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Best-Known Film Schools
A curated overview of widely recognized, frequently cited film schools in the United States and abroad. This is an editorial selection of well-known programs, not a ranking — every school links to its own site so you can verify the details.
USC School of Cinematic ArtsUCLA School of Theater, Film and TelevisionNYU Tisch School of the Arts — Film & TVAFI ConservatoryFSU College of Motion Picture ArtsCalArts School of Film/VideoDodge College of Film and Media ArtsColumbia University School of the Arts — FilmUNC School of the Arts — School of FilmmakingEmerson College — Visual & Media ArtsColumbia College Chicago — Cinema and Television ArtsNational Film and Television SchoolRochester Institute of Technology — Film and AnimationPratt Institute — FilmBrooklyn College Feirstein School of CinemaAmerican University — School of Communication (Film)
This is an editorial selection of well-known programs for orientation only — it is not a ranking and not exhaustive. See the full A–Z directory to browse every listed school.
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