knash -

I looked into quite a few foreign schools so I can give you some insight. First and foremost, EICAR that I applied to doesn't seem to be a good school and i definitively won't be attending. It's one of those private for profit schools like New York Film Academy - not entirely a scam, but not a reputable institution.
The best school is France (but only teaches in French) is La Femis. Very difficult to get in apparently.
There were two great film schools in Berlin that I visited. I forget the names now, and again they onlt teach in German.
For London - National Film and TV schools seems to be the leader as it associated with the Royal College of Arts, and the curriculum is quite similar to AFI or Chapman.
The one in Prague is supposed to be good but it's only undergrad and certificate programs.
And there is always the acclaimed school in Lodz(not sure about spelling) in Poland; with Alumni such as Polanski and Kislewski.

I am also looking into Tel Aviv University and it's MFA film offering. It might not be the best, but I am originally from Israel and it will be a fraction of the cost than anything in America.

Let me know if you want more info on anything.

Birdman--

I am really interested in exploring film school in Israel. Would love to discuss this with you further (i.e. Sam Spiegel, TAU, etc) if you're up for it.

Miriam

Miriam,

feel free to PM me or even better - e-mail me at zeneyrjones@yahoo.com

as a general note Sam Spiegel is great but only undergrad.
the only option for an MFA in Israel is TAU as far as I know - which is where I'm applying.

I'd be thrilled to give you whatever information I have - let me know...
glad to see soemone else looking into Israel.

Hello, fellow frequent fliers.

It's been awhile since this thread has been visited, so I thought I'd bust out the defibrillators and revive this patient. In the words of Alan Shepherd, let's light this candle.

A few minutes ago, I received an e-mail from the graduate admissions department at UCLA. The opening remarks had an aroma that was distinctly different than the two previous rejection e-mails I received from the school, so that was encouraging, to say the least. In spite of my best hopes, however, the message did indeed turn out to be a rejection.

The good news is that my application was among the top 25% considered for one of the 21 directing slots. I never received that consideration in any of my previous applications. What this tells me is that I'm getting steadily better at applying with each attempt. Not to wax egotistical, but I like to compare myself to the Olympic hopeful who shaves a little time off his mile-long run with each tryout.

This brings me to the answer of the question posed by the thread: where does this leave me? As of right now, I'm looking at six down, eight to go. The only applications I have yet to hear back on are AFI Directing and Chapman Film Studies. There's a chance that I may get an acceptance offer sans interview from AFI between now Tuesday, the 15th...but if that doesn't come through for me, I am setting my sights on Chapman like Carlos "White Feather" Hathcock on Hill 55.

That's all the exciting news that's fit to print from my neck of the woods. I want to know what's shaking with you. Did you receive this e-mail from UCLA? Have you heard from other schools? Fill us all in on the latest and greatest in your own dolce vita.

Ciao for now,

J.G.

CORRECTION: My current application standing is six down, TWO to go. Boy, there's nothing like fuzzy math to fly under your proofreading radar and make you look like a blithering idiot, is there?

Enjoy your reading.

NYU - rejected
UT Austin - accepted with one-year 7,500 fellowship -
Temple - accepted
CUNY - waiting

What do people feel about UT Austin compared to Temple?

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Originally posted by maziz:
NYU - rejected
UT Austin - accepted with one-year 7,500 fellowship -
Temple - accepted
CUNY - waiting

What do people feel about UT Austin compared to Temple?

Temple dropout advising you against Temple.

http://www.studentfilms.com/ev...810026226#2810026226

Columbia -- accepted and attending