Vancouver Film School ( VFS ) is a private entertainment arts school located in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . Founded in 1987, it has achieved international recognition. The Vancouver Film School has campus locations around Downtown Vancouver and comprises six buildings. As part of the school's 20th anniversary in 2007, in August 2006 one million dollars was set aside in scholarships for new students. In March 2008, Vancouver Film School and YouTube launched a competition for three full-tuition scholarships for the creators of the three videos submitted and voted as favorites by the YouTube community.
8-625: VFS opened in January 1987 with a single class of six film students and has steadily expanded since. In 2004 VFS opened its first international Admissions office in Mumbai, India and launched one of the first Game Design programs in North America. Recent milestones in the school's history include hosting the annual Game Design Expo in Vancouver, which began in January 2007, and partnering with YouTube to launch
16-562: A 2008 scholarship competition for the creators of three videos submitted and voted upon by the YouTube community. In 2018, VFS announced three ' Kevin Smith Scholarships' in Acting, Writing and Film Production covering full-tuition. Smith also funded thirteen partial-scholarships. Smith personally selected the recipients from over nine hundred applications. In February 2019, the school announced
24-474: A four-month Acting Essentials course and a 6-month Digital Character Animation program. [REDACTED] Media related to Vancouver Film School at Wikimedia Commons Game Design Expo Game Design Expo is an annual event in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada for video game industry professionals and enthusiasts, hosted by Vancouver Film School 's Game Design program. The inaugural event in 2007
32-479: The SoHo Playhouse . VFS offers one-year, hands-on production programs, including Film Production, 3D Animation & Visual Effects, Classical Animation, Acting for Film & Television, Digital Design, Entertainment Business Management, Foundation Visual Art & Design, Game Design, Makeup Design for Film & Television, Sound Design for Visual Media, and Writing for Film & Television. The school also runs
40-478: The ' Emily Bett Rickards Acting Scholarship', a partnership between VFS and Rickards, to fund a full scholarship for both of the school's acting programmes, as well as additional partial funding of $ 250,000 for other students. Rickards will also select the recipients. In May of the same year, VFS announced they would be supporting Vancouver-based Reality Curve Theatre in their off-Broadway production of Zayd Dohrn's Reborning , headlined by Rickards, to be performed at
48-503: The makers of Angry Birds and Cory Stockton from Blizzard Entertainment speaking about World of Warcraft At the 2009 event, Vancouver Film School offered a new scholarship to encourage women to consider a career in the video game industry. The $ 30,000 Women in Games scholarship was awarded to a female student entering Vancouver Film School's one-year Game Design program. In 2010 Vancouver Film School announced that they would be presenting
56-533: The team leads behind Bungie Studios' blockbuster Halo 3 . Clint Hocking , creative director at Ubisoft Montreal, was the keynote speaker and a draw for Game Design Expo 2009. In 2010, William Ho of ModNation Racers spoke to Game Design Expo audience members about video games and user-generated content. Level Director Josh Bridge and Creative Director Jason Leigh also walked the audience through their process in bringing Dead Rising 2 from concept to console. The 2011 Game Design Expo included speakers from
64-600: Was the first of its kind in Vancouver. Game Design Expo has presented such industry speakers as Ron Gilbert and Eric Zimmerman , and designers and producers from companies like Bungie , Activision , Electronic Arts , BioWare , and Mythic Entertainment . Tickets to Game Design Expo 2007 sold out, and the event has occurred annually since then. It takes place at Vancity Theatre at the Vancouver International Film Centre and at Vancouver Film School's Game Design campus. Jay Weinland and CJ Cowan, two of
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