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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking

Stephens College

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Key Information

Campus location

Columbia, USA

Languages

English

Study format

On-Campus

Duration

4 years

Pace

Full time

Tuition fees

USD 24,586 / per year **

Application deadline

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Earliest start date

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* rolling admission; for optimum scholarship consideration: priority admission I: apply by November 1; priority admission II: apply by February 1

** 2022-2023 tuition; total direct costs: $36,814; total cost of attendance: $42,384

Introduction

The world needs more women like you making films.

Right now, women make up less than 10% of directors working on the top-grossing films in the U.S. As a women’s college, Stephens is uniquely situated to prepare you to make your mark and shatter industry trends.

Program Features

Begin working with professional film equipment your first semester on campus.
Work alongside industry professionals during the Stephens Film Institute — a week-long production at the end of the spring semester.
Continue writing, producing, and directing original films throughout your career at Stephens.
Graduate with a body of work that has been screened to a professional jury and at community events.
Get support in submitting your work to outside film festivals.

Summer Film Institute

This intensive summer experience brings together digital filmmaking students, professional guest filmmakers, and filmmaking faculty to produce, shoot and edit a film together in a realistic working environment. Freshmen and sophomores rotate through positions on set while juniors and seniors select a role that aligns with their goals.

Film Projects That Get Noticed

“Tampsen Air,” the episodic film project produced during Stephens Film Institute in 2018, was nominated for Best TV Pilot by the New York City Independent Film Festival.

Valuable Film Production Experience

Our students actively produce films throughout their time at Stephens.

Digital Film Showcase

Senior Film Showcase - December

The Senior Showcase is the culmination of a full year of work. It’s run like a film festival, with a Q+A for directors.

Join us for the premiere screening of films directed by graduating Stephens filmmaking program students. The culmination of students’ vision, hard work, and progression as filmmakers, this showcase allows students the opportunity to debut their final student works for a public audience.

Student Film Showcase - Spring

Stephens digital filmmaking students screen their work during a showcase that inspires and entertains. Lovers of film and storytelling will experience powerful stories that make a compelling impact on hearts and minds.

What Sets Us Apart

Stephens is one of only two women’s colleges in the U.S. that has a production program.
Technology: Students have free access to a full range of filmmaking equipment maintained by the digital filmmaking faculty and library staff.
Columbia’s annual documentary film festival, True/False, is an integral part of spring semester digital filmmaking courses. Stephens students get behind-the-scenes experience by serving as festival volunteers.
Columbia’s strong local arts community includes Ragtag Cinema, a few short blocks from the Stephens campus.
Our students attend regular masterclasses with visiting industry professionals.

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