List of film schools
The following is a list of notable film schools grouped by country. Around the world, there are institutions both public and private dedicated to teaching film either as a department in 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.
Active institutions in continents
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Europe
North America
South America
List of other active institutions
Brazil
- Cinema, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis
Cuba
- Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión, San Antonio de los Baños
France
- La Femis - Ecole nationale supérieure des métiers de l'image et du son, Paris
- École Supérieure d'Audiovisuel de l'Université Toulouse II, Toulouse
- The International Film School of Paris - EICAR
- Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, Paris, Nice and Rennes
- Louis Lumière College - École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière, Paris
Hong Kong
- The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, School of Film and Television, Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Communication, Academy of Film, Hong Kong
- City University of Hong Kong, School of Creative Media, Hong Kong
India
- Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
- State Institute of Film and Television, Rohtak
- School of Film and Mass Communication, SHUATS, Allahabad
- National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
- Government Film and Television Institute, Bangalore
- Jyoti Chitraban Film and Television Institute, Guwahati
- Annapurna International School of Film and Media, Hyderabad
- AJK, Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
- Srishti School of Art Design and Technology, Bangalore
- K. R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, Kottayam, Kerala
- Whistling Woods International, Mumbai, India
Indonesia
- SAE Institute, Jakarta
- Multimedia Nusantara University : College of Arts and Design, Department of Film. Tangerang
Ireland
- National Film School
- New Media Technology College
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- Tel Aviv University Department of Film and Television, Tel Aviv
- Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
- Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, Jerusalem
- Sapir Academic College, Sderot
Italy
- Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Rome
- Roma Film Academy, Rome
- SAE Institute, Milan
- Istituto Europeo di Design, Milan
Japan
- Japan Institute of the Moving Image
- Nihon University: College of Arts, Department of Cinema. Tokyo
Jordan
- Yarmouk University
- Amman Filmmakers Cooperative
- Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts
Korea
- Chung-Ang University
- Dongguk University
- Hanyang University
- Korea National University of Arts
- Seoul Institute of the Arts
Lebanon
- Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
- Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts
- Lebanese American University
- Notre Dame University – Louaize
Malaysia
- Multimedia University
Mexico
- Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos
- Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica
Netherlands
- Netherlands Film and Television Academy
New Zealand
- University of Auckland, Screen Production in the School of Film, Television & Media Studies
- Auckland University of Technology, School of Communication Studies, Auckland
- South Seas Film and Television School, Auckland
- Unitec New Zealand, School of Performing and Screen Arts, Auckland
- The New Zealand Film & Television School, Wellington
Norway
- The Norwegian Filmschool, Lillehammer
Pakistan
- School of Creative Arts, University of Lahore, Lahore
- SZABIST, Karachi
- Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi
- Iqra University, Karachi
- National College of Arts, Lahore
- Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
- Punjab University, Lahore
Philippines
- Asia Pacific Film Institute
- De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde
- International Academy of Film and Television
- Mapúa University
- Mowelfund Film Institute
- University of the Philippines Film Institute
- University of San Carlos
Poland
- Łódź Film School
- Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, Katowice
Portugal
- Catholic University of Portugal School of Arts, Porto
Romania
- Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography, Bucharest
Russia
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, Moscow
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Serbia
- Academy of Arts, Belgrade
Singapore
- Puttnam School of Film, LASALLE College of the Arts
- Tisch School of the Arts Asia
- Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
- Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media
- Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Film and Media Studies
- SAE Institute
- Temasek Polytechnic
Slovakia
- Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Faculty of film and television, Bratislava
Sweden
- Dramatiska Institutet, Stockholm
- University of Gothenburg, School of Film Directing.
Turkey
- Yasar University Film Design.
- Istanbul Kültür University CILECT Member.
- Izmir University of Economics Faculty of Communication, Department of Cinema and Digital Media
- Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
- Istanbul Bilgi University
- Istanbul University Faculty of Communication, Radio, TV and Cinema.
Thailand
- Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhonpathom
Ukraine
- National University of Theatre, Film and TV in Kiev, Kyiv
United Arab Emirates
- The College of Architecture, Art & Design at the American University of Sharjah
United Kingdom
- Bournemouth Film School at Arts University Bournemouth
- Falmouth University,
- University of Hertfordshire
- London Film School
- Met Film School
- National Film and Television School
- Film & TV School Wales at University of South Wales
- Northern Film School at Leeds Beckett University
- Screen Academy Scotland at Napier University
- University for the Creative Arts at Farnham
- Westminster Film School at University of Westminster
- University of Bristol Drama Dept
- University of Gloucestershire
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- Kingston University, London
- Skillset Screen Academy at LCC at University of the Arts London
- London Film Academy
- Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Middlesex University - Hendon, London
- Richmond University, London
- Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication
United States