Vancouver Film School
Vancouver Film School (VFS) is a post-secondary entertainment arts school located in Vancouver, Canada. VFS has provided students with a unique educational model for over 20 years, offering one-year production-oriented programs in the entertainment arts, including film, acting, writing, makeup, design, animation & visual effects, sound, and game design.

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Programs Offered:
3D Animation & Visual Effects
Acting Essentials
Acting for Film & Television
Classical Animation
Digital Character Animation
Digital Design
Entertainment Business Management
Film Production
Foundation Visual Art & Design
Game Design
Houdini Certification
Makeup Design for Film & Television
Sound Design for Visual Media
Writing for Film, TV & Interactive Media

Intensive One Year Programs
VFS's intensive one-year production programs are the equivalent of a 3 or 4 year program elsewhere. Students receive a comprehensive education including lectures, tutorials, productions, collaborations with other departments, mentorship with professionals, and top guest speakers.

Professional Reel
Students graduate with a professional portfolio of work or demo reel showcasing their abilities. Many of these can be viewed on YouTube (search word: Vancouver Film School).

Professional Instruction
Our faculty are professionals active in their fields, so students receive industry-relevant and up-to-date instruction. Recent instructor credits include Smallville, The L Word, The Butterfly Effect, Over the Hedge, and Star Trek: Enterprise. Instructors have been nominated for Oscars, have won Emmys, and work for companies like EA, Nokia Games, ILM, Paramount, and many more.

Notable Alumni
Chad Moffitt, Academy Award-winning animator on The Lord of the Rings
Neill Blomkamp, selected by Peter Jackson to direct the film adaptation of Halo: The Movie
Janelle Henderson, makeup for Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Jewel Staite, actor in Firefly and Serenity
Scott Mosier, producer of Clerks and Chasing Amy
Daniel Osaki, nominated for an Emmy for designing spaceships for Battlestar Galactica

Living, Creating, and Working in Vancouver
Vancouver is beautiful, cosmopolitan, and safe, and with its thriving industries in film, design, TV, animation, games, and sound, it's the ideal place to launch a career in the entertainment arts.

Vancouver Film School
200 - 198 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6B 1H2

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