Cinema and Media Arts - Production (Bachelor of Fine Arts)

Create through film and moving images with mentorship from award-winning professionals in cinematography, editing, sound, directing, producing, and more. Translate stories to screen year-round in a full range of digital and film formats, utilizing industry-standard production and post-production facilities while showcasing your work at exhibition opportunities, including AMPD film competitions and showcases.The AMPD AdvantageIntimate course sizes with student-to-instructor ratios averaging 25:1 in first year and 10:1 in upper years.Exclusive student access to Cinespace Film Studios – a well-known series of film production studios where productions like The Shape of Water, Black Mirror and The Handmaid’s Tale are films.Opportunities to co-create with students in other AMPD departments, such as Theatre, Design and Music.Program OverviewStudents in the Cinema & Media Arts - Production (BFA) program experientially learn to understand, think and work in the language of the moving image across all media. The integrated curriculum offers exceptional training across the spectrum from idea to screenplay, camera to screen, and screen to critical inquiry.The program combines in-depth technical instruction with a strong emphasis on the creative aspects of the film as a medium of storytelling, social engagement, and self-expression. The program gives students a competitive edge by developing their ability to understand and discuss the historical and theoretical framework in which movie media are produced.

Students need to have: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD); Six 4U/4M courses, including ENG4U, NBE4U or FRA4U. Students from other countries should have country specific requirements equivalent to Canada.

Accepted Language Tests and Scores

TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language iBT: 88

IELTS International English Language Testing Service (Academic Module): 6.5

Pearson PTE Academic: 60

Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL): 60

Cambridge English Language Assessment (CAE, CPE): C1 Advanced

Duolingo: 120