Welcome to Vancouver Film School, where students from around the world have come to study everything you see, hear, and experience in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. Based in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, and with 13 programs spanning the entertainment arts, students receive a comprehensive, hands-on education in one year or less.
VFS offers 13 world-class programs spanning every aspect of the entertainment arts. Our unique educational model balances theory and hands-on production so that, after just one year, you're prepared to launch your career.
Faculty at VFS are established, award-winning professionals who work for top studios, and our Advisory Boards of industry leaders help shape curriculum so our programs stay current. Your professional network begins here.
VFS alumni have won Oscars, Emmys, and Independent Spirits, have premiered at major festivals, and work at top companies like Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Blizzard - all as a result of professional-quality reels created at VFS.
Year after year, Vancouver is named one of the world's best cities. It's also home to booming film, animation, and game industries. You'll interact with this professional world during your year and have more doors open to you upon graduation.
3D Animation & Visual Effects
Learn all the tools you'll need to be a 3D artist, as you create a compelling animation, modeling, or visual effects reel.
Classical Animation
Study the entire 2D animation process from concept development to finished product, including the creation of a short film of your own.
Digital Character Animation
For experienced classical animators who want to broaden their repertoire to include digital operating environments as they create a short film. Six-month program.
Acting for Film & Television
Acting students prepare for a professional acting career by studying in a studio environment how to perform in front of a camera.
Entertainment Business Management
Combine the study of economics, law, and communications in order to handle the business business affairs of artists, athletes, and entertainers.
Game Design
Study all aspects of game design, from visual storytelling, to level design, to the production process, as you create a playable game yourself.
Sound Design for Visual Media
Use producing, editing, and engineering skills to create sound effects, ambient noises, and music to match images in film, animation, and video games.
Digital Design
Refine your design work, creating an innovative portfolio while providing your industry clients with the most elegant solutions for their needs.
Film Production
Learn the disciplines of directing, producing, cinematography, screenwriting, art direction, and editing, as you collaborate on dramatic and documentary films.
Makeup Design for Film & Television
Learn everything from set etiquette to celebrity makeup, film and TV makeup, and special effects makeup, so you are prepared to be part of any production team.
Writing for Film & Television
Write, workshop, and collaborate on a variety of storytelling forms, including feature and short scripts, episodic TV scripts, sketch comedy, and documentaries.
Acting Essentials
Learn how to interpret stories creatively and how to use body and voice to communicate with other actors and with an audience. Four-month program, preparation for Acting for Film & Television.