About

Overview The Writing for Film and TV (Online) program at Toronto Film School is designed to replicate the process and environment of the film and television industry. Our faculty of renowned writers, with credits such as Mr. D, Frontier, Inspector Gadget and Sneaky Pete, add insight and credibility to the industry-like environment. Online classes are styled after industry writing rooms with collaborative story sessions. You will learn how to pitch, write, produce and edit for all formats of film and television, including sitcoms, one-hour dramas, feature films, new media, broadcast news, commercials and PSAs, and factual entertainment.Real World EducationYou’ll learn through practical, industry-oriented projects and build a comprehensive professional portfolio. The online classroom acts as an industry-style writing room where students review and critique each other’s work, from pitches to beat sheets, outlines and drafts. You’ll experience the writer’s role through the entire filmmaking process! Career directionsScreenwriterStaff WriterStory EditorProduction ExecutiveStudio ExecutiveProducerDirectorWho hires our graduates?The Family ChannelTriangle Entertainment StudiosAcademy of Canadian Cinema & TelevisionTemple Street ProductionsM.A.R.Z Films

Learn writing for all film and television formats from some of the biggest storytellers in the industry with the Writing for Film and TV (Online) program at Toronto Film School.

Disciplines

Film, Photography & MediaCreative Writing

Requirements

English Requirements

IELTSMin 5.5
TOEFLMin 70

Other Requirements

1Short stories (no more than two pages)Opinion articles (no more than two pages)Journal entries (no more than two pages)Short film/sketch scripts (no more than five pages)

Writing for Film and TV (Online)