The program offers an intensive, behind-the-scenes education that covers all areas of filmmaking. You will experience every phase of pre-production, production and post-production while learning from industry-active filmmakers with projects such as Beauty and the Beast, Black Panther, The Shape of Water and Star Trek Beyond to their credit. The program covers various aspects of filmmaking, including writing and analyzing screenplays, developing storyboards, creating shot lists and preparing budgets and schedules. You will learn to shoot, direct, block, light scenes and capture audio, as well as assemble, cut and manipulate footage.
January, April, July and October
18 months (6 terms)
Dundas Square
You’ll be mentored by a variety of award-winning and in-demand filmmakers. Working directors, assistant directors, producers, production managers, cinematographers, camera operators, writers and distributors all bring invaluable industry practices and insights into the classroom.
Through immersive coursework and experiential learning, 18 months is the right amount of time to develop the technical, creative and business expertise for launching your career in film.
In small classes with one-on-one instruction and mentoring, you’ll have the greatest opportunity to reach your full potential. You’ll also build invaluable relationships with classmates and professional networks with peers across creative programs.
From your first term, you are on set, behind the camera, inside editing stations and in distribution meetings. You produce at least one film project per term and gain hands-on experience, working each position on set, in a range of productions. You learn how to shoot in multiple styles with access to Toronto Film School’s studios and industry-standard cameras like the ALEXA Mini and ARRI Amira.
We provide a unique opportunity for cross-industry collaboration. You’ll bring your productions to life, working with students across creative programs including Writing for Film and TV, Acting for Film, TV & the Theatre and Video Game Design. Through both on-campus and off-campus productions, you’ll be mentored by a variety of cross-industry professionals.
You’ll study in downtown Toronto, steps away from the lively Dundas Square which often hosts outdoor film screenings and productions. The city provides an inspirational backdrop with such world-class cultural events as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Reel World Film Festival, Hot Docs, and North by Northeast (NXNE).
The requirement for graduation is completion of all courses in the chosen program with a 1.7 CGPA in the 4.3 scale or better. Electives if required, and any course with grades W or F must be retaken in order to graduate.
A student is eligible for a diploma after successfully completing all graduation requirements. These requirements include the completion of a minimum of 144 contact hours.
To remain in good academic standing a student must maintain a CGPA of 1.7 CGPA or higher in the 4.3 scale.
The graduation requirement for this program is a CGPA of 2.0 or higher. Number of credits that must be achieved through coursework at Toronto Film School.
The Government of Canada offers students financial assistance in the form of both loans and grants to make it easier to earn a post-secondary degree or diploma.
Grants do not need to be repaid, while loans are typically interest-free during the education period and then repaid after students finish their post-secondary program. The Grants program offers funding for students who demonstrate specific needs (e.g. students from low- or middle-income families, students with disabilities, students with dependents and part-time students).
The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is a government-based financial aid program for Ontario resident students that can help to pay for college or university.
OSAP offers funding through:
Students may be eligible to receive assistance to meet the cost of post-secondary education, including tuition, books, supplies and basic living expenses.
Students from most provinces and territories are eligible for Financial Aid programs
Most major banks in Canada offer lines of credit and other programs specifically for students.
Usually full-time students are eligible for student lines of credit. Although most banks give these loans to Canadians studying at Canadian institutions, they are sometimes available for students who are studying abroad. While most banks require that undergraduates have a co-signer for their line of credit, this is not usually required for graduate students.
For any line of credit program, students typically must visit their local branch to apply.
Information on programs for students through major banking institutions:
The following is an example of a TD Bank student line of credit:
maximum available is $10,000 per year for a maximum of four years ($40,000).
The interest rate is prime plus 1% set monthly.
An interest-only repayment begins while a student is in school and continues for 12 months after graduation. After that students begin monthly principal plus interest payments that will repay their loans in up to 20 years.
The Registered Education Savings Program (RESP) is a program from the Government of Canada that helps Canadians save for a child’s post-secondary education. Both degree and diploma programs at Toronto Film School are eligible under the RESP.
Students with an RESP typically require a letter of acceptance from their faculty to have funds released for their use.
The Government of Canada’s Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP) allows Canadians to withdraw up to $10,000 in a calendar year from their registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) to finance a full-time training or education program for themselves or a spouse or common-law partner. (Canadians may not use the LLP to finance the training or education of their own children, or those of their spouse or common-law partner).
Students who meet the LLP conditions every year may withdraw up to the maximum LLP RRSP amount until January of the fourth year after the year they make their first LLP withdrawal. The maximum amount that can be borrowed from an RRSP under this program is $20,000 in total.
Students at the Toronto Film School who are Ontario residents may be eligible for funding for Toronto Film School post-graduate diploma programs through Employment Insurance (EI). The EI program provides temporary financial assistance to unemployed Canadians who have lost their job through no fault of their own, while they look for work or upgrade their skills. Students who are on EI or have recently been receiving it may be eligible.
In honour of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), international students showing proof of US or Mexican citizenship will not be charged the international tuition fee. These students will pay the domestic tuition rate for Toronto Film School and Yorkville University programs.
If you meet the academic requirements of your program, you will be issued a Conditional Letter of Acceptance (CLOA).
To receive the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) letter for your study permit application, you will need to pay a tuition deposit of $7,000 CAD for 18 month diploma programs or $6,000 CAD for 12 month diploma programs . You may be waived from this requirement if you meet one of these two conditions:
Yes. Find out more about student loan opportunities at Toronto Film School on the Canada Student Loan Program page and the Ontario Student Loan page.
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