Institution Name:
The Film School
Type:
Private Training Establishment
Total number of students:
48
Total international students:
4
Address:
86 Vivian Street
Wellington
Phone number:
+64 4 939 2954
The New Zealand Film and Television School (known as The Film School) has been operating in Wellington since 2000.
The Film School’s objectives are to:
• meet the demand for film-based education and training sought by those wishing to make a career in film
• ensure that new entrants into the industry are adequately and realistically prepared to follow a career path
• ensure that industry-based standards are established and maintained.
In other words, we are aiming to turn out the producers, directors and technical crews of the future; graduates who are well prepared to make a career in film and/or television.
The school is very hands-on and practical. Teaching is project-based and we teach on both digital video and 16mm film. Students make a range of individual projects that may include music videos, documentaries and short digital dramatic films. The focus of the year is the production of two or three short films shot on film made collectively by the whole crew.
Graduates of the Film School will be sought after filmmakers, committed to the art of storytelling, who contribute to the quality and growth of New Zealand Film.