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The TOP 10 THINGS you should know about Film Connection Film Institute The Film School Alternative


  1. Film Connection is better than regular Film School. With Film Connection, you learn one-on-one in a professional film production company in your city or town.
  2. Unlike traditional schools you DO NOT have to compete for learning time and one-on-one attention with 20-40 other students. With Film Connection you learn one-on-one. Just you and your professional mentor/private tutor.
  3. With Film Connection you take a STRUCTURED COURSE CURRICULUM. Your course is given to you one-on-one by a real film professional who adds his/her years and years of film production experience to our industry sponsored course curriculum.
  4. The Film Connection is accredited by the National Private School Accreditation Alliance (NPSAA) and the United States Bureau of Accredited Schools (USBAS).
  5. The Film Connection was started in 1983 and has been privately owned and operated for over 25 years. We are still owned and operated by the same executive staff as when we started. Our corporate offices are located in Hollywood, California. Our Film Programs are available wherever you are, in film production companies worldwide.
  6. With the Film Connection, you not only get a private film mentor in a real film company, but you will also be assigned a Student Services Representative. The representative is available to assist you with homework and job placement assistance.
  7. If you do not get hired by the film production company you are apprenticing at, you will automatically be enrolled in our Stay Connected Program which helps you help yourself to find employment in the film business, for no additional charge.
  8. The Film Connection is a perfect compliment to your day job or regular school. So if your parents insist you go to a traditional film school, you can attend the Film Connection in tandem. We will do our best to work around your busy schedule, AND we’re located where you are. You don’t need to relocate to attend our Film Institute—your film school alternative.
  9. Once you graduate, you will be certified by the The Film Connection. This certification along with your six months of production experience and the connections you will make, give you an advantage when it comes to finding work as a writer, producer, production assistant, grip, gaffer, assistant director and more in more than 3,000 actual video and film production companies nationwide. Click here for a list of General Production careers
  10. We want you and your family to feel comfortable when working with us at The Film Connection Film institute, The Film School Alternative. For this reason we have made the Vice President and the President of our Institute available to you and your family. AFTER YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH AN ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED for PLACEMENT, if you or your family should have any additional questions about our program, please feel free to call us at 800 755-7597 and ask to speak to the office of The Vice President. You will be asked to leave a message. Please leave your name and number and we will get back to you within 48 hours.

We know you must have a lot of questions about our program, so please click here to get answers to the most frequently asked questions we get.






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