate Program in Filmmaking • Two-year Associate of Arts degree and a 3-year Master of Fine Arts degree programs are available through Rockport College. www.RockportCollege.edu. We offer workshops in the latest technology; 16mm and 35mm film cameras, DV, Betacam and HDTV video; Avid Certified Training, Final Cut Pro weekend crash courses, plus workshops and master classes for writers, actors, producers, editors, cinematographers, documentary and dramatic filmmakers from around the world.
• 877.577.7700 • FX: 207.236.2558 • info@theworkshops.com • web site

International Film Institute of New York
The International Film Institute of New York offers 4- and 6-week film training classes at the Columbia University film division. In a collaboration between the Film school and the Institute, students will work with Columbia Faculty and alumni on projects throughout the course. Students will complete a 3-5 minute project by the end of the course. The course will be primarily digital video with special workshops in 16 and 35mm film cameras. Guest lecturers and special fieldtrips will be included and offered throughout the course. Dorm rooms are available for June and July.
• (212) 706-2225 • FX: (212) 854-7702 • info@nyfilmschool.com • web site

John Hopkins University
The film and media studies major incorporates courses in history, criticism, theory, and screenwriting, along with courses in film, television, and multimedia production. The major is designed to give students a strong background in the humanities as well as to develop writing skills and the capacity to think critically about the media. The interdepartmental major offers the opportunity for students to concentrate in one of two production tracks: 1) film production, which involves introductory and advanced filmmaking, and and independent film project as a senior thesis; 2) multimedia research and development, which includes a project-oriented introductory course and an advanced course in interface design. Majors often participate in the projects of the Hopkins Film Society, including the production of the undergraduate film journal, Frame of Reference, and undertake internships with filmmakers in Baltimore, New York, and Los Angeles.
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London International Film School
Non-Profitmaking, registered charity, offering two-year, full-time Diploma Course in the Art and Technique of Film Making to professional level. Located in Central London.
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Middlebury College
Middlebury offers a major in Film/Video. The program emphasizes a broad liberal arts approach that combines training in hands-on skills, such as video production and screenwriting, with studies of film/video history, criticism and aesthetics. Critical studies classes begin with an introductory course in film appreciation, then branch out into surveys of national cinemas, such as France and Japan, also in-depth studies of master filmmakers, such as Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles, and studies of such film genres as film noir, the avant--garde, and the documentary. Junior and senior independent projects offer students an opportunity for advanced independent work in video production, screenwriting or critical writing. The program offers student access to a sophisticated array of video production technology including two video editing rooms with three non-linear computer editing systems. Students shoot with 1/2", and DV video cameras. Screening facilities in 35mm, 16mm and video projection are available for large public screenings in Twilight and Dana Auditoriums. Small viewing rooms and individual viewing stations are also provided in the Media Center, which houses over five thousand film/video titles (on VHS, Laserdisk, DVD, and 16mm film) that are available for classroom screening and individual study. The College library contains an extensive collection of screenplays.
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Minneapolis College
MCTC's Filmmaking Program will train you in the art and craft of filmmaking using a combination of aesthetic, technical and theoretical approaches. The program is rigorously hands-on, so you will use a camera almost from the first day. By creating personal and group productions, you will develop solid skills in directing, camera operation, lighting, editing, preproduction, screenwriting, and field sound recording. Experienced faculty--all professional filmmakers--will help you understand and develop the skills involved in many of the craft/technical positions in the filmmaking industry. The program includes a broad spectrum of classes in production, history of film, sound and screenwriting. http://www.minneapolis.edu/academics/areaofstudy.cfm?aos_id=36
• 612 659 6000 x4096 • FX: 612 659 6128 • Adam.Olson@minneapolis.edu • web site

