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Best Film Schools in the US and Canada 2021
July 21, 2021
MovieMaker presents our annual survey of the best film schools in the U.S. and Canada destined to unlock your moviemaking…
Darius Dawson A Radio Film
February 19, 2021
"A Rodeo Film" director Darius Dawson was influenced by his living in the last place you'd ever associate with rodeo:…
October 2, 2019
Where to invest in your film education? Our annual list of the best film schools in the U.S. and Canada…
June 4, 2019
Produced by Spike Lee, Stefon Bristol's See You Yesterday takes a whimsical premise—involving a time machine—and takes it in a…
July 25, 2017
When I was in film school, a rumor developed that the school owned any student film we made there, stripping…
July 5, 2017
Over the evolution of film school in America, how did we get from early pedagogical attempts to the hundreds of…
October 4, 2016
My film "Supot" is about a boy who refuses a ritual circumcision intended to usher him into manhood. He tries…
July 24, 2015
This week, Kimberly Levin (NYU's Tisch School of the Arts) shares her wisdom. The director's feature Runoff opens in theaters…
June 19, 2015
Director Eli Roth shares his film school wisdom. His latest feature, Knock Knock, starring Keanu Reeves, opens in theaters nationwide…
April 3, 2015
Nigerian-born, Philippines-and-Virginia-bred director Julius Onah met Spike Lee as a graduate film student at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.
January 16, 2014
It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our…
February 3, 2007
Whatever your film education desire, the growing crop of film education programs is making experts out of novices every day.