Application BA in Filmmaking Transfer Program

If you meet all requirements except age, please contact us. You may be eligible for an exception. 

Applicants who are non-native English speakers and who have not undertaken their final two years of schooling in English, should demonstrate capability in English at a standard equivalent to the levels identified below:

• Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2
• PTE51
• IELTS 5.5 (Reading and Writing must be at 5.5)
• or equivalent

If you are unable to demonstrate the capability in English with such a certificate, Prague Film Institute reserves the right not to enroll the applicant until he/she successfully passes our English language test.

Your CV should include your name and contact details, a personal statement, work experience or your video/film shooting references, education and qualifications, key skills.

For non-EU applicants national identity card will be also accepted.

You will be asked to have a completed secondary education diploma in any field. The school which issued your diploma has to be an institution accredited by the Ministry of Education of the same country/state where it is situated. In most cases it is clear from the diploma. In case it is not, you should ask the Ministry of Education in your country for the proof that your school is accredited within your country‘s educational system.

1-2 standard pages (250-500 words) about why you want to study film and why at our school specifically.

Show us some examples of art you have created in the past. It may be any form of art: a short video, showreel, photography, short story, script, visualisation, music, dance, painting, drama, writing, etc. or best sample(s) of your film project with clear explanation of your involvement and role in it. 

3-5 standard pages (800-1200 words). Choose from these topics:

• Write an analyze of a well-known film or a film of your own creation.
• Which book would you like to adapt into a film and why?
• Which internationally renowned filmmakers is your role model and why? Explain why you admire his/her style.
• Why did you decide to study film production in Prague specifically?

Once you submit all requirements we will get in touch with you to set up a short video call.