<p>hi everyone, i’m asking this for a friend, please help her, she’s a very pretty girl that tries to get into a good film school, especially in california or nyc. anyone has any good suggestion on any good film school? money is not an issue
thanks</p>
<p>there is no phD in film school - the terminal degree is an mfa. but the top ones are ucla, usc, cal arts, afi, nyu, and columbia. she might research those a bit, as each has a different focus and different strengths depending on her specific interest like acting, directing, screenwriting, etc. good luck :]</p>
<p>that’s flat out wrong. NYU has a phd in cinema studies. brown has a phd in modern culture and media. </p>
<p>etc etc.</p>
<p>However, many communications/film professors teach at R1 institutions with just an MFA.</p>
<p>I think the MFA has more of an applied-studies emphasis than the PhD’s</p>
<p>oh i thought the op was referring to applied film, as in production based film study like directing, producing, screenwriting, since s/he mentioned the words ‘film school.’ those do only offer mfa programs as the terminal degree. if what you are looking for is a theory-based film STUDIES program, ie. cinema studies, modern culture media, then sure, a phD is available. sorry hehe should have made that distinction before. ;]</p>
<p>if money is not an issue than why doesn’t she just take that money and produce her own film?</p>