Minneapolis College of Art and Design
The Media Arts Division prepares students for professional or graduate work in photography, film, video, animation and multimedia with attention to new and evolving digital technologies. The curriculum stresses attaining an understanding of our activities as image makers and achieving a high level of technical competency. We feel that a core understanding of the functions and aesthetics across these areas is essential before students move into advanced work in specific media. The Media Arts Division challenges students (1) to become visually literate makers, highly skilled in the professional execution of their ideas; (2) to explore the applied and artistic aspects of the media; and (3) to responsibly address social, political and personal issues in their work. We encourage students from diverse backgrounds to participate. Classroom instruction is carried out by a broadly educated faculty with extensive professional accomplishments. Students have at their fingertips the studios and equipment of an extensive media arts center and computer center, where a dedicated staff maintains and upgrades equipment while assisting with its use. Through work on assigned and self-generated projects, students gain experience with a broad range of techniques and learn the approaches and working methods appropriate to the various forms and genres of the media arts. These include narrative, documentary, personal and experimental structures. The curriculum emphasizes individual and group activities; discussion and analysis of photographs, films and videotapes; and writings on theory and criticism. In-class reviews of works-in-progress help to refine and develop projects. Completed work is critiqued in class and there are opportunities for exhibition. Students are expected to achieve a high level of artistic quality, technical competence and academic accomplishment, as demonstrated by the work in their portfolio and their grade point average. Quality of the program is maintained by requiring that majors must receive a minimum grade of C before advancing to the next course level. In addition they must pass a Junior year review and complete a Senior Project with a grade of C or better.
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Motion Picture Pro
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Mount Holyoke Film Studies Program
The Film Studies Program at Mount Holyoke introduces students to the academic study of film from a variety of critical and disciplinary perspectives. Courses combine cultural, historical, formal and theoretical analyses of films from a range of world cinematic traditions. In addition,some possibilities for the study of video production are available to students at the College and at the other Five College institutions
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Movie in a Box
Movie in a Box brings hit filmmakers off the set and into our seminars. We proudly present Hollywood's only one-day, comprehensive filmmaking class. We offer introductory, advanced and documentary seminars, where award-winning moviemakers case study their own fims. Plus, you "do lunch" in our Resource Room, with presentations and meetings with key industry contacts. The class is small, the price is right and the gourmet lunch is on us. Check our Web site for professional discounts.
• (818) 461-9211 • FX: (818) 332-4207 • info@movieinabox.com • web site

Moviola Education Center
Located in the heart of Hollywood's studio district, Moviola Education Center is a world leader in training the film and television industry's next generation of professionals. We provide certified training on all Adobe, Apple and Avid products -- including Digidesign Pro Tools. Moviola also provides training on Maya systems and Macromedia's state-of-the-art Web design and programming applications. At Moviola, you can be confident that all courses are taught using the latest releases of industry-standard software and hardware. And class sizes are limited to provide a focused, hands-on learning environment.

Mention this listing and receive 15% off your first class at Moviola Education Center!
• (323) 467-1116 • FX: (323) 466-2522 • edu@moviola.com • web site

National Film School of Denmark
The National Film School of Denmark is the state school for education aimed at professional film/television/video production. The objective of the school is to define a high technical, aesthetic and ethic level for the media production. The school wishes to stress the importance of the story being precise and rich whether expressed in documentary or fictional form. The school endeavours to draw inspiration and quality for this work from the long tradition of film and television history as well as from the current international scene. The school strives to fulfil its aims and efforts within the framework of its resources through seminars, courses and longer programs. Among the latter are a 1 to 1 1/2 year course in scriptwriting and the 4-year education's described in this brochure. The 4-year education's are: Photography (film / video cinematographer) Directing (film / TV director) Cutting / Editing (editor) Sound recording / Editing (sound recordist / editor) Production (producer) All courses of study are oriented towards subsequent professional employment within the media production. The majority of the film school graduates are now working as professionals in film and television. Applicants can apply for admittance to only one course of study, and changes are not normally allowed. Six students are admitted to each course. The Education The school has a small, permanent staff of teachers who are responsible for the planning and teaching. A considerable number of film and TV professionals, journalists, writers, etc. act as tutors, supervisors, advisers, project managers and guest teachers. They come from Denmark or from abroad and all influence the milieu at the school as well as the professional level of the education.
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National Screen Institute
The National Screen Institute - Canada is the oldest national Canadian training school for writers, producers and directors working in film and television. It is one of four federally recognized and supported National Training Schools for professional development in film and television. NSI is a "school without walls". Instead of bringing our students to a single facility, NSI takes its programs on the road, delivering them in major centers in every region of the country. For our participants, that means bringing them national-level training at home. Training is provided through a number of programs: NSI Features First, NSI Totally Television, NSI ZeD Drama Prize, and NSI Global Marketing. Each is designed to meet the needs of individuals with various levels of experience. Every program is based around the philosophy that the best way to learn is by doing.
• 204.956.7800 • FX: 204.956.5811 • info@nsi-canada.ca • web site

