Smaller studio classes allow students to fully explore their artistic motivations, resulting in one of the best camera-to-student ratios in North America. 

We provide an environment that nurtures experimentation. We maintain significant emphasis on both fiction and non-fiction cinema production.  Students learn how to work on location with fellow classmates, developing an in-depth knowledge of the techniques involved in creating a film from scenario to screening; however, alternative approaches to cinema creation—where students pursue independent practices as artists—are also encouraged.  

There is considerable technical learning in the program and we provide hands-on training with state-of-the-art production and post-production equipment. In the first year of the program, every student makes two films. Each project produced in our core filmmaking courses is initiated by students and mentored through all stages of production to completion. In their second year of study, top students may apply to the Specialization in Film Production, giving them the opportunity to apply their technical skills to longer, more complex productions.

The School of Cinema resides within North America’s largest comprehensive Faculty of Fine Arts. Film Production students take classes outside their primary concentration and are encouraged to explore all forms of artistic expression. Theoretical approaches to cinema also provide a solid interdisciplinary base onto which practical training can be applied. Students analyze aesthetics, history, modes of viewership, and industry practices in addition to the numerous film productions they work on in each year of the program.