This isn’t a boring St. Joseph film school classroom. This isn’t an overcrowded college laboratory. This is life. Real Life. YOUR LIFE.

Why move your entire life to L.A. or New York to study filmmaking when a better program exists right here in St. Joseph? That’s right, Film Connection Film School in St. Joseph, MO has a real-world, not classroom, experience waiting for you. You’ll also get industry contacts in your filmmaking community. Traditional film schools can only expose you to other students.

Start with our 6-month program if behind the scenes is where you’d like to be. You’ll be hooked up with local mentors who will guide your personal project and give you the skinny on what it takes to be a working filmmaker. And if you need to feel the complete film experience, then the 8-month directors track is what you want to try. Your local mentors will help you write, direct, and edit your project. Additionally, you will be working closely with dream mentors who are located in Los Angeles. They’ll be there when you arrive during your last week of the program to slam dunk a pitch meeting in person with an industry executive. It’s a long road from St. Joseph to Hollywood, but we’ll help you make it!

Don’t Spend More on your Film Education if You Don’t Have to

St. Joseph, Missouri is a town of around 76,000 people, located along the Missouri River about 40 miles north of Kansas City. The town has historical significance for being the eastern endpoint of the Pony Express, and the hometown of notorious criminal Jesse James. Its beautiful natural scenery and close proximity to a major urban area make St. Joseph a strategic area for diverse filmmaking locations. Not only are there several production companies that call St. Joseph home, but the town also benefits from Missouri’s generous tax incentive program that attracts many filmmakers to the area.

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Get Real World Film Production Experience in St. Joseph

If you desire a career in filmmaking as a film director, film producer, film editor, or cameraman, St. Joseph is a great place to learn as an alternative to relocating somewhere else. Many major movies, commercials, TV shows, and documentaries are filmed all over Missouri on a regular basis. Among the numerous films shot in St. Joseph and the surrounding regions of Missouri are Escape from New York, Ghost Taxi, Paper Moon, Bruno, Four Brothers, and Ride with the Devil, just to name a few.

Our St. Joseph Film Industry Mentors Help you Build Real World Connections

FILM CONNECTION’s success in film education is due to our unique mentor-extern approach, in which we pair you with a . working film or television professional who serves as your personal instructor and mentor. During our inexpensive, six-month course, you’ll gain valuable hands-on experience on real film and video shoots, making vital industry connections along the way. Our system works! Many of our graduates get permanent industry jobs, often even before finishing our program. Why wait? Enroll in our St. Joseph FILM CONNECTION today, and let us get you started!

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Success stories

Since he started his extern program with Uptone Pictures in Raleigh, NC, Grant Gilbert has been taking…

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Please take the time to read the experiences of one of our own, Korey Hehn of Pineville, OR…

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The Film Connection program provided me with an opportunity to "see it and believe it"!…

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