New York Film Academy
The New York Film Academy Filmmaking Workshop was designed for the education of serious students of all backgrounds who share a common passion in mastering this art. We respect the goals and dedication of all our students, because the path to making films is not an easy one. Filmmaking demands the integration of many kinds of knowledge. It is the integration of knowledge that distinguishes the New York Film Academy from many other film schools. In our courses students learn not only how to operate a camera, light a scene, or edit film. They learn how all the aspects of filmmaking relate to, interact with, and depend upon each other. The curriculum of the New York Film Academy is constructed around a philosophy that balances in-class instruction with an intense exploration of the medium through practical, hands-on work. For us, learning by doing means requiring each student to make a series of short films. This takes them through the entire filmmaking process. Each student writes, produces, directs, and edits each film, then screens it and engages in constructive discussion and critique. The student applies the experience gained through this process to the next project, and the learning process continues. Workshop Length Orson Welles once stated, “If you give me three days, I can show you the ABCs of film.” The New York Film Academy gives our students a bit more time—our programs run from four to eight weeks. Our goal is to give students the basic tools and practical hands-on experience needed for film-making. This lays a solid foundation for future work. The students themselves will apply what they have learned to whichever path they take. For many students, the time and tuition required to complete a four-year university program are impractical burdens. We believe that students provide the talent; we provide the instruction, equipment and structure. It is the students’ drive and creative ability which carries them forward. We provide students with the opportunity to learn directing by doing just that— directing. Students are challenged to make creative decisions that in some way, great or small, contribute to the drama of their films. Everyone has a story to tell. We encourage students to explore the various ways of expressing an idea or a thought through moving images. The New York Film Academy believes that the correct path for filmmakers is to immediately start making their own films in a hands-on intensive working environment. Towards this end, all students begin making their own films in the first week of all our workshops.
• 212 674 4300 • FX: 212 477 1414 • film@nyfa.com • web site

The New York Independent Film School
The New York Independent Film School provides comprehensive training in the crafts of screenwriting, directing, and producing, in addition to the technical knowledge of film production, culminating in the completion of a high-quality, professional short or feature-length film project appropriate for submission to film festivals or other awards programs. Advanced instruction includes state-of-the-art and traditional production and postproduction facilities to provide a complete production experience and foster an atmosphere where students can produce, direct, and finish a complete short or feature film with industry professionals and resources provided by the school.
• (212) 706-2225 • web site

