MIAMI FILM SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE directing - producing - editing camera - screenwriting - lighting

MIAMI, FLORIDA is the 16th largest DMA in the country. Known as the “Magic City” Miami is located in Southeast Florida, in the county of Miami-Dade on the Miami River. Miami is between the Atlantic Ocean and Florida Everglades. The city was incorporated in 1896 and become an international hub known for its diverse culture and ethnicities.

The 2000 census stated Miami has a population of 362,470 including a 60 percent Hispanic population, a 22.3 percent African-American population and an 11.9 percent White/other population. There are projections that by the year 2010 the population will be around 390,191. Known as the gateway to Latin America, Miami attracts a large Latin American population that includes Cubans, Nicaraguans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Argentineans, Ecuadorians, Brazilians, Dominicans, Haitians and Mexicans.

Famous for the TV series Miami Vice, Miami is a world class destination and has successfully hosted the 4th annual Latin Grammy Awards show as well as a number of film festivals including the Miami International Film Festival, the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Miami Jewish Film Festival and the Miami Underground Film Festival.

The city of Miami also has a plethora of television and radio stations plus daily, weekly and monthly magazines. Additionally, We Media Miami explores and fosters the use of digital media for building and improving real communities in a society that is inter-connected. The We Media conference has hosted former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, BBC Managing Director Mark Thompson, Reuters CEO Tom Glocer, actor Richard Dreyfuss among others.

Miami’s Academy of Performing Arts and Entertainment fosters the city’s arts and culture as well as media and broadcasting, so if you are seeking a career in television or film, Miami might just be the ticket. 

Your entrée just might be via applying for FILM CONNECTION’s Mentor/Apprentice Film School.  Our six month, hands-on, mentor apprentice method of teaching you make the FILM CONNECTION Film School one of the best bets in the industry to get your career in film jump started.  Check us out, listen to our student and teacher testimonials and discover why FILM CONNECTION is hands down, the best Film School around.

Progress Reports:  Checking in on our Florida Film Students who are learning filmmaking where they live in places like Miami

Michael Rayes
MIAMI, FL
My original mentor relocated further away then I could make it.  Film connection had an amazing studio for me that was 2 blocks down the street from me.