Toronto Film School is a downtown Toronto institution offering diploma programs in film, television, acting, screenwriting, game design, animation, and graphic design.
Toronto Film School has three campuses located in downtown Toronto, including a new studio facility and a fully stocked equipment room. Its main address is 120 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario. The school's mission is to ensure that its students succeed in the real world, and student success is at the core of everything it does. The school operates on land in the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit.
Full-time diploma programs include Film and TV Production, Acting for Film, TV and Theatre, Screenwriting, Game Design and Animation, Game Development, and Graphic Design. Self-paced online diploma programs are offered in Video Production, Screenwriting, and Graphic Design. The school describes its approach as learning by doing, with hands-on learning and small class sizes. Signature Learning Outcomes, including being self-aware, digitally capable, adaptable, socially responsible, collaborative, persuasive, creative, and professionally engaged, are developed by every student regardless of program.
Facilities listed include four studios at the 120 Bloor Street East studio campus, classrooms, a makeup room, sound and vocal booths, a sound mixing room, an equipment room, a student kitchen and lounge, and a digital library. Student support includes the Student Success Centre, Career Services, the myTFS student portal, and the Campus eStore.
Admission routes include a standard application with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, a mature student test, and program-specific portfolio, video, and essay submissions. Game Development applicants must meet a math requirement or take a Math Assessment Test. International applicants have a separate admission route.
Toronto Film School's Bachelor of Creative Arts is offered by its degree pathway partner, Yorkville University, and the program has been granted consent by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities to run for a seven-year term starting December 17, 2020. Online programs are offered through Toronto Film School at Yorkville University, New Brunswick. BCA graduates may be eligible to apply for Canada's Post-Graduation Work Permit.