Master of Fine Arts in Production

The Master of Fine Arts in Production program catapults you into high-caliber live-action movie production. Working with professional-grade cameras, equipment and facilities from the start, you’ll be immersed in an intensely collaborative setting.

With a five-to-one student to faculty ratio, you’ll work intimately with respected resident and visiting filmmakers to learn about all aspects of production, from concept to distribution. Dedicated specialists work one-on-one with our students to inform their artistic decisions and help bring their stories to fruition.

Over the course of two years in six consecutive semesters, you’ll master the process of production through a hands-on curriculum. Using state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and software, you’ll develop a comprehensive understanding of every aspect of production by completing a series of projects that lead to a festival-quality thesis.

Support from the college continues after graduation. The school promotes thesis projects in festivals long after you leave campus, and our Director of Alumni selects industry mentors to help guide graduates in their careers. Our alumni have earned a reputation in the industry as innovative, successful filmmakers, and have a 97% industry placement rate within one year of graduation.

A Legacy of Film Education in Florida

In 1989, the Florida State Legislature founded a flagship program in Tallahassee designed to prepare young filmmakers for successful careers in the entertainment industry.

Decades later, the presence of the Florida State University Film School can be seen throughout the industry, producing award-winning alumni and acknowledged as “one of the world’s best” by The Hollywood Reporter.