"BC Film is a community environment. You make lasting bonds with your classmates, and you help each other throughout your time in the program and even after graduation."—Ryan Brown '16
Film
Brooklyn College, a great place to study film.
The Film Department at Brooklyn College prepares students to become professionals in the motion picture industry. Our rich and diverse programs offer the invaluable experience of hands-on learning and peer collaboration, training students in all aspects of the discipline of the moving image, from the aesthetic to the technical.
We have several concentrations—film studies, film production, screenwriting, documentary, and industry studies. Our faculty—working directors, screenwriters, producers, editors, cinematographers, and scholars—will provide you with both a liberal arts grounding in the history, theory, and practice of filmmaking, and invaluable insights into the day-to-day practicalities of working in the industry. You will develop a keen understanding of the processes and principles of picture production, an awareness of the multiplicity of ways in which technology works in the creative process, and an appreciation of cinema as the product of aesthetic, cultural, national, and historical influences. You'll have the opportunity to intern across New York City and enjoy the vibrant film and cultural life of Brooklyn and New York. All this at the fraction of the price of America's other great film departments.
The recent addition of the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, offering an M.A. and several M.F.A.s, extends the department's reach to Steiner Studios, in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, offering even further opportunities for our best students, and those who join them from around the world.
We welcome you to BC Film, and invite you to join our community!
The 40th Annual Brooklyn College Undergraduate Film Festival
BC Film Department Summer 2022
Summer Session I: May 31–July 12
BC Film Infohub
Find the latest information about events, opportunities, crew calls, internships, and more.
Made in Quarantine Showcase
This collection of short films was produced and directed by students at all levels of the Undergraduate Film Program, from their homes during the March – June 2020 COVID-19 quarantine.
The Showcase highlights the resilience of Brooklyn College’s film students, their determination and the power of creativity during times of hardship. These remarkable films highlight a diverse range of narrative, documentary and experimental media.
The 40th Annual Brooklyn College Undergraduate Film Festival
June 8-10, 2022
The Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts—Buchwald Theater
On June 8, we will screen past thesis films from 2020/21 (Tickets Here). This will be followed by a reception at 3 p.m.
June 9 and 10 we will screen current thesis narratives and documentaries (All Tickets Here).
Interactive Career Maps
What are some of the things you can do with a B.A. in film? Check out our interactive career maps.
Most Affordable Film School for 2021
Brooklyn College's Film Department ranks #1 for most affordable (30th overall) in Intelligent.com’s recent ranking of the Top 50 Film Degree Programs for 2021.
The Brooklyn College Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
Apply to a graduate program at the only film school in the United States located on a working film lot.
Contact Information
Department Chairperson: Annette Danto
Location: 201 West End Building
Phone: 718.951.5664
Email: adanto@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Fax: 718.951.4733
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