Cinema & Media Arts - Production
Create through film and moving images with mentorship from award-winning professionals in cinematography, editing, sound, directing, producing, and more. Translate stories to screen year-round in a full range of digital and film formats, utilizing industry-standard production and post-production facilities while showcasing your work at exhibition opportunities, including AMPD film competitions and showcases.
The AMPD Advantage
- Intimate course sizes with student-to-instructor ratios averaging 25:1 in first year and 10:1 in upper years.
- Exclusive student access to Cinespace Film Studios – a well-known series of film production studios where productions like The Shape of Water, Black Mirror and The Handmaid’s Tale are films.
- Opportunities to co-create with students in other AMPD departments, such as Theatre, Design and Music.
Program Overview
Students in the Cinema & Media Arts - Production (BFA) program experientially learn to understand, think and work in the language of the moving image across all media. The integrated curriculum offers exceptional training across the spectrum from idea to screenplay, camera to screen, and screen to critical inquiry.
The program combines in-depth technical instruction with a strong emphasis on the creative aspects of the film as a medium of storytelling, social engagement, and self-expression. The program gives students a competitive edge by developing their ability to understand and discuss the historical and theoretical framework in which movie media are produced.
Program Details
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Degrees Offered
Fall Entry
Winter Entry
Summer Entry
Ways to Study
Sample Schedule (First-year)
- Introduction to Filmmaking
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Film Art: An Introduction
Possible Career Paths
- film director
- cinematographer
- producer
- lighting or sound designer
- film editor
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Admission Requirements
I am a high-school student I have completed at least one year of full-time study at college or university I have been away from high-school for at least two years I have never studied in a formal academic high-school environment Returning / Reactivating student (previously York) Visiting StudentsBFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- A maximum of 30 possible transferable credits may be granted for successful completion of the Baccalauréat Général. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- Minimum overall result of “Bien/Buena/Bueno/Good” on all academic courses.
- Some programs require a higher GPA.
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- A minimum overall average of 3 out of 7 is required. Higher grades required for certain programs.
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- CAPE 2-unit courses, with results of 3 or better, are eligible for transfer credit, up to a maximum of 18 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- Extra courses will be assessed for transfer credit. Applicants with the DEC may be awarded up to one full year of transfer credit.
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- Some programs require higher. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- Prerequisite courses should not be below a grade of 4.0 or 70%.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- GCE A2 examinations with results of "C" or better, are eligible for transfer credit, up to a maximum of 18 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- IB Diploma with passes in six subjects: three passes at the Standard-level and three passes at the Higher-level, or two passes at the Standard-level and four passes at the Higher-level
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- Transfer credit is granted for IB courses with Higher-level final grades of 5 or better, to a maximum of 30 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
- Some programs require a higher average. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- Prerequisite courses should not be below a grade of 55%.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- All-India Senior School Certificate (AISSCE)
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
- Indian School Certificate (ISC)
- Intermediate Examination Certificate
- Pre-University Examination Certificate
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- Grade 12 graduation with a minimum overall average of "B" on Grade 11 and Grade 12 academic courses is required to be considered for most programs. Some programs require a higher average. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- SAT or ACT scores are not required for students studying in a recognized accredited US curriculum outside the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam.
- SATs/ACTs are considered in combination with high school grades.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
For Fall (September) 2021 and Winter (January) 2022 entry, York University will deem the SAT/ACT as optional for students studying in a recognized accredited US curriculum high school in the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam. However, students who have completed a standardized test are encouraged to submit their test scores as it may support your application for competitive programs. SAT/ACT scores must be sent electronically from the College Board directly to York. Please browse the section below for pre-requisites and detailed admission requirements.
Note: An SAT/ACT test will be required from students who are not enrolled in a recognized accredited US curriculum high school in the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam or have not studied in a formal academic high-school environment.
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
- AP College Board examinations are eligible for transfer credit, for results of 4 or 5, up to a maximum of 30 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
BFA
- February 4, 2022, for Fall 2022 entry
You are required to provide official evidence of academic achievement in secondary education. This can be demonstrated through:
- Final grades under the Ontario curriculum (obtained through correspondence, night school or through TVO)
- Credentials through other curricula, such as results from Advanced Placement (AP) or Advanced-level courses in the General Certificate of Education (GCE). (Students may register to sit for the AP and GCE examinations as private candidates.)
In the absence of final grades in courses:
- You must submit the results of standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with a minimum combined total of 1170 on the Critical Reading and Math components or a composite American College Testing (ACT) score of 24.
- Your application will be reviewed by an admissions sub-committee. If admitted, you will not be eligible for entrance scholarships. You will be considered for continuing student scholarships at the end of your first year of study, if you satisfy those criteria.
You may also be required to provide proof of language proficiency. You will be considered for entrance scholarships on the basis of your overall averages in the six 4U/4M (Ontario curriculum) or equivalent courses.