Master the art of film production alongside an industry insider in a working Pensacola studio. 1 mentor, just for you. Learn in the real world, build industry connections.
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Think you need to be in L.A. or New York to go to a quality film school? Not with Pensacola Film Connection. We’re the unique program that teaches you alongside your very own personal mentors. Choose our 6-month behind the scenes track to link up with local industry professionals in your concentration. Or sign up for our 8-month directors track. Write, shoot, and edit your own project under your mentors’ guidance and prepare to fly out to Los Angeles to meet with a dream mentor who will work with you on your project’s pitch. We then give you what no other program can: your own pitch meeting with an industry executive! People trying to make it in Hollywood would kill for this opportunity. Stop dreaming. Make your dreams come true instead!
Located on the Florida panhandle along the Gulf of Mexico, the seaport city of Pensacola is home to around 53,000 people. The area serves as a hotspot for vacationers heading for the beach, as well as home to the elite Navy flight team the Blue Angels, which are stationed at the nearby Naval Air Base. Pensacola is convenient to plenty of interesting backdrops for location filmmaking, including coastal and waterfront views, and the urban areas of Mobile, Alabama an hour's drive away. The town is also home to several production companies, and enjoys the benefits of generous financial incentives offered by the state to filmmakers. If you are looking at a career in filmmaking as a film director, film producer, film editor, or cameraman, Pensacola holds a surprising amount of opportunities for you to learn.
Movies, commercials, TV shows and documentaries are regularly filmed throughout Florida, including in Pensacola and vicinity. Some of the movies that have been filmed in the Pensacola area and surrounding regions include World Traveler, Stone Cold, Permanent Vacation, classic films Midway and Wings of the Navy, and TV miniseries War and Remembrance and The Wings of War, just to name a few.
With our many professional connections and relationships forged over the years, FILM CONNECTION can put you close to the real action in ways other film schools can't match. We do this through our revolutionary mentor-extern approach, in which we hook you up with a working film or television professional who becomes your personal instructor, training you on real film and video shoots and giving you access to make significant industry connections of your own, which often lead to permanent employment. Enroll in Pensacola FILM CONNECTION today, and let us show you why many of our graduates get hired in the industry.
Some of our graduates have gone on to become film directors, script writers, and production company owners. Others are creating and producing their own films across genres like documentary, drama, comedy, action, and animation
“Working through the second act was tough, but my mentor really helped me unlock the emotional arc of the story.”
Kayla M.
After working in media for a couple of years, I decided to take my skills to the next level in filmmaking. I was fortunate to have joined Film Connection; they supported me from day one with my registration and all the necessary paperwork
Noah Gonzalez
Film Connection does a fantastic job placing you on REAL sets with EXPERIENCED directors, opening doors to build meaningful connections with your mentor and ensuring ongoing learning. You truly get out of the program what you put in.
Octavio Preciado
I got great movie recommendations that gave me many creative influences. My mentor gave constructive feedback on my script. I learned about how to work on a film set and collaborate with other art departments. I enjoyed my experience with Film Connection.
Josh Chacko – Arlington, Washington
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