New York University
The Department of Cinema Studies focuses its activities on the processes of understanding film and the moving image in its multiple cultural and interdisciplinary contexts. The program specializes in the history, theory, aesthetics, and criticism of film and the moving image; it combines an academic tradition of responsible scholarship and teaching with the particular requirements of a unique and autonomous field of study. Graduate instruction in cinema studies is offered by the Tisch School of the Arts, allowing close cooperation with the theatre, drama, film, and television units. The M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are granted by the Graduate School of Arts and Science. Most courses are offered in the afternoon and evening for the convenience of working graduate students. The Department is principally concerned with understanding the history, theory and aesthetics of film. Our approach to cinema is interdisciplinary and international in scope and concerned with understanding films in terms of the material practices that produce them and within which they circulate. While film constitutes our primary object of study, we also consider media and cultural production that fall within the realm of sound/image studies to be within our purview (e.g., broadcast television, video art, aspects of popular culture and on-line technologies). Hence, the Department's interdisciplinary focus is increasingly articulated through a multiplicity of objects of study, as well as a multiplicity of methodological options. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the field, we believe strongly in pursuing pedagogical and scholarly relations with NYU programs and departments which parallel and complement our concerns (e.g., Africana Studies, Anthropology, American Studies, Comparative Literature, Performance Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies). We pursue these relations through formal means (e.g., the faculty line co-sponsored with Africana Studies, the M.A./Ph.D. Certificate Program in Culture & Media, and the Center for Media, Culture & History), and through co-teaching of and cross-registration in courses. As well, because of the centrality of the relations of theory and practice to our concerns, we are committed to an ongoing curricular relationship with the Undergraduate Film & Television program and the Graduate Film program. Research is the wellspring of our Department. We are committed as faculty to the production of academic materials in the form of books, articles and anthologies, as well as participation in activities such as journal editing, conferences and professional organizations. The Department affirms the public role of our pedagogic function. We believe in preparing students for occupations in addition to those of professional academia and continue to recognize the significance of public education through film exhibition, conferences and public lectures. We also encourage collaborative relationships between our department and other institutions of film culture (e.g., museums, archives, libraries, etc.). We are committed to securing and protecting an atmosphere conducive to learning and productivity for both faculty and students. This entails investing in and maintaining state-of-the-art technical resources for the teaching of film and related technologies as well as monitoring both the faculty : student ratio and class sizes.
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New Zealand Film Academy
Practical short courses for students wanting a start in the industry. Learn by making films with experienced tutors. Check out our Web site www.nzfilmacademy.com for some sample films made by students on our courses.
• 64 9 920 5921 • FX: 64 9 511 1511 • chris@edenz.com • web site

No Budget Film School
The Principles and Secrets of Micro-Budget Filmmaking Revealed.

Discover how filmmakers like Christopher Nolan ("Memento", "Batman Begins"), Joe Carnahan ("Narc"), Darren Aronofsky ("Pi", "Requiem For A Dream"), Marc Forster ("Monsters Ball", "Finding Neverland"), and Tim Story ("Barbershop", "Fantastic Four") launched their careers with no-budget films.

Micro-budget (under $250,000) filmmaking is unique. The rules of production and post are radically different from those of studio or even "low" budget $1 million films.

Producer Mark Stolaroff (former principal of Next Wave Films) and guest experts teach the specific methods, models and priorities of micro-budget filmmaking in this in-depth, one-of-a-kind class.
• nobudgetfilmschool@earthlink.net • web site

No-Dialogue Short Filmmaking?--filmgenre inc.
No-Dialogue Short Filmmaking teaches the visual and narrative art of filmmaking, all from the director's perspective. During the three days of classes, you will pitch your movie idea to the class and watch the movies of master filmmakers such as Eisenstein, Bresson and Fellini and others. We will discuss their cinematic choices and discover what makes great films great. Our instructors will help you develop your movie idea, compile a shot list, secure the location and talent, and make decisions critical to the success of your movie. After three days of classes, you will learn to think like a movie director, to tell a story with moving images, and be fully prepared to shoot your own movie. On Saturday, you call the shots. During the shoot, you will direct the talent and the crew. Our instructors will help you shoot your movie according to your shot list. By shooting your movie and helping your classmates shoot theirs, you will learn the entire filmmaking process through creative, hands-on experience. During the next week, we will edit your movie with you according to your original story. The following Monday, we will host a filmmakers' private screening event, during which you and your fellow short filmmakers will watch your movies, offer constructive criticism and praise, and celebrate your creations.
• 713.942.8320 • info@filmgenre.com • web site

