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VFS tops the lists, time and time again
Vancouver Film Schools consistently ranks at the top of the lists for creative entertainment and tech industry rankings. Explore VFS and find out why.
Audition for VFS’ Acting Programs
Audition live to get on-the-spot performance feedback from VFS Industry Faculty. Find out in real time if you’ve been accepted into our Acting Program.
Study Writing for Film, Television & Games in Vancouver, Canada!
Vancouver Film School (VFS) and Monterrey International Film Festival (FIC Monterrey) have partnered to offer Latin America students a chance to earn a full-tuition scholarship to study Writing for Film, Television & Games at VFS.
Tech giant AMD sets up shop at VFS
VFS Announces new industry partnership with AMD and officially opens the “AMD Creators Lab” on campus.
VFS Introduces VR/AR Design & Development
This brand new AR/VR course at VFS utilizing the latest interactive technologies and explores the creation of immersive media for computer-simulated environments, digitally generated objects and real world scenarios in augmented reality.
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Game Design
Sound Design for Visual Media
VFX Entry Level Workshops
Whether you have prior training in a related field or no experience at all, these VFX workshops have everything you need to take meaningful steps towards portfolio development for post-secondary study and your dream career.
Explore Our Programs
Our 13 post-secondary diploma programs deliver the most current and in-demand techniques and skills you’ll need to start a rewarding career in acting, animation, film and TV production, screenwriting, programming, makeup, sound, interactive or game design.
3D Animation + Visual Effects&
Acting Essentials
Acting for Film & Television
Animation Concept Art
Classical Animation
Digital Design
Film Production
Foundation Visual Art & Design
Game Design
Makeup Design for Film & Television
Programming for Games, Web & Mobile
Sound Design for Visual Media
Writing for Film & Television
After Graduating from VFS
Armed with in-demand skills and in-depth industry knowledge, VFS alumni consistently achieve outstanding success throughout the entertainment and creative realms. Just take a look at what former VFS students have accomplished in only the past year.
Alumni receive nominations and wins at the Oscars + Emmys
Global reputation with 47% international students
Alumni part of entertainment properties, grossing over $19 billion
Alumni Success
VFS alumni are some of the most sought-after and successful actors, artists, creators and storytellers in the entertainment and media arts worlds. They work on the biggest blockbusters and hottest brands, help found innovative studios, and have received nominations and wins at the Oscars and Emmys. In fact, our alumni are shaping the industry, having worked on the top entertainment properties of 2016 - totaling more than $19 billion in world-wide revenue.
Where VFS Alumni Work
VFS has a wide-reaching global network of more than 25,000 alumni who have found success working for some of the top studios and most well-known brands in the world. Check out some of the companies where our graduates are making an impact on the industry.
One-Year Education Model
VFS’s unique and accelerated educational model balances intensive and industry-led theory with crucial hands-on production experience, so students are ready to become entertainment and creative media arts professionals in just one year. And, with award-winning instructors and mentors who come right from the top studios and companies, VFS regularly evolves its acclaimed curriculum to meet the ever-changing demands of the industry.
Your Year at VFS
For 12 fast-paced months, you will be completely immersed in your field of study, essentially spending every waking moment learning about, and getting crucial hands-on experience doing the thing you love the most. Listen to what students are saying about the intensive transformation they underwent during their year at VFS.
World-Class Facilities
Located in the heart of beautiful downtown Vancouver, B.C., our eight state-of-the-art campuses offer lots of workshop and production spaces, green screen room, film sets, studios, screening rooms, theatres, and 24/7 access to computer labs with industry-standard software.
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