Many public and private educational institutions provide courses in film theory and practical film production. Click on the institution's website link to find more information about the programs being offered.
Please Note: This information is provided in response to public interest. It is not an endorsement for any of the schools listed.
Art Institute of Vancouver - Burnaby
3264 Beta Avenue
Burnaby BC
V5G 4K4
Tel: 604 298-5400 | Toll Free: 1 800 661-1885 | Fax: 604 298-5403
The Digital Media Production program provides an intensive study of digital production focusing on digital film, corporate and commercial video production. Also available are programs in Animation Art & Design, Graphic Design, Professional Recording Arts and Visual Effects & Motion Graphics.
Blanche Macdonald Centre
Tel: 604 685-0347 | Fax: 604 669–1415
Blanche Macdonald Centre offers professional diploma programs in Make-up Artistry for television and film, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Esthetics and Nail Technology.
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Main Campus - 3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby BC V5G 3H2
Tel: Main Switchboard 604 434-5734, Broadcast Communications 604 432-8863 | Fax: 604 432-1792
Part-time programs include: Film for Beginners, Film Orientation, Dramatic Writing for Film and TV, The Writer/Producer/Director, Script Supervisor, and Heartbeat for Film Production. The School of Business offers a full-time 2-year program or part-time credit courses in Television Broadcast Communication and Video Production. BCIT Trades Training offers Carpentry, Millwright, Steel Fabricating, Painting, Construction, Mechanics, Welding, Ironworking, Electronics, Auto Mechanics, Machinist, Plumbing and Robotics.
Capilano College Film and Television Program
2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC
V7J 3H5
Tel: 604 990-7868 | Fax: 604 990-7867
The Capilano College Film Centre offers a wide range of full-time programs that prepare students for a variety of career paths in the film production industry. The largest of these, the Motion Picture Production Program, now offers 2nd and 3rd-year programs - designed specifically for emerging, entrepreneurial filmmakers. A four year Applied Degree in Film Production is in active development. For those seeking entry-level craft training for the film business, the Film Centre also offers courses in Lighting, Grip, and Set Dressing.
* Motion Picture Production 1,2 & 3 year Programs
* Costuming for Stage & Screen Certificate & Diploma Programs
* Cinematography for Film & Video Certificate Program
* Documentary/Small Unit Production Diploma Program
* Entry Level Craft Training
Centre for Digital Media
555 Great Northern Way
Vancouver, BC V5T 1E2
Tel: 778 782-8210 | Fax: 778 782-8209
The new, multi-million dollar Centre for Digital Media will house the Masters in Digital Media Program. Students enrolled in the professional graduate degree program will benefit from a new facility that will perfectly complement the Masters in Digital Media program and encourage interaction with partners in the New Media industry.
Columbia Academy Electronic Multimedia Training Centre
1295 West Broadway
Vancouver BC
V6H 3X8
Tel: 604 736-3316 | Fax: 604 731-5458
Practical hands-on training in Radio & TV Broadcasting, Video & TV Production, Recording & Music Engineering.
Douglas College
PO Box 2503
New Westminster BC
V3L 5B2
Tel: 604 527-5400 | Fax: 604 527-5095
The full-time, two-year Stage Crafts Program focuses on technical skills applied to productions staged by the Theatre Department: Scene Construction, Carpentry, Lighting, and Scenic Painting. Design students may transfer credits to a university.
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
1399 Johnston Street
Granville Island
Vancouver BC
V6H 3R9
Tel: 604 844-3800 | Fax: 604 844-3801
Four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts program, Second year students with an interest in Media specialize in Film and Video, Animation, Photography, Intermedia or Electronic Communication Design. The Film/Video Department trains directors, cinematographers, editors and experimental filmmakers. Electronic Communication Design offers courses in props, set painting and art direction as well as broadcast film and video graphics and high-end computer animation. Graduates work in interactive software design and digital effects.
Gulf Islands Film and Television School
S-43, C-12, RR # 2
Galiano Island BC
V0N 1P0
Tel: 250 539-5729 | Fax: 250 539-3290
Programs include Media Intensive Program for teenagers, one-week courses on classical & computer animation, documentary, and drama. Adult, teen and pre-teen courses offered March through September.
Interior Film & Television Training Centre
#S212 - 750 Cottonwood Ave.