North Carolina School of the Arts
The School of Filmmaking trains exceptionally talented students for professional careers in the moving image arts. This program stresses the collaborative creative process of filmmaking. The program does not seek to train professionals as specialists in one facet or another of the filmmaking arts and sciences. It does, however, seek to develop and nurture the complete filmmaker — a storyteller of vision and insight who knows and appreciates the entire spectrum of components that are essential to the creation of a theatrical motion picture. The intense conservatory training concentrates on cinematography, directing, editing and sound, producing, production design and screenwriting. The School of Filmmaking works closely with the Schools of Drama, Design & Production, Music, Dance and the Visual Arts Program as essential contributors to the filmmaking process. The faculty of the School of Filmmaking consists of working professionals from the motion picture and television industry. The relationship between faculty and students is one of "master-apprentice" involving close collaboration in all aspects of the development, production and exhibition of motion pictures. Students work in both video and film producing several productions of varying length over the course of their studies. The Bachelor of Fine Arts or a College Arts Diploma is awarded to those students who satisfactorily fulfill the requirements of the program.
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Ohio University
The School of Film offers two graduate degree programs, the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and the Master of Arts (MA). The MFA program is a professional three-year program of study for talented individuals seeking advanced training in directing, screenwriting, producing, cinematography, editing, and motion picture sound with a solid background in film history, theory, and criticism. The MFA is a terminal degree and is designed for students who wish to enter the film industry, who wish to teach at the college or university level, or who wish to make their way as independent film artists.The MA program is a carefully structured two- year program in international film scholarship for students planning continued study at the doctoral level. The MFA and MA programs are designed to allow the entrance of talented students with no formal film training who have demonstrated extensive experience in another medium or academic discipline. While prior achievement in film making, video, or film scholarship is not necessary, acceptance to graduate study in the school requires a major commitment to these areas of study. Graduate study in the School of Film should not be perceived in terms of a vocational trade school; technical knowledge and skills are offered only as tools to achieve creative conceptual goals. Further, because the film discipline requires full integration and knowledge of related disciplines, all graduate study in film requires a minor area of study outside the School. The School of Film publishes Wide Angle, a quarterly journal of film; hosts the Ohio University Film Conference and, with the Peterson Sound Studio, provides students with access to an on-site professional mixing facility. The School of Film cooperates with the Athens Center for Film and Video which sponsors the annual Athens International Film and Video Festival.
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Olympus Films+, LLC
Olympus Films+, LLC is dedicated to producing films that teach others about the human condition. Its productions include "Faces", about who gays and lesbians really are, "Oh, The Places You Can Go...", about special needs kids in transition from high school to adult life, "The Sand Creek Massacre", about how the Cheyenne and Arapaho people survived nearly four centuries of genocidal intent, "Warriros of Virtue", about a boy who overcomes a physical disability to save a village from the evil Komodo, and "The Lost Heart", about a young man who goes in search of his heart after he falls in love with a woman.
• 303-770-8710 • FX: 303-221-0635 • dvasicek@earthlink.net • web site

PCFE Film School
PCFE Film School, based in Prague, Czech Republic, offers summer, semester, and year-long programs in filmmaking. Students come from all over the world. Faculty include Oscar and Cannes award-winning directors.
• 25 753 4013 • info@filmstudies.cz • web site

Pigrecoemme
The first and only filmmakers' school in Naples, Italy. We are also the organizers of 'O Curt and OFF - The Others' Film Festival.
• +39 81 5635188 • FX: +39 81 5635188 • info@pigrecoemme.com • web site

Prague Center for Further Education
Three-week filmmaking program is held this August in Prague, Czech Republic - for those of you considering some schooling. Program covers screenwriting, directing, camera and digital editing. Cannes and Sundance award-winning filmmakers teaching. www.prague-center.cz/film.htm
• +420 257 534 013 / 014 • info@prague-center.cz • web site

Prescott Screenplay Consulting
Established screenwriter/ consultant/producer available to writers, producers, and management for consultations, critiques, editing, assignments, polishing, etc. Twenty years experience in the film industry as a writer and consultant.
• 904-964-7013 • maggie22@earthlink.net • web site

