SCHOOL OF DIGITAL
FILMMAKING
MAKE FILMS. TELL STORIES THAT MATTER.
Write, direct, and edit your own short film while learning how a real film set works.
The School of Digital Filmmaking is a hands-on program where students learn filmmaking through production.
Students write scripts, direct actors from the acting school, work as crew on each other’s films, and take projects from script to shoot to edit.
Students do not just study filmmaking. They make films together.
DATES
April 13th - July 3rd, 2026
PRICE
$6,550 CAD
CREDITS
This program gives you 12 credits with the University of the Nations (CMC 385)
PREREQUISITE
Completion of a DTS
MAKE FILMS
SDF teaches filmmaking by making films.
Students develop their own projects, direct actors from the acting school, and crew on each other’s productions while learning how a real set works.
From script to shoot to edit, the program is built around doing the work, not just talking about it.
Alongside production, students build the skills behind the work.
Lectures and workshops cover screenwriting, cinematography, directing actors, sound recording, editing, and production management.
Students also watch and analyze films together, studying how framing, performance, sound, and editing shape the way a scene works on screen.
LEARN THE CRAFT
TELL BETTER STORIES
Filmmaking is more than technique.
Students learn to think carefully about character, conflict, and theme, and how story decisions shape what an audience feels, sees, and remembers.
The goal is to train filmmakers who can create clear, thoughtful, compelling films from first draft to final cut.
WHAT STUDENTS LEARN
Story and Screenwriting
Directing Actors
Cinematography and Visual Storytelling
Film Equipment and Production Techniques
Production Management
Production in Practice
Sound Recording
Film Editing and Post-Production
Film History and the Making of a Feature Film
Worldview and the Film Industry
Film Distribution
FILMMAKING INTERNSHIP
You’ll have the opportunity to apply to "The Internship", a 12-week filmmaking internship that takes place right after the school. Continue to grow as a filmmaker as you work on more films and larger projects.
Have questions or want to learn more?
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