English for Creative Arts Program
Develop essential language and communication skills that expand your knowledge of creative industries, build confidence, improve your ability to share ideas, work in teams, and launch a successful career in media arts.




Evolve Your Skills
- Significantly improve your English language proficiency over a 4-month period.
- Work on your speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills with exercises and projects that focus on creative industries.
- Build confidence and gain experience with collaborative projects and presentations.
- Create projects in photography, storytelling, screenwriting, filmmaking, interactive design, animation, and game design projects.
- Acquire the language requirements for VFS programs.
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An English for Creative Arts VFS Education
In 3 months, you will graduate with:
- An English for Creative Arts certificate
- The language prerequisites to qualify for VFS programs
- The start of a creative network that you will grow as you continue your education
English for Creative Arts Program Overview
Term 01
Expand your vocabulary, comprehension, critical thinking & communication skills, and work on projects in visual design, photography, storytelling, & filmmaking.
Term 02
Improve your accuracy and fluency while applying expanded industry knowledge and production techniques to interactive design, animation, & video game projects.
Program Breakdown
Duration
16 weeks / 468 hours
Intensity
29.25 hours/week
Start Dates
- May 5, 2025
- September 2, 2025
Tuition:
Domestic – $6,600 CAD (includes $6,400 tuition and $200 kit fee)
International – $6850 CAD (includes $6,650 tuition and $200 kit fee)
For more information on payments or financial aid please contact us
For information about housing options including homestay visit our accommodations page.
*All fees are in Canadian Dollars. Additional fees may apply. Prices may change without further notice.
Admission Requirements
International Standardized Test Scores
- IELTS (Academic) - Band 5.0
- TOEFL iBT - score of 36
- TOEFL PBT - score of 419
- PTE - score of 29-45
- TOEIC - score of 600
- Eiken- Pre-1 Level
- CEFR (Formerly FCE/CAE) - B2
- LPI - Level 3
- Duolingo - score of 80
International Baccalaureate (IB)
- A final grade of 4 or higher on IB English A1 (English A: Language & Literature) or A2 (English A: Literature) course
Education Qualification
- Copy of high school diploma or equivalent or higher education and official translation in English.
VFS English Language School Partners
- BCIT - Completion of ISEP 400
- Canadian College – completion of Level 125 with 70%
- CICCC – Advanced 76-83
- EC – Intermediate
- ELS – Level 107
- IGK – General English Upper Intermediate or EAP 200
- ILAC – Pathway 1.2 or Level 11
- ILSC – Level I2 with 70%
- Inlingua Victoria – Level EAP1
- International House – Level 9
- Kaplan – Intermediate with 70%
- Oxford – Level 5
- SGIC – Level 7/PPP with 70%
- SSLC – EPE with 70%
- Tamwood – EAP 192
- VGC – Level 5 with 80%
World-Class Facilities
Located in the heart of beautiful downtown Vancouver, our eight state-of-the-art campuses offer lots of workshop and production spaces, green screen rooms, film sets, studios, screening rooms, theatres, and 24/7 access to computer labs with industry-standard software.
VFS Programs Available Upon Completion

3D Animation & Visual Effects

Acting Essentials (4 months)

Acting for Film & Television

Animation Concept Art
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Classical Animation
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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 & Games
For All Enquiries Please Contact:
Vancouver Film School 198 W. Hastings St, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1H2