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International Summer Intensives: May 24 - June 26 (on campus)
Summer Intensives: July 6 – August 14 (on-campus)
Animation | Short-Track
Intro to Maya: May 5 - June 16 (online)
Intro to Character Design: April 2 - May 14 (online)
2D Animation: May 20 - July 1 (online)
Acting for Film & Television | Short-Track
Script to Screen: May 6 - June 17 (on-campus)
Voice Acting: March 25; April 1, 8, 15 (online)
Voice Acting 2: May 7 - 28 (on-campus)
Comedy for Teens: May 9 - 30 (on-campus)
Digital Design | Short-Track
Intro to Motion Graphics: May 6 - June 17 (online)
Film Production | Short-Track
Intro to Directing: May 7 - June 18 (online)
Intro to Directing: April 22 - June 3 (on campus)
Intro to Cinematography: April 1 - May 13 (online)
Intro to Producing: March 17 - May 5 (on-campus)
Game Design | Short-Track
Game Design Fundamentals: May 6 - June 17 (online)
Building a Virtual Board Game: February 18 - April 1 (on-campus)
Intro Blender: March 28 – April 18 (online)
Sound Design | Short-Track
Animation Sound Design With Pro Tools: June 27-28 (on-campus)
Writing for Film, Television & Games | Short-Track
Screenwriting Fundamentals: May 7 - June 18 (online)
Stand-Up Comedy - March 3 - April 14 (on-campus)
Intro to Writing for Video Games: May 5 - June 16 (on-campus)
TV Pilot 1: April 28 - June 9 (on-campus)
Intro to Animation Writing: April 28 - May 19 (online)
3D Animation & Visual Effects | Short-Track
Advanced Compositing: April 7 – 23 (online)
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Live Auditions - Acting Auditions (Across North America) – Mar 10 – Jun 6, 2026
Info Sessions (Across North America) - Mar. 9 - May 26, 2026
All Access Pass: Sound Design - Apr. 11, 2026
All Access Pass: Acting for Film & Television - Apr. 30, 2026
All Access Pass: Game Development - May. 9, 2026
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Digital Design - April 14, 2026
Film Production - April 28, 2026
Writing for Film, TV & Games - May 12, 2026
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THE BLOG
Q&A: VFS Writing alum Corey Liu on his Writers Guild of Canada nomination for ‘Family Law’
403 VFS alumni credited on Golden Globe & Oscar-nominated projects in 2026 awards season
VFS Animation Concept Art alum Naomi Iwadare featured in ImagineFX Magazine
Vancouver Film School – and our students’ games – are officially on Steam!
VFS and WildBrain launch ‘Robin Shea Award of Excellence’ for VFS Animation students
DigiBC & Netflix partner to offer 3 VFS animation scholarships
Q&A: VFS Acting alum Kaden Connors on playing Sasha in Crave’s breakout hit ‘Heated Rivalry’
A Q&A with the VFS devs behind Unity Award-winning game ‘The Silence After’
A Q&A with VFS Sound Design alum Jeremy Bowker, from ‘Zootopia 2’ to 100+ other projects!
VFS Writing alumni selected for Pacific Screenwriting Program’s 2026 Scripted Series Lab
VFS Honours the Memory of Alum Paul Lukaitis
VFS’s Resolution Scholarship is BACK! Apply by Feb. 9 for hands-on creative industry training.
257 VFS alumni credited at The Game Awards 2025
Q&A: Two VFS 3D Animation grads on landing internships at Sony Pictures Imageworks
VFS Film Production alumni join Vancouver Canucks on set of “Mission Home”
VFS alum Rui (Mary) Zhang creates The Loglines – an online promotional platform for filmmakers
VFS makes Unity Awards history with three student game nominations
Vancouver Film School’s Game Design program turns 20!
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