NFTS Screenwriting MA
Good so far - answered all 8 questions in detail and wrote a new 12 page excerpt - will update! Questions are essentially - why should you come here - was a good process for working out if I shoud!
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This is my second application to the program, and I feel much more confident in the materials I submitted. It's interesting to compare my answers to last year's prompts to my new responses—it's a fun...
View Articlenfts directing fiction 2026
So far so good. Attended the open day. Already know school quite well, 4th time after all. Slim chance of course. Submitted. Not much else to say till something happens.
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First time applying. Not expecting to get in, using it more as a practice run for writing the application. Vaguely hoping to get an interview as a practice run for the next time I apply / for other...
View ArticleDuke Experimental and Documentary Arts - 2025
The application process went pretty fast. I finished all of them in around one week. I listed three work of mine in my portfolio, including two films and one documentary photography work. The films are...
View ArticleNFTS Screenwriting MA
Just received notification that I've been selected for an interview. The exact date and time have yet to be scheduled (sorry there was no drop down option for interview notification so I put it under...
View ArticleNFTS - MA Producing Spring 2026
The application was pervasive and thorough but straightforward. I wish I had started it earlier and not procrastinated. It's crucial to attach your supporting materials to your application. There was a...
View ArticleUCLA's MFA Producers Program 2025
Hi everyone! (I am about half way through writing this and didn't know it be so long. I hope that's okay and someone finds value in this. thanks for reading.) I you would rather not read, to save you...
View ArticleNFTS Sound Design MFA - 2026
So far, I received an email that my application was processed for the board of examiners to review. It took me a few weeks to create my sound design for the application's provided film clip and then...
View ArticleMFA Creative Producing 2025
I like that they don't require a specific format for the statement of creative intent, so I can express myself freely. Easy process. The most relaxing application I applied, a great opportunity for me...
View ArticleCreative Producing 2025
My first time applying. The number of documents required to submit is quite large, and at the same time as another school's deadline, so my advice is to prepare a little early. I wasn't very confident...
View ArticleProducers Program - 2025
The application round required a lot of essays and materials, and the formatting requirements were very strict. The most difficult application I applied for.
View ArticleAFI Directing
The essays ask a lot of introspective questions that take time to think over and answer thoughtfully. I found that to be the most difficult and intensive part of the application, but other than that...
View ArticleWAKE FOREST - MFA in Documentary Film
I was a last-minute applicant to the Wake Forest MFA in Documentary Film program. I applied the night that applications were closing. Long story short, a month later, I am waiting for classes to start...
View ArticleAFI Screenwriting 2025
It was a bit daunting for sure because this is my first time applying to film schools, and I had no expectations of getting into AFI. The interview went a bit okay- like IDK if there was some internet...
View ArticleNFTS MA Screenwriting, Spring 2026 intake
Had some trouble answering some of the word limit questions eg "why do you want to study at this point in your life?" and writing a decent number of words to reach the word count. I spent more time on...
View ArticleColumbia screenwriter-director - fall 2025
straightforward. There was an issue with the uploading video they pushed back the deadline a couple days. I really liked the prompt where they give you the opening scene and you had to complete it. The...
View ArticleMFA in Film - Ohio University
The application was very clear - nothing confusing about it. You can complete it within two days, especially if you have all the documents ready. It took me quite some time to write and refine my...
View ArticleUCLA MFA in Narrative Directing
Pretty good. No communication at all with TFT. But I got in... UCLA MFA in Narrative Directing
View ArticleNFTS Directing Fiction MFA 2026
I applied last year but unfortunately didn’t make it to the interview. I was planning to give up this year, but on the day before the deadline, I decided to apply and managed to prepare all the...
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