ArtCenter Film students collaborate with artists and designers from other departments and graduate with diversified skill-sets translatable to careers in all areas of film, TV and commercial production
ArtCenter Film alumni are recognized for their innovative visual and narrative storytelling skills and are sought-after as film, TV and commercial directors, cinematographers, editors and screenwriters.
Our film graduates emerge poised to thrive in Hollywood thanks to their virtuoso visual and narrative storytelling skills and business savvy.
ArtCenter has always placed the highest premium on producing professional-quality student work. Look no further than the front-and-center location of the original Student Gallery, at the entrance to Hillside Campus, for proof of the Colleges commitment to dazzling power of student-produced works of...
ArtCenter has always placed the highest premium on producing professional-quality student work. Look no further than the front-and-center location of the original Student Gallery, at the entrance to Hillside Campus, for proof of the Colleges commitment to dazzling power of student-produced works of...
Explore learning outcomes for ArtCenter's undergraduate film program.
ArtCenter's three-track curriculum in Film prepares you for success in directing, editing, or cinematography.
Film at ArtCenter features a faculty of distinguished working filmmakers, editors, producers, screenwriters, studio heads and critics.
The IdentificarX Film Festival showcased films as part of IdentificarX exhibition programming celebrating our Latina/e/o/x ArtCenter alumni.
Check out Film articles on Dot Magazine.
Here you'll find the complete course descriptions for the undergraduate Film program at ArtCenter.
Alum Don Burgess, whose film credits include Forrest Gump and Spider-Man, wins American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award
Craft visual narratives and tell world-opening stories as a filmmaker. ArtCenter’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Film equips you with state-of-the-art production equipment, facilities, and post-production tools to make compelling films starting in your first semester. Pursue the film major in...
The Reel Thing: Meet Film Producer Maja Zimmermann ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Maja Zimmermann (BA 99 Film) film producer: For the past four and a half years, Ive been working on Killing Jesus. It recently premiered at the Toronto film festival and now were traveling the world wit...
Freelance art director Sonja Johnson (BFA 11 Film, BFA 14 Advertising) is known for her barrier-breaking campaigns for clients like SheaMoisture and Vaseline.
Here are the most current course descriptions available to students pursuing an MFA in Film at ArtCenter.
Explore learning outcomes for the MFA Film program.
Meet Oscar Nominated Film Editor and ArtCenter Mentor Billy Weber Film department mentor and Academy Award-nominated editor Billy Weber has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Terrence Malick, Tony Scott and Martin Brest. In this intimate caree portrait, Weber opens ...
Evoke critical thought and elicit unbounded emotion through the multifaceted art of film. With ArtCenter’s Master of Fine Arts in Film, you’ll gain tools to ask complex questions, tell compelling stories and push the boundaries of visual narratives—and to inspire future generations...
Our course of study encourages students to work closely with industry professionals to develop and shoot personal narrative, documentary and commercial work.
The Joy Of Sets: Meet Film Alum Zak Marx ArtCenter: What are you working on right now? Zak Marx (BFA 16 Film), Director: Im currently wrapping a commercial campaign I directed for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Working for a month in the Caribbean is something I strongly recommend. AC: How do you defin...
Our talented alumni are some of Hollywood's most sought-after storytellers, working across all areas of the entertainment industry, including as blockbuster filmmakers, music video directors and social innovation documentary producers.
Our location, at the heart of the entertainment industry, enables us to build a faculty of working filmmakers, screenwriters, producers, actors, editors and cinematographers.