Best Los Angeles Film Schools

There are many places to attend film school but there's definitely something to be said to going to school in the heart of all of the action. Below is a listing of the top LA Film Schools and it's surrounding area ranked by the review system as of January 2019.

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   Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

   Rising to number 4 on The Hollywood Reporter's annual rankings of the top 25 American film schools in 2022, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University offers top-notch filmmaking courses in an intimate learning environment. Notable alumni include the Duffer brothers...

   • 4.25 star(s)
   • Reviews: 4
   • Questions: 4
   • Category: California
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   USC School of Cinematic Arts

   For more than 90 years, the University of Southern California has trained the next generation of prolific filmmakers. As the nation's first institution of higher learning to offer a bachelor's degree in film, the School of Cinematic Arts remains at the forefront of emerging filmmaking trends...

   • 4.00 star(s)
   • Reviews: 12
   • Questions: 15
   • Category: California
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   AFI Conservatory

   First established in 1967, the American Film Institute is world renowned for producing pioneers and trailblazers in the film industry. As a not-for-profit, private graduate film school, the AFI Conservatory teaches multimodal pedagogy in hands-on courses led by industry experts. Film students...

   • 4.00 star(s)
   • Reviews: 1
   • Questions: 4
   • Category: California
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   California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) - Program in Film and Video

   The Program in Film and Video is designed for students who use film and video as media for personal expression and exploration—those artists for whom independent film and video is a calling and not simply a mode of production. In the workshop environment cultivated by the program, each student...

   • 4.00 star(s)
   • Reviews: 2
   • Questions: 1
   • Category: California
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    UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT)

    UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television teaches film from a theoretical and technical perspective. In 2021, TheWrap ranked UCLA TFT no. 8 in its annual list of the top 50 film schools. And in 2022, U.S. News & World Report named UCLA the no. 1 public university for the sixth consecutive year...

    • 5.00 star(s)
    • Reviews: 3
    • Questions: 2
    • Category: California
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    Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - Department of Cinema of Television Arts

    With seven programs of study, CTVA offers unparalleled opportunities for academic and professional training in a richly diverse environment. Our faculty bring extensive professional experience to the classrooms, studios and labs, and are committed to instilling the knowledge, expertise...

    • 3.00 star(s)
    • Reviews: 1
    • Questions: 1
    • Category: California

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