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* [[Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen "Konrad Wolf" Potsdam]]
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* [[Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin]]
* [[Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg]], Ludwigsburg
* [[Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg]], Ludwigsburg

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For the indie rock band, see Film School (band).

A film school is a generic term for any educational institution dedicated to teaching moviemaking, including, but not limited to, film production, theory, and writing for the screen. Usually hands on technical training is incorporated as part of the curriculum, such as learning how to use cameras, light meters and other equipment. Most schools are tied to existing colleges and universities, often in art or communication departments. Some are privately owned and not tied to universities, such as technical schools offering associate degrees.

The oldest film school in the world is the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow.[citation needed] Various debates have raged over the years on the importance of film school in allowing one to enter the film industry. Of course, examples can be offered from both sides, as directors Francis Ford Coppola (UCLA Film School, MFA film directing), Martin Scorsese (NYU Film School, MFA film directing), Brett Ratner (New York Film Academy) and George Lucas (USC Film School, MFA film directing) graduated from prestigious film schools, whereas Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson, David Fincher, Ron Howard, and Steven Spielberg had very little or no formal college film training at all. The rapid rise of independent filmmaking and digital video have changed this debate somewhat, as anyone with a few thousand dollars can shoot their own film (and some have done so quite successfully) with little formal knowledge of the industry. Thus, it can be argued that the high cost of attending a film school can now be spent on making films and learning through practical experience. Others argue that film school is important because it builds on the knowledge and experience of others, allows students to develop their skills under the guidance of professional instructors, and affords students the opportunity to network and connect with others interested in filmmaking, as well as with those who may eventually offer them careers in the industry. One example is that the more prestigious schools allow their students to showcase work in film festivals near the end of the semester for film producers and executives.

Many usages of the term "film school" now refers to film AND television or video and even mass media and animation. Very few "film schools" shoot real film, but rather use video in shooting and in screening movies in classes.

List of film schools or programs worldwide

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

France

  • La Femis - Ecole nationale supérieure des métiers de l'image et du son, Paris
  • New York Film Academy School of Film and Acting - One - six week programs.

Germany

CILECT Members:

India

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jordan

Korea

New Zealand

Philippines

Poland

Republic of Singapore

Russia

Spain

Thailand

Film Schools in Africa

South Africa

CILECT Members:

Cameroon

  • KM Professional Film Academy, Douala & Buea - Cameroon, west Central Africa, Member of The audio-visual Syndicate in Cameroon (SYNAVCAM)

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

CILECT Member:

The following film schools are internationally accredited by the Cannes-based CILECT: The International Association of Film and Television Schools.

Other schools include:

United States

Arizona

California

District of Columbia

CILECT Member:

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Missouri

Montana

  • Montana State University, offers a hands-on production program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Motion Picture/Video/Theatre] and the only Master of Fine Arts degree in Science and Natural History Filmmaking].

New Mexico

New York

Nevada

North Carolina

Oregon

South Carolina

  • Film Production at Trident Technical Collegeis the only two-year college in the country training students on 35mm film equipment.
  • The Carolina Film Institute is opening in Greenville, SC in September 2008. It provides students with a full-tim 40 week program and internship in the industry at the end of the program.

Texas

Washington

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