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The Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema offers a Master of Fine Arts degree in cinema arts with specializations in live action cinema or digital animation and visual effects (DAVE). These three-year, 66-credit programs prepare students for professional careers through a combination of practical and theoretical courses.
New York is the busiest media market in North America. Our program is designed to provide the necessary skills and knowledge for those seeking to join the industry as directors, producers, writers, editors, cinematographers, animators, and visual effects artists.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024-2025 academic year. The requirements for the Cinema Arts, M.F.A. 2023-24 academic year can be found here. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
Sixty-six credits are required for the specializations in live action filmmaking or digital animation and visual effects (DAVE).
Submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions:
Additional/optional items: You are welcome to submit up to five additional items on Slideroom (either visual pieces, such as videos, photos, visual documentation of creative work, or written pieces, provided you played a key role on those works). Clearly describe exactly your role on each item that you submit on Slideroom.
While you are required to submit a portfolio of your creative work on Slideroom, you are permitted to supplement your portfolio by listing a URL to an online portfolio of your creative work on your résumé or CV.
Refer to the instructions at Graduate Admissions.
25 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 E: Feirstein@brooklyn.cuny.edu P: 718.237.3410
Or contact:
222 West Quad Center 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 E: grads@brooklyn.cuny.edu P: 718.951.4536
Mondays–Fridays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
To make an appointment with a graduate admissions counselor, visit:
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All of the following courses: FILM 7013G, 7014G, 7023G, 7801G, 7811G, 7942G, 7964G, 7101G, 7111G, 7121G, 7131G, 7201G, 7202G, 7301G, 7821G, 7831G, 7832G, 7951G, 7961G, and any two graduate film courses not required for the M.F.A. in cinema arts and for this specialization.
All of the following courses: FILM 7005G, 7014G, 7601G, 7611G, 7612G, 7613G, 7614G, 7621G, 7622G, 7624G, 7631G, 7634G, 7943G, 7955G, 7965G, 7966G, and five elective courses*.
*Examples of Digital Animation & Visual Effects Advanced Discipline Electives:
New York City is one of the richest filmmaking centers on earth, and our faculty pulls from that community to present a diversity of experiences and voices in the classroom. Feirstein also offers the opportunity to work with high-profile thesis mentors and benefits from the support of an advisory council made up of top Hollywood talent.
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the cinema arts M.F.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, inlcuding:
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