Graduate Program Online Application

Please complete the online form below to apply for graduate programs at Seattle Film Institute: The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Filmmaking, the Master of Arts (MA) in Producing for Film and the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Producing for Film. This form is also used for applying to the Professional Certificate in Producing for Film. To apply to the Masters of Music in Film Composition, use this online form.

Apply by Mail?

If you'd prefer to apply by mail, Download the Acrobat PDF file at the bottom of this page to print out. Or contact us by phone, (800) 882-4734 or email info@seattlefilminstitute.com to have a form mailed to you. For the application to the Total Immersion Certificate Program, click here.

Graduate Programs Application Checklist:

  • To be considered for a graduate degree program, you must hold a four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
    You must also have earned a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA), based on a 4.0 scale during the last two years of undergraduate study.
    All applicants to the MFA in Filmmaking Program, or the MA in Producing Program, need to submit the following materials:
  • APPLICATION and application fee
  • APPLICATION ESSAY: Your 1000-word essay should be a concise, honest, and in-depth investigation of your need to work in a creative medium. The Graduate Faculty Admissions Committee considers this essay the most important document in your application so it should not be a self-promoting autobiographical account. The focus should be on particular motives, attitudes, and desires that lie behind your urge to pursue your creative and professional goals. If appropriate,you should also define what special interests and strengths you would bring to the program.
  • TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, including a recommendation form filled out by each recommendation writer,
    (form available for download and printing at the bottom of this page, below.)
    Whenever possible, your letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office by the letter writer. All letters of recommendation must arrive in a sealed envelope with the writer’s signature across the flap, whether sent directly or forwarded by the applicant.
  • RESUME
  • TRANSCRIPTS: An official transcript from any and all colleges/universities attended with evidence of the minimum of an earned four-year baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or U.S. equivalent.
    This includes original transcripts from any institution where you might have taken credits that later transferred to another school. Whenever possible, your transcripts should come directly to the Graduate Admissions Office from the college/university of origin.

SEND ALL SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION MATERIAL INCLUDING TRANSCRIPTS AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION (also for the print application form if you are NOT applying online) TO:

Graduate Admissions 
Seattle Film Institute
1709 23rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98122

Select the Graduate Degree you plan to Pursue

Select the term above you intend to start in.

Name Contact Info

Personal and Contact Information:

Best number you can be reached at.

Alternate number where you can be reached.

U.S. Applicants please enter your Social Security number.

Seattle Film Institute is required to ask all U.S. citizens to identify their race or ethinic group. Your response is optional and will not affect admission to the school. Seattle Film Institute uses race/ethnicity data to remain in compliances with accreditation and Washington State educational requirements.

 

A personal essay of approximately 1000 words about yourself and your hopes and plans for the future is required with the application submission. We encourage you to write your essays in a word processing program and make full use of spell check. Once finished you can either attach the essay file to this application, or copy the essay text into the text entry box below.

The Graduate Faculty Admissions Committee considers this essay the most important document in your application so it should not be a self-promoting autobiographical account. The focus should be on particular motives, attitudes, and desires that lie behind your urge to pursue your creative and professional goals. If appropriate, you should also define what special interests and strengths you would bring to the program.

Alternatively, you may attach a file of your essay that you have composed separately. PDF file, or MS Word .doc or plain text files are all acceptable. If you prefer, you may mail your essay directly to us at our postal address.

Previous College Studies

Please list chronologically every college, university, professional school, or other post-secondary institution at which you have studied. List the most recent first. All institutions must be reported.

Undergraduate Institution 1

Also add country if outside the US or Canada

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the type of degree awarded (BA, BFA, BS, etc, the field or major, and the year it was awarded.

Enter the grade point average for this institution and degree.

Undergraduate Institution 2

Also add country if outside the US or Canada

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the type of degree awarded (BA, BFA, BS, etc, the field or major, and the year it was awarded.

Enter the grade point average for this institution and degree.

Undergraduate Institution 3

Also add country if outside the US or Canada

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the type of degree awarded (BA, BFA, BS, etc, the field or major, and the year it was awarded.

Enter the grade point average for this institution and degree.

Undergraduate Institution 4

Also add country if outside the US or Canada

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the type of degree awarded (BA, BFA, BS, etc, the field or major, and the year it was awarded.

Enter the grade point average for this institution and degree.

Graduate Institution 1

Also add country if outside the US or Canada

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the field of study, and if completed, the type of degree awarded (MA, MFA, MS, etc, and the year awarded.

Enter the grade point average for this institution and degree path.

Graduate Institution 2

Also add country if outside the US or Canada

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the field of study, and if completed, the type of degree awarded (MA, MFA, MS, etc, and the year awarded.

Enter the grade point average for this institution and degree path.

Graduate Institution 3

Also add country if outside the US or Canada

Enter the Month and Year, use 01 for day of month.

Enter the field of study, and if completed, the type of degree awarded (MA, MFA, MS, etc, and the year awarded.

Enter the grade point average for this institution and degree path.

I certify by signing this application that the information I have provided is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. (Type in your name as you would normally sign it.)

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