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California Film Schools

Featured Film School: New York Film Academy Acting and Film School
Campus located on the backlot of Universal Studios

Academy of Art College Motion Pictures & Television 79 New Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: 415-274-2200 Web site: www.academyart.edu	American Film Institute 2021 North Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 Phone: 323-856-7600 Web site: www.afi.com E-mail: shardman@afionline.org
Art Center College of Design Film Department 1700 Lida Street Pasadena, CA 91103 Phone: 626-396-2200 Web site: www.artcenter.edu E-mail: admissions@artcenter.edu	Azusa Pacific University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences PO Box 7000 Azusa, CA 91702 Phone: 800-825-5278 Web site: www.apu.edu
Biola University Mass Communication 13800 Biola Avenue La Mirada, CA 90639 Phone: 562-903-6000 Web site: www.biola.edu	Brooks Institute Motion Picture 5301 North Ventura Avenue Ventura, CA 93001 Phone: 805-585-8000 Web site: www.brooks.edu E-mail: admissions@brooks.edu
California College of Arts & Crafts Fine Arts 1111 Eighth Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-703-9500 Web site: www.ccac-art.edu E-mail: enroll@ccac-art.edu	California Institute of the Arts School of Film/Video 24700 McBean Parkway Valencia, CA 91355 Phone: 661-255-1050 Web site: www.film.calarts.edu E-mail: admiss@calarts.edu
California State University - Chico Department of Communication Design Tehama Hall 205 400 West First Street Chico, CA 95929 Phone: 530-898-4048 Web site: www.csuchico.edu E-mail: cdes@csuchico.edu	California State University - Fullerton Department of Radio-Television-Film College Park-Suite 460-16 P.O. Box 6846 Fullerton, CA 92834 Phone: 714-278-7883 Web site: www.communications.fullerton.edu/radio.tv.film/ E-mail: rtvf@fullerton.edu
California State University - Long Beach Department of Film & Electronic Arts 1250 Bellflower Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90840 Phone: 562-985-5404 Web site: www.csulb.edu/depts/fea/ E-mail: burman@csulb.edu	California State University - Monterey Bay Teledramatic Arts & Technology 100 Campus Center Boulevard Building 45 Seaside, CA 93955 Phone: 831-582-3750 Web site: www.tat.csumb.edu E-mail: tat@csumb.edu
California State University - Northridge 18111 Nordhuff Northridge, CA 91330 Phone: 818-677-3000 Web site: www.csun.edu	California State University - Sacramento Communications 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819 Phone: 916-278-6011 Web site: www.csus.edu
California State University, Northridge Cinema and Television Arts 18111 Norhoff St. Northridge, CA 91330 Phone: 818-677-1200 Web site: www.csun.edu/~amc1700/ E-mail: ji9282@csun.edu	Chapman University School of Film & Television Cecil B. DeMille Hall 333 North Glassell Street Ornage, CA 92866 Phone: 714-991-6765 Web site: www.ftv.chapman.edu E-mail: ftvinfo@chapman.edu
Cinema Arts Tech 14424 Friar Street Van Nuys, CA 91401 Phone: 818-787-8886 Web site: www.cinemaartstech.com E-mail: jkd@cinemaartstech.com	Cinema Training Center 11335 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 Phone: 818-623-0459 Web site: www.cinematrainingcenter.com E-mail: info@cinematrainingcenter.com
City College of San Francisco School of Liberal Arts Art 301 50 Phelan Avenue San Francisco, CA 94112 Phone: 415-239-3127 Web site: www.ccsf.edu E-mail: librlart@ccsf.cc.ca.us	Cogswell Polytechnical College Digital Motion Pictures 1175 Bordeaux Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Phone: 408-541-0100 Web site: www.cogswell.edu E-mail: info@cogswell.edu
Columbia College Hollywood 18618 Oxnard Street Tarzana, CA 91356 Phone: 818-345-8414 Web site: www.columbiacollege.edu E-mail: info@columbiacollege.edu	De Anza College Creative Art Division, Film & Television 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 Phone: 408-864-8519 Web site: www.deanza.fhda.edu/filmtv E-mail: lishazaki@fhda.edu
Directors Guild of America Producer Training Plan 14724 Ventura Blvd., Suite 775 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Web site: www.trainingplan.org E-mail: mail@trainingplan.org	DVCamps.com P.O. Box 578 Ojai, CA 93024 Phone: 800-525-5854 Web site: www.dvcamps.com E-mail: info@dvcamps.com
Film & TV Connection 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #7013 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Web site: www.film-connection.com E-mail: caroff@film-connection.com	Filmmaker's Central School of Cinema 7095 Hollywood Blvd. # 858 Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone: 323-467-6580 Web site: www.onlinefmc.com E-mail: info@onlinefmc.com
Hollywood Film Institute 1223 Olympic Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: 310-399-6699 Web site: www.webfilmschool.com E-mail: info@webfilmschool.com	Hollywood International Institute L.A. Center Studios 1201 W. Fifth Street Suite F240 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213-534-3801 Web site: www.hiischool.com E-mail: steve@hiischool.com
Hollywood Seminars Filmmaking Box 2449 Hollywood, CA 90078 Phone: 323-960-5550 Web site: www.hollywoodseminars.com E-mail: info@hollywoodseminars.com	Humboldt State University Theatre Arts 1 Harpst Street Arcata, CA 95521 Phone: 707-826-5496 Web site: www.humboldt.edu/~theatre/index.html E-mail: montana@laurel.humboldt.edu
Idyllwild Arts Academy - All arts 52500 Temecula Drive PO Box 38 Idyllwild, CA 92549 Phone: 1-(952)-659-21 Web site: www.idyllwildarts.org E-mail: Sean@ZaccheoFilms.Com	Los Angeles City College Communications Center 855 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029 Phone: 323-953-4000 Web site: www.lacitycollege.edu E-mail: obernvg@email.lacc.cc.ca.us
Los Angeles Film School (LAFS) 6363 Sunset Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone: 323-860-0789 Web site: www.lafilm.com E-mail: info@lafilm.com	Los Angeles Valley College Media Arts Department 5800 Fulton Ave. Valley Glen, CA 91401 Phone: 818-947-2600 Web site: www.avc.edu E-mail: swelstej@lavc.edu
Loyola Marymount University School of Film & Television 7900 Loyola Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90045 Web site: www.lmu.edu E-mail: sftv-info@lmu.edu	Movie in a Box 14622 Ventura Boulevard #333 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Phone: 818-461-9211 Web site: www.movieinabox.com E-mail: info@movieinabox.com
Musicians Institute Music Video and Commercial Production Program 1655 McCadden Place Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone: 323-462-1384 Web site: www.mi.edu E-mail: admissions@mi.edu	New York Film Academy at Universal 3801 Barham Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90068 Phone: 818-733-2600 Web site: www.nyfa.com E-mail: studios@nyfa.com
No Budget Film School Feature Filmmaking Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 Phone: 323-465-5012 Web site: www.nobudgetfilmschool.com E-mail: nobudgetfilmschool@earthlink.net	Orange Coast College Film & TV Department 2701 Fairview Road P.O. Box 5005 Costa Mesa, CA 92628 Phone: 714-432-0202 Web site: www.occ.cccd.edu E-mail: rsteadry@cccd.edu
Palomar Community College Film Studies and Video Production 1140 W. Mission Rd. San Marcos, CA 92069 Phone: 760-744-1150 Web site: www.palomar.edu	Phoenix Canyon Communications Tools of DV Filmmaking Workshop 600 Crane Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90065 Phone: 213-840-6212 Web site: www.videoworkshop-la.com