About Toronto Film School

Toronto Film School is one of Canada’s top-ranked film schools, known for attracting award-winning faculty and preparing award-winning graduates. It offers a fast and effective path to an exciting career in film, television, theatre, fashion, graphic design and video game design. The school offers on-campus diploma programs in an inspiring and high-energy environment, mentored by practicing industry professionals. At Toronto Film School, students collaborate with peers across creative programs and transform their creativity into practical skills through hands-on, industry-based portfolio projects that showcase their work to future employers.

The school also maintains an active Career Support Centre whose sole objective is to support their graduates in their search for career related employment. Courses and workshops prepare graduating students about employment research, networking techniques, resume development and interviewing skills.

Nestled in the heart of Canada’s creative industry, Toronto Film School embodies the creative spirit of Toronto.

Toronto Film School Rankings

Toronto Film School, Canada is ranked the 8th best film school in the world. They provide on-campus diploma programs that will help boost the careers for aspiring students in the fields of entertainment, fashion, and video games. They provide real-world industry experiences, practicing under industrial professionals and many more cross-industry activities which helps to build strong connections at a professional level.

Toronto Film School Campus

The university has 4 campuses – Dundas Campus A, Dundas Campus B, 415 Yonge St Campus, and Davisville Campus. The courses taught are divided among these four campuses. In the Dundas Campus A and Dundas Campus B, Film production diploma, Acting for film TV and the theatre diploma and Writing for film and TV diploma are taught.

In the 415 Yonge St Campus, Video game design and Animation Diploma, Video game design and development diploma are taught. In the Davisville Campus, Fashion design diploma, Graphic design and interactive media diploma, Marketing for fashion & Entertainment Diploma are taught.

They also have a library on campus which provides the students with all sorts of resources required for their study. They also have an online store where students can purchase official merchandise of the university.

Toronto Film School Academic Divisions 

The university provides students with online as well as on-campus diploma courses in various domains of entertainment, fashion and video games. The on-campus diploma courses consist of the following subjects –

• Acting for film tv and the theatre diploma
• Fashion design diploma, Film production diploma, Graphic design, and interactive media diploma
• Marketing for fashion & Entertainment Diploma
• Video game design and Animation Diploma
• Video game design and development diploma
• Writing for film and TV diploma

They also have a special course for students who need to improve their English language skills known as the ESL pathway program. It is an 18 months course. Students with fewer marks than the required marks in IELTS need to take this course. The university also provides online diploma courses for the students. The programs included in the online course are:

• Video production diploma
• Writing for film and TV associate diploma
• Graphic design and interactive media diploma
• Design for fashion diploma
• Video game animation associate Diploma

Toronto Film School Teaching Quality

Toronto Film School, ranked as a top film school by the QS World University Rankings, offers a fast-paced, hands-on and highly collaborative learning environment, designed to arm you with the theory and skills needed to align your career aspirations with your creative talents. Whether you are passionate about film, design, video games or fashion, Toronto Film School is where you will find a supportive community, award-winning instructors, and a network of creative peers to propel you into the career you dream of.

Toronto Film School Student Teacher Ratio

Skills-Based Education – Class sizes are kept small to ensure optimum instructor-to-student ratios. Faculty plan and deliver courses to emphasize hands-on projects that engage students and facilitate learning..

Toronto Film School Famous Alumni’s

Ali Kazmi, Pakistani-Canadian film and television actor

Toronto Film School International Student Scholarship -

• Amount : 5000 CAD
• Eligibility: Non-Resident student who has correct attributes, skills and strong work ethics, admitted to a diploma program in the October intake.
• Documents required - Scholarship Application form, Reference Letter which communicates about the traits in the eligibility of the Scholarship.

Toronto Film School Highlights

Toronto Film School Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

For all the prospective candidates hoping to enroll at the institute in the upcoming sessional year, an estimated cost of living in Canada has been tabulated below.

• Within two days of payment or contract, Students can cancel a payment with written notice of cancellation.
• Every student is entitled to a refund of fees paid for a program; however, The Toronto Film School is allowed to retain 20% of the total fees for the program. (whichever is less).

These are the list of cost which student are to pay for at the film school:

Toronto Film School Application Process

Toronto Film School Canada has the intake month of October. Students must apply well before the time otherwise they would be considered for the next admission cycle.

How to apply?

Applicationportal: Students can apply online

Applicationfee (non-refundable): CAD 100 for all programs, except for Film Production (CAD 500).

Basic Admission Requirements:

• An Ontario secondary school diploma (grade 12) or any equivalent.
• Notarized translated secondary (including any post-secondary) transcripts
• Mature student test: for a student who is over 18 and is not enrolling directly from secondary school.

Additional requirements (varies by programs of choice)

• Transcripts
• Professional movie Critique
• Storyboard
• Diploma
• Interview
• 1-2 minute monologue from a play/movie
• Photograph
• Resume (varies)
• Portfolio
• Reference
• Essay, articles, short stories
• Video submission

For more info, applicants can request for information form and an Admissions Advisor will contact them within 3 business days.

English Language Proficiency Test Scores

The applicants who are non-native English speakers’ needs to provide evidence of their English proficiency by submitting the results of one of the following tests:

Students with less than 4.0 IELTS score or without an IELTS score will take up the Oxford Online Placement Test.

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