San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking

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San Francisco Film School
Other name
SFFS
Former names
San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking, or FilmSchoolSF
Established2005
President Jeremiah Birnbaum
DirectorJeremiah Birnbaum
Location, ,
United States

37.7827,-122.4065
Website www.sanfranciscofilmschool.edu

San Francisco Film School, also formerly known as the San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking and FilmSchoolSF, is a private, for-profit vocational film school in San Francisco, California. The school was founded by Stephen Kopels and Jeremiah Birnbaum in 2005 and works in conjunction with Fog City Productions, a local independent production company, to teach students the art and craft of filmmaking. The programs include an Associate of Applied Sciences in Digital Filmmaking, a Professional Certificate program, workshops, and a GAP Year Semester Program. [1]

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Feature films created in school

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References

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