Why Film Connection is Better

Considering film school? You have two options: 1) Go to a traditional film school at a cost of $30,000 to $120,000 and sit in a classroom with a bunch of other out-of-work students; or 2) Go to The Film Connection Film Institute, your film school alternative, and learn the common sense way--one-on-one training from an industry professional on real film sets or in real film studios.

There's an old saying, "it's not what you know, it's who you know." In the film industry, nothing could be closer to the truth. Traditional film schools don't get you connections. As our name implies, The Film Connection Film Institute, was designed from the ground up to do two things simultaneously: 1) get you trained. 2) get you connected. Upon completion of our six month program you will have solved the Catch 22 of how do you get a job without experience when you can't get that experience without having a job, and acquired up to 75 real-world film industry connections.

Film Directing Program

The Film Connection Film Directing Program prepares you like no other film school on the planet. We invite you to compare our low-cost, comprehensive Film Directing Program to any other Film School.

At The Film Connection Film Institute, you will learn all the steps you need to make your own feature film, music video or commercial--all under the direct supervision of a professional director in the film business.

How are we different? Traditional film schools cost at least $30,000. We charge $7750 for everything (books, tuition, course curriculum, instructor and much much more.)

Apply yourself, and within six months you will have the experience, knowledge and connections needed to direct your first feature. No other film school comes close.

Film Acting Program

The Film Connection Film Acting Program is designed for the person who dreams of being on a film set with the camera pointed at them. If you're the type of person that yearns to find themselves on a major sound stage acting in a hit sitcom or feature film, The Film Connection Film Acting Program was designed for you. "Making it" as a working actor isn't just about being at the right place at the right time. When opportunity knocks you are either prepared to seize it or blow it. What are you preparing yourself to do ?

The Film Connection Film Acting Program offers the most no-nonsense, comprehensive acting training on the market today. No other program combines both the truly rigorous craft of an acting program with one-on-one result oriented career coaching sessions.

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If you've dreamed of being a filmmaker, or working in the film industry, take five minutes and watch our video. The Film Connection, where dreams happen at a price you can afford.

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Learn Where You Live

Film Connection's Film Institute, your alternative to film school, offers private, one-on-one training in directing, producing, editing, acting and more, inthe real world. We have thousands of private tutors and mentors to choose from and because you will be learning and apprenticing where you live, there are no relocations costs. We often times can be quite flexible in our scheduling too, so you don't have to quit your "day job" to go to our film school alternative.

Film Connection offers programs in film making, acting, film directing, film producing, editing, screen writing, cinematography and more in most major cities and towns including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Detroit, Miami, Portland, Philadelphia, Houston, Phoenix, Seattle, etc. (Note: acting class currently in LA only)

Your Film Connection classroom is in an actual film production company or real film set in your city or town.

Your mentor (tutor) is a working film professional who trains you one-on-one.

Train part-time, nights or weekends. Train around your current job

Film Connection's Film Institute takes you out of the classroom and onto real movie sets where you'll learn by doing while you apprentice, one-on-one with your mentor, a working professional in the area of film you want to study. No other film school comes close.

Does The Film Connection Program Work?

Each month, we ask our film school alternative students to provide us with feedback on how they are doing and what they've been up to. The one thing all of our film students seem to have in common, besides a passion for breaking into the film industry, is that every day that goes by, the more convinced they are about the value of The Film Connection. You see each day they attend The Film Connection, the more they reailize they are that much closer to a career in film. Colleen Rowley, is just one such student, who is being mentored in her home town of Portland, Oregon. Click here for her story and others

Our Mentor Apprentice Program Gives You The Edge

Thinking about going to traditional film school or acting school for a career in the film business? Want to be a Film Director, Film Producer, Actor, Editor, Camera Operator, Screenwriter, Lighting Director, or other Film Career? You have a couple of choices: 1.) Go to a traditional film school or college/university at a cost of between $15 – $80,000 and sit in a classroom with a bunch of other out of work film students while you work on pretend “film projects” or 2.) Go to Film Connection, where we've been teaching up and coming film professionals for 25 years, and learn the common sense way: ONE-on-ONE on real film and video shoots where you will serve as an apprentice under a real life film producer, director, editor, actor, etc. Film Connection knows what every single film professional knows --- the only way to get a job in the film business is to learn on real gear, while working on real projects under a real life film pro.

GO TO SCHOOL ON REAL SHOOTS

Learn Final Cut Pro. Find new meanings for crossing the line, mini moles, flags, put a sock on it, and more in private, one-on-one or two-on-one sessions on real film and video shoots. Your teacher is a real film director, film producer, editor, screenwriter, lighting director, camera operator, actor or film professional that takes you through our structured course curriculum while working on their shoots. No experience is required. Part Time, Nights and Weekend courses are available. This allows you to train around your current job.

HOW AM I GOING TO PAY FOR THIS?

Film Connection Offers Complete Financial Aid Package from Sallie Mae the nation's leading provider of student loans. Not only will Sallie Mae cover the entire tuition cost ($7750), but they'll also loan up to 60% additional ($4650) for living expenses and/or equipment purchases if you choose. So, if you are 18 years of age or older, have a good credit history, you can qualify for a ZERO DOWN, low interest student loan and take up to 15 years to pay it back. Call one of our Sallie Mae Financial Aid Advisors at
800.755.7597 to qualify. Plus, we have other financial aid packages so we're sure we can find one to fit your budget.

Learn Filmmaking from a
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Learn Right - Learn Fast - Learn Smart

Film Connection's Mentor Apprentice Programs in directing, acting, producing, editing, camera, writing and more make it possible for you to learn one-on-one from a film professional. Best of all, you don't have to go broke in the process! And we have financing programs for qualified individuals.