A few days ago
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Film Study Abroad?

I am a filmmaker starting my 3rd yr, studying directing at Columbia College Chicago & I am very seriously thinking about studying abroad in spring ’08. I applied to a school in London a few months ago but was not accepted. I looked online and found hundreds of different film schools in different countries but don’t know which would really fit what i’m looking for, so:

– I’m hoping to get some credits to transfer, so i’d prefer if it wasn’t like a simple 2month diploma course

– I would like to leave there with some kind of a sample, a minute or two short at least.

– I have a more than basic knowledge of film and the industry and would like to actually learn something and not just repeat basics

– i would love it if i could actually concentrate on studying directing

As for destination – sth fun, i’m thinking europe (i have a US and UE citizenships) but i’m also thinking Austalia/New Zealand.

– oh, and i’d like them to teach in english.

i ask a lot, i know. any suggestions?

Top 3 Answers
A few days ago
SimonJ

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Bond University in Australia have quite a good Centre for Film, Television and Screen Based Media. Try the following link:

http://www.bond.edu.au/hss/disciplines/film-tv/

Or there’s the International Film School in Sydney:

http://www.ifss.edu.au/

Or how about a summer school course at one of Australia’s top universities:

http://www.summerfilmschool.com/

That last one gets my vote!

Good luck.

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A few days ago
RoaringMice
I know you didn’t get into that one London school, but there are others. If you’re into the UK, then you can try:

– National Film and Television School

– London Film School

Two top UK film schools, with NFTS being the better of the two.

Other UK programs that I’ve heard good things about are:

– The Royal College of Art (London)

– Bournemouth University

– Napier University

– London College of Communication

As for transferring credits – that’s not so easy. The British model of education runs completely differently from that of the US. You may not be able to transfer credits – they don’t run on a credit model.

I also like the idea of Australia, which the other poster suggested. Australia is another country with a strong domestic film industry.

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5 years ago
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Brooks Institute has an amazing program with a lot of freedom to produce real projects tutored by faculty currently in the film industry. They also have doc projects in a different countries.
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