Queen's University
The Department of Film Studies at Queen's University offers a comprehensive undergraduate program of practical, historical and critical courses. Many of the courses concentrate on today's systems of mass communication, information and entertainment, but they approach cinema and television, fiction and documentaries, advertising and experimental film, in the historical context that makes them possible. These historical and critical studies are combined with production courses in film, video and multimedia, on the premise that graduates should be versed in both the contexts and techniques of the art. Two converted Victorian houses on Stuart Street on the Queen's campus in Kingston (see a 70k aerial photo) hold the Department's classrooms, offices, screening rooms and workshops, packed with computers, DVD players, and film and video production facilities. Two larger multimedia-equipped classrooms are located in Ontario Hall, one block away on University Avenue. The Department has built a considerable collection of films, videotapes and video discs with funding from the university and external agencies. It has developed archival agreements with the National Film Board and the CBC, and with private donors. (The Department holds the complete works of noted Canadian filmmaker Allan King.) The archives serves as a resource not only for teaching within the Department but for the university and for scholars internationally, particularly in the area of Canadian film. Students can take advantage of international study programs at the International Study Centre at Herstmonceux, England, and a number of overseas universities, notably the University of Glasgow. We are involved in joint courses with Music and with Women's Studies, and in a special field concentrations with Drama ( Stage and Screen Studies). We are members, along with Drama, Music, and Art, of the Council of Fine Arts. Film Studies began at Queen's over 30 years ago, and has become a department highly respected in the field. Many of our alumni go into the film and television industries, and have won Oscars, Emmies and Genies. Film Studies courses, however, cover a wide range of educational areas and skills, and are designed to encourage students in the critical thinking that is important for graduate studies or for leadership in any profession.
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San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking
San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking - This new, innovative California film school combines film classes with actual hands on, real-world feature film productions. Students learn movie making from professionals. Edit in our new G5/Final Cut Pro Edit Lab.
• 415-824-7000 • FX: 415-824-7007 • info@sfdigifilm.com • web site

Scottsdale Community College
We proudly offer the only Motion Picture degree found in higher education in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The two-year Associate in Arts and Sciences gives students the opportunity to study and produce 16mm films. Many graduates are award winning filmmakers, and some have shot features here. Students in the program can examine all major production areas: scriptwriting, photography, directing and acting. Finished productions will serve as students' portfolios, and can appear on the SCC educational cable channel and in the annual Southwest Film and Video Festival. For students seeking careers in the television or radio field, we offer courses that identify and develop on-air talent, train students in studio and field television production, teach AVID and Final Cut Pro editing, and immerse the students in all of the career possibilities in this fascinating field of study. SCC is one of the few colleges nationwide that will run its own Phoenix and valley-wide Cable broadcasting station. Maricopa Television is slated to begin broadcasting in January. Due to the high volume of feature films, television shows and commercials that are shot in the area, many internships and job opportunities are made available to all students. The faculty encourage multiple internships in radio and television. We actively seek new internships and monitor student progress. Upon graduation, students have obtained positions in network affiliated television in everything from editing to anchoring, and in radio in everything from promotions to on-air. Class activity is supplemented with talks by experts from the community, field trips to production studios, and guest artists from around the country. Arizona's consistently good weather makes it easy to shoot on location year round. All in all, the program offers small classes in a friendly atmosphere with easy access to faculty and staff.
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Septima Ars
"Septima Ars was founded in 1992, due to the lack of professional audiovisual specialized schools in Spain. In Septima Ars. We offer higly specialized courses from the first day, in a concrete profession, to which you can accede without any previous knowledge. We offer absolutely professional equipments to be used by our students during the course. We offer a formation based on practical work, in small groups that makes possible to have a permanent contact with our equipments. We offer a nice working atmosphere in close touch with our teachers, all of them accredited professionals, who actively work in the audio-visual media. Graduate in Film Direction ( 3 years) This graduate has 1200 hours, through three years, 750 of which are filming and editing practices. Although it is basically direction, this course gives special attention to other disciplines that are closely related, such as Edition and Script. The director makes the planning from a screenplay, and always thinking of the edition. That is why learning the writing and story-analysis techniques and the bases of edition, is essential to anyone who wants to become a professional director. But, besides, a director is at the head of a large team of professionals, that work in the making of the film. So that the pupils of the direction graduate can be able to know perfectly how this team works, they practice as director assistant, script, executive producer, etc., in different filming practices. This graduate is completed by other subjects that provides the global vision that a director must have, such as, camera, lighting, sound, cinematographic technology, etc...."
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Sheona McDonald
Discounted tuition at the New York Film Academy - any program. In the summer I attended the New York Film Academy program in Florence, Italy. I had to leave early due to pregnancy complications. I have a credit for the school worth $3500 that is totally transferrable and good for five years, good for any of their programs. I will sell it for $3000. This is totally legitimate, you can contact me and I will put you in touch with the school to confirm. If you're thinking of going you may as well save $500 on tuition.
• 416-898-9607 • sheona@dimestore.org

Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Founded in 1959, SCMS is a professional organization of college and university educators, filmmakers, historians, critics, scholars and others devoted to the study of the moving image. The Society sponsors annual award competitions to honor professional achievements and scholarship. Anyone with an interest in film, television, video and/or new media teaching and publication is welcome to join. For membership information, visit our website.
• 405-325-8075 • web site

Spalding University
Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, offer a brief-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program with concentrations in scrennwriting, playwriting, fiction, nonfiction, writing for children, and poetry. Students attend a 10-day residency in Louisville, followed by a semester of one-on-one correspondence with a faculty mentor. Semesters begin in May and October.
• (800) 896-8941, x 2423 • FX: (502) 585-7158 • mfa@spalding.edu • web site

StudyFilm.com
Comprehensive list of film schools around the world.
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Summer School in Filmmaking
Theoretical and practical film courses taught by Australia's leading film industry professionals on campus at the University of Melbourne, Australia each January during the Southern Hemisphere's Summer. Courses include 35mm Cinematography and stedicam Intensives, Documentary, feature and short film education
• +61 3 9347 5035 • s.peers@ugrad.unimelb.au • web site

Temple University
The Department of Film & Media Arts offers a Bachelor of Arts program in media production and theory. The program focuses on the development of creative and technical skills in film, video, audio, multi-media, computers and new technologies, and the theoretical understanding of media and culture. The program recognizes and explores the creative tension between individual expression and the social, political, and economic forces that shape culture at large. TU also offers an MFA Program in Film and Media Arts.
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Trivop videoagency
We are seeking freelance cameramen and production companies to join our worldwide network of filmmakers, dedicated to shooting hotel videos. For the US we need cameramen in the following cities: Austin, Chicago, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC.Once registered, we will assess your profile and, if suitable, arrange a test shoot with you. The hotel video market will be very big in the coming years, so if you are looking for new business opportunities, join us! Joining our network is free and easy: 1. just register on our website 2. email sheherazade with ‘US cameraman - referred by Sheherazade’ in the subject. This email should contain your name/company name, contact details including telephone number, website and/or any links to your camerawork.
• +33143250390 • sheherazade@trivop.com • web site

UK National Film and TV School
The National Film and Television School is a leading international centre for professional training in the Film, Television and Media Industries. We offer full-time courses in eleven specialisations and a wide range of short courses for freelancers.
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University of Alabama
Undergraduate and graduate-level courses in filmmaking and film studies.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
UNCG offers undergraduate and graduate level courses in filmmaking and film studies, and hosts the annual Carolina Film and Video Festival.
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University of North Texas
Department of Radio, Television & Film offers courses in filmmaking and film studies.
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University of Oklahoma
Offers undergraduate and graduate-level courses in filmmaking and film studies. The University of Oklahoma is also the proud home of The Society for Cinema Studies (www.cinemastudies.org).
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University of Regina
We are the only university department between Toronto and Vancouver to offer degree programs in both film production and film studies: BA/BA Hons in film studies and BFA in production. And with three professors who are fluent in both French and English, we might very well be the most bilingual film department this side of Montréal. Our Department counts eight full-time faculty members. We have over 100 students, and we are very proud of our Film Student Society, which organizes, every year, the only festival in Canada devoted exclusively to student films and videos.
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University of Southern California
The School of Cinema-Televisionat USC is an unique and dynamic place where students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds gather to create and analyze the moving image. Creative energy abounds as we challenge and explore traditional thought and aesthetics with the latest technologies.
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University of Texas at Austin
Offers undergraduate and graduate-level courses in filmmaking and film studies.
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University of Toronto
Specialist, Major, and Minor Programs in Cinema Studies are recognized by the Faculty of Arts and Science as ways of fulfilling degree requirements of the Faculty. Although the Cinema Studies Program does not offer degrees at the graduate level, the University of Toronto's Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama offers a small selection of courses devoted to the study of film. The Specialist Program in Cinema Studies (10 courses in Cinema Studies) is designed to be the principal area of study towards an Honours B.A. (twenty credits). It is especially recommended for students planning to go on to graduate work in Cinema Studies. The Major Program in Cinema Studies (7 courses in Cinema Studies) is a coherent program for students seeking an area of concentration in a fifteen credit B.A program or for Honours (twenty credits) candidates wishing to study Cinema Studies in conjunction with another discipline. It is the preferred program of our students. The Minor Program (4 courses in Cinema Studies) serves as either an interesting unit of work towards a general studies degree or as a supplement to subjects of more committed concentration.
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University of Utah
Offers undergraduate and graduate-level film and film studies courses.
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University of Wisconsin at Madison
Offers undergraduate and graduate-level filmmaking and film studies courses.
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Urban-American Filmmakers Workshop
The Urban-American Filmmakers Workshop (UAFW) is a two-day intensive workshop designed for the independent filmmaker and actor of color. The workshop tours ten major metropolitan cities and is expected to reach approximately 5,000 young, urban filmmakers from all over the country. Established filmmakers, industry executives, and actors will be brought in to serve as guest instructors.
The first workshop will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on September 7th and 8th, 2002 and will continue on to Chicago, Houston, Miami, Oakland, New Orleans, New York, Baltimore, Detroit, and conclude in Cleveland in May 2003. UAFW is the only workshop of its kind that specifically addresses the unique challenges that face today`s filmmakers of color.
• (404) 733-6688 • FX: (404) 733-6563 • info@uafw.org • web site

