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Film School Highlights & Distinctions

• One of the top film schools in the nation, Florida State has been recognized by the Directors Guild of America for its “distinguished contribution to American culture through the world of film and television.”

• Film School students have won more Student Oscars and Collegiate Television Academy Awards combined in one year than any other film school (five Collegiate Television Academy Awards, and two Oscars, 2004).

• Florida State has the only film school in the U.S. with undergraduate and graduate production programs that pay for the production of student films.

• Full-time faculty members, who are professional filmmakers – not adjuncts or graduate teaching assistants – teach Florida State Film School students in a conservatory setting with a 6-1 student-to-faculty ratio.

• Notable faculty members include independent filmmaker Victor Nunez (Ulee’s Gold), Academy Award winner and sound mixer Richard Portman (Godfather), television director Chip Chalmers (Star Trek: Next Generation), picture editor Bill Carruth (Caddyshack), story executive Valerie Scoon (Malcolm X), and marketing and distribution executive Paul Cohen (Academy Award winning Mephisto).

• Film School students are assigned industry mentors upon graduation, enabling nearly 100% of them to find work in the industry within 12 months.