Los Angeles Film School
Opened in 1999 on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, the Los Angeles Film School is a for-profit institution specialising in accelerated, career-focused programmes in film production, animation, audio, entertainment business and game design. Its campus encompasses the former RCA Building and historic Ivar Theatre.
Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is Australia’s national screen arts and broadcast school. Established in 1973, AFTRS has been the training ground for many of Australia’s most acclaimed filmmakers and is consistently ranked among the world’s top film schools.
National Film School of Denmark
The National Film School of Denmark (Den Danske Filmskole) is one of the most prestigious film schools in Europe, known for producing internationally acclaimed filmmakers and contributing significantly to the Danish film industry’s global reputation for excellence.
Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA)
The Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) is the leading film school in Korea, established to foster professional filmmakers through highly selective and intensive education with field-centered training programs.
Film and Television Institute of India
Founded in 1960 on the historic grounds of Prabhat Studios in Pune, FTII is India’s premier government-funded film training centre. An autonomous institution under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, it offers three-year postgraduate diplomas in direction, acting, cinematography, editing, sound, animation and producing, along with short-term outreach courses nationwide.
Screen Academy Scotland
Screen Academy Scotland, established in 2005, is a prestigious collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art, representing one of the UK’s three centres of excellence in film practice education.
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (CSC), also referred to as the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema (National Film School), is the oldest film school in Western Europe. Established in 1935 in Rome, Italy, it has been a cornerstone of Italian cinema education for nearly a century, training generations of filmmakers who have shaped the landscape of Italian and international cinema.
Norwegian Film School
Established by parliamentary act in 1997 and operating under Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Den norske filmskolen is Norway’s national centre for professional film training. Initially based in Lillehammer—site of the 1994 Winter Olympics—it expanded to an Oslo campus in 2019, offering six-semester conservatoire degrees in directing, producing, cinematography, editing, sound and production design.
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand
CalArts (California Institute of the Arts)
CalArts’ film facilities include the John H. Whitney Digital Arts Centre and industry-grade sound stages, while the institute’s métier-spanning curriculum encourages collaboration across music, theatre, dance, design and critical studies. Selective admissions (fewer than one in five applicants accepted) ensure intense, mentor-led training under practising artists.