Admission Requirements for Film Animation

General Guidelines

Applicants to both the Film Production and Film Animation programs (major and/or minor) must submit separate portfolios and letters of intent for each program.

In the case of collective or collaborative projects, applicants must clearly define their role within the production.

The Department will retain written material submitted by applicants, including transcripts, letter of intent and creative writing. Applicants are strongly encouraged to make and retain copies of all material submitted.

Film Animation Portfolio:

• Should contain a diverse and representative collection of the applicant’s artwork which demonstrates the applicant’s personal creative activity and reflects his/her level of maturity and understanding of fine arts practices.
• Should include such items as drawings (life drawings recommended), films (see below), sculpture, complete sketchbooks, paintings, photography, fibres, ceramics or any other personal artwork.
• Candidates should submit only their best artwork (15 to 30 items).
• Large scale works (greater than 20" x 24") must be submitted in photograph format.
• Films should be submitted in a digital format, on CD or DVD. The admission jury will only view work in standard Quicktime, AVI or JPEG file formats.
• It is recommended that the portfolio demonstrate familiarity with Adobe Photoshop or other relevant software.

The Letter of intent must:

• be approximately 500 words long, written in either English or French;
• indicate the applicant’s reasons for applying to the School of Cinema, as well as his/her expectations of the program;
• describe the applicant's past achievements and short- and long-term goals as they relate to the area of cinema.

Admissions Evaluation Form

The evaluation form must be completed and submitted with the portfolio. If applying to multiple programs within the School of Cinema, applicants must list and rank their choice of programs on the form. A copy may be obtained from the School or downloaded from cinema.concordia.ca/forms.

Academic Records

These should include, where applicable, high school, community college, Cegep and university transcripts. This is a student copy of the transcript(s), not the official copy sent to the Application Centre.

Portfolio Retrieval

All applicants may pick up their portfolios at the School beginning June 1. Unclaimed portfolios will be discarded in early fall.