Vancouver Film School
In 1987, Vancouver Film School opened with a class of 12 film students. Today, VFS offers eight full-time programs to over 750 students and 50 part-time courses to more than 2,000 students. VFS is unique in its program focus and its sole concentration on areas related to production of the moving image. In 1991, VFS offered the world's first integrated 3D animation production program. In 1994, we opened the world's first fully dedicated production training centre for new media. In 1997, we added Canada 's largest educational digital paint and effects lab to our classical animation program. In 1998, we introduced an acting program that crossed faculty boundaries to facilitate a much-needed interface between storyteller, maker and player. Vancouver Film School opened three new facilities in 1999: an expanded film centre, a multi-studio acting facility and a relocated and expanded classical animation centre. These new campuses are located within a block of each other for the specific purpose of creating convergent opportunities across departments. VFS has always believed that students get an enhanced educational experience when they can apply multiple resources and cross-program expertise in a collaborative, motivating environment. Our Mission Statement: Vancouver Film School programs focus on industries that use moving images, graphics, sound and text as fundamental components for communicating information and story. VFS programs, as a matter of design, regularly and continually evolve in response to current industry methodology, technology and need. Using production creation as the core learning engine, VFS imparts superior technical training in a measurably accelerated time frame. VFS graduates are preferred by industry employers or become industry employers themselves.
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Art
The VCU School of the Arts is an exciting place to be with a long history of graduates in the film and television industries whose work has been recognized by multiple Academy Awards, Emmy Awards, and the Sundance Film Festival.
• 804-828-2787 • cinema@vcu.edu • web site

Writers Boot Camp
"We'll help you finish that screenplay or TV sitcom faster than you ever thought possible. Teaching you accelerated writing and brainstorming techniques, character, and structure while you write. And if you need more motivation, we know a few good chokeholds! We'll get a script out of you in 6 weeks one way or another."
• 1-800-800-1733

The Writers Store
Outfitters to the creative writing and film production community since 1982 The Writers Store brings you the best software, classes, and books available.Comprehensive line of products spans screenwriting, novel and fiction writing, film production, TV, video production and is backed by a knowledgeable sales and customer service staff.
• (800) 272-8927 • sales@writersstore.com • web site

Young Irish Film Makers
Young Irish Film Makers is a youth feature film training and production company in Ireland. It runs the annual summer National Youth Film School open to young (13-20 year olds) film makers from all over the world.
• +353 56 7764677 • FX: +353 56 7751405 • mike@yifm.com • web site