Kamloops, BC V2B 3X2
Tel: 250 554-9700 | Fax: 250 554-9707
Our courses are designed to explore almost every aspect of Film and TV production, from film orientation to editing. Our goal is to provide students with the skills and attitudes to prepare them for employment in the industry, through hands-on instruction, targeted training and real work experiences. We are also developing a New Media program.
Langara College - Digital Film Production
Annat Kennet, Program Coordinator
Film Training Centre
601 West Broadway Unit L4
Vancouver BC V5Z 4C2
Tel: 604 323-5561
The Digital Film Production Program Certificate is a unique, broadbased introductory and professional accelerated learning training program. It is designed for students who want to achieve results in an exciting fast paced atmosphere and immerse themselves in the filmmaking process.
The program focuses on applied training, much like a production company and places emphasis on student’s personal goals through individual attention from our Instructors.
Students work towards individual graduation projects in any genre of their choosing under instructor mentorship and prepare festival packages to accompany their films.
Students receive career guidance and take the BC Film Orientation Industry Certificate. Graduates benefit from our connections to local film organizations and instructor contacts and remain part of our “growing” film community, gain access to incoming job offers and work on past students up coming productions.
The program gives students up-to-date training in all film genres as well as the necessary creative and technical skills to gain entry-level positions in the film industry, pursue independent film projects, continue their education onto advanced programs or for educational purposes.
Langara College - Documentary Production
Annat Kennet, Program Coordinator
Film Training Centre
601 West Broadway Unit L4
Vancouver BC V5Z 4C2
Tel: 604 323 5561
The Documentary Production Certificate is an intensive, 16 week professional training program, designed for students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds who wish to pursue a career in the challenging world of non fiction film.
The program developed by dedicated award winning documentary filmmakers teaches the creative and technical skills needed to make professional documentary films, using the latest camera and editing software in a production house environment.
Students are mentored through the training process and to achieve this we only take 9 students per intake.
During this intensive and practical program you will collaborate on a variety of projects, shoot and edit films again and again whilst developing your own final project. You will pitch your film to Industry professionals and come away with a graduation film.
Many of our students have gone on to set up their own production companies, receive funding from the National Film Board, develop projects with outside agencies and TV networks.
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby BC
V5A 1S6
Tel: General 604 291-3111, Continuing Studies 604 291-3363 | Fax: 604 291-5907
The School for Contemporary Arts offers a four-year major and a three-year extended minor in Film. Both film programs include courses from Art and Culture Studies, and other studio disciplines. Admission to Film is highly competitive, and requires special application, due mid-March.
University of British Columbia
6354 Crescent Road
Vancouver BC
V6T 1W5
Tel: 604 822-2211, 604 822-6037 | Fax: 604 822-0508
Students with a B.A., or in their last two years of a four-year B.A. program, study film production and theory. Graduate thesis films are produced in the M.F.A. program. Teaching staff consults with film unions to help students make the transition to professional work.
Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts
604 - 21 Water Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1A1
Tel: 604 633-1525 | Toll Free: 1-866-231-VADA (8232) | Fax: 604 628-5725
The Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts offers part-time and full-time acting programs designed to groom actors to work at a professional level.
Vancouver Community College
250 West Pender Street
Vancouver BC
V6B 1S9
Tel: Full time Programs 604 443-8300, Continuing Education 604 443-8416 | Fax: Full Time Programs 604 443-8300
Full-time programs include Accounting, Business Education, Computer Graphics, Graphic Arts and Hairstyling, Continuing Education courses and certificate programs taught by practitioners include Electronic Publishing and Design, Fashion Arts and Interior Design.
Vancouver Film School
200 - 198 W. Hastings Street
Vancouver BC
V6B 1H2
Tel: 604 685-5808 | Toll Free: 1-800-661-4101 | Fax: 604 685-5830
A forty-eight week program covers all aspects of filmmaking. Each class of thirty students produces six documentaries, six dramas and participates in an Instructor's Shoot. Full-time classes begin every two months and part-time courses are offered three times a year. Also available: production-based programs in New Media, 2D & 3D Animation, Sound Design, Acting, Writing and Make-up for Film & Television.
Victoria Motion Picture School
751 Discovery Street
Victoria, BC V8T 1H1
Tel: 250 381-3032 | Fax: 250 388-7349
