The following is a list of notable film schools that are active, grouped by country.
Around the world, there are both public and private institutions dedicated to teaching film either as a department within 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.[ citation needed ]
| School | Location | Country | Control | Type | Enrollment | Founded | CILECT Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Film and Television Institute (NAFtTI) | Accra | Ghana | Public | 1978 | Yes | ||
| Open Window Institute - School of Film Arts | Pretoria | South Africa | Private | Bachelor of Film Arts | 800 | 1993 | No |
| South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance - AFDA | Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth | South Africa | Private | Baccalaureate college | 1100 | 1992 | Yes |
| École supérieure des arts visuels de Marrakech (Esav Marrakech) | Morocco, Marrakech | North Africa | Private | Bachelor of Film Arts | 1000 | 2006 | No |
Israel
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Syria
The following film schools are internationally accredited by the International Association of Film and Television Schools, or CILECT. [44]
Other schools (which may accredited by Creative Skillset):
| School | Location | Country | Control | Type | Enrollment | Founded | CILECT Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) | Mexico City | Mexico | Secretariat of Culture, Government of Mexico (public) | Film school | 1975 | Yes | |
| Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC) | Mexico City | Mexico | National Autonomous University of Mexico (public) | Film school | No | ||
| Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas | Mexico City | Mexico | Public university | 1963 | Yes | ||
| University of Regina - Dept. of Media Production & Studies | Regina, Saskatchewan | Canada | Public university | Doctoral university/R2 | 1970 | No | |
| Simon Fraser University - Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology [51] | Burnaby, British Columbia | Canada | Public University | Doctoral university/R2 | 34000 | 1965 | No |
| Queen's University Department of Film and Media | Kingston, Ontario | Canada | Public university | Doctoral university/R1 | 23,883 | 1841 | No |
| Toronto Film School | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Private College | Diploma | 1928 | No | |
| Toronto Metropolitan University School of Image Arts: Film Department | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Public university | Doctoral university/R2 | 1948 | Yes | |
| Ontario College of Art & Design Faculty of Arts: Integrated Media Department | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Public university | Master's university/S | 6,072 | 1876 | No |
| Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (VanArts) | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Private | Diploma | 1995 | No | |
| InFocus Film School [52] | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Private College | Diploma | 250 | 2010 | No |
| Vancouver Film School | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Private | 1987 | No | ||
| Langara College | Vancouver, | Canada | Public College | 8,350 | 1970 | No | |
| University of British Columbia | Kelowna and Vancouver, | Canada | Public university | Doctoral university/R1 | 57,075 | 1908 | No |
| Emily Carr University of Art and Design | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada | Public University | Art & Design | 1,828 | 1925 | No |
| Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema (Concordia) | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Public university | Doctoral university/R2 | 1997 | No | |
| 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 | Doctoral university/R2 | 53,900 | 1959 | Yes |
| Capilano University | North Vancouver and Squamish, | 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 | No | |
| Red Deer College | Red Deer, Alberta | Canada | Public comprehensive community college | 7,000 | 1964 | No | |
| SAIT Polytechnic | Calgary, Alberta | Canada | Public university | Baccalaureate university | 17,516 | 1916 | No |
| Université du Québec à Montréal | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Public university | Research university/H | 41,296 | 1969 | Yes |
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