VFS is once again featured on MovieMaker’s list of top schools – a 5-year tradition of recognition.
Announcement Highlights:
- Since 2020, Vancouver Film School has been included on MovieMaker’s list of top-tier film schools in the U.S. and Canada.
- Other schools named alongside VFS include AFI Conservatory, Columbia University School of the Arts, and Toronto Film School.
- MovieMaker hand-selected schools that all “offer top-notch equipment, experienced faculty, and abundant networking opportunities,” amongst other criteria.
- Of the 31 schools featured, VFS is only 1 of 2 Canadian schools to be included.
(VANCOUVER, B.C.) July 29, 2024 – Vancouver Film School is excited to announce that it has once again been featured on MovieMaker’s 2024 list of 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada. This is the fifth consecutive year that VFS has been featured. Additionally, VFS is one of only two Canadian institutions to be included in the 2024 list.
Since 2005, MovieMaker has annually critiqued and ranked the best of the best in post-secondary film education, highlighting schools around North America that provide the most comprehensive and valuable film industry training. “We have tried to balance the most elite schools with bargains, to ensure that everyone has the chance to make movies,” commented a representative from MovieMaker. “All offer top-notch equipment, experienced faculty, and abundant networking opportunities.”
Other institutions listed alongside VFS include AFI Conservatory, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York Film Academy, Savannah College of Art and Design, and Toronto Film School.
“Everyone here at Vancouver Film School is honoured to be named one North America’s best film schools by MovieMaker. To be recognized for five consecutive years by one of the leading publications in entertainment is an immense honour – one that we do not take lightly. Our faculty and staff remain committed to providing our signature, world-class creative industry training, and this recognition only motivates us to provide an even greater experience for our students.”-Jonathan Bell – Managing Director, VFS
To view the full list of schools, click here.
About Vancouver Film School
VFS is Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution, offering an immersive curriculum in film, animation, design, and beyond. VFS is known for providing high-quality education in accelerated time frames and offers 15 industry-led programs in which students graduate in 12 months as in-demand creative professionals. In 2023, alumni were credited on 8 of the top 10 domestic grossing films, 7 of the 10 best-selling games, and 8 of the 10 most streamed shows.
About MovieMaker
Founded in Seattle in 1993 by Timothy Rhys, MovieMaker is for anyone who loves moviemaking, with a focus on the art and craft of movies and cinematic TV. They offer profiles, advice, insider tips and product reviews that readers use to make smart, informed decisions about what they watch — and what they create. The magazine is currently published by Deirdre McCarrick and edited by Tim Molloy.
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Vancouver Film School
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