<p>hey gizzy, </p>
<p>If you plan on staying in the states, the most marketable foreign language would be English. That said, any other foreign languages you know would be valuable skills to have under your belt.</p>
<p>Depending on what your ultimate goal is, many film shoots take place in foreign countries. If you become any type of producer, knowing the language and culture of the location of the shoot can be very helpful when wrangling permits and communicating with the locals. In that case, just about any major European (French, Italian, etc) or East Asian language (Mandarin, Cantonese) would be a good choice. </p>
<p>Also a lot of film production work, especially post production is out-sourced these days to countries like China and India. If you desire to become a vfx or post supervisor in a foreign country, knowing the local language would be a must. Countries like China and India also desire to develop their own production studios for local work and often seek state-side expertise.</p>
<p>That’s the practical side of what you are asking, but just as important is the breadth of experience and cultural knowledge you would gain from studying a foreign language (study of the culture and history is usually half major as well) will only make you a more rounded filmmaker. And definitely, go study abroad! I speak Spanish, English, Japnese, Mandarin and a smattering of a few other languages so I may be a little biased in my suggestions ^_^</p>