University degrees: Courses, Postgraduate, Short-Courses, Workshops
Faculty, students, and staff create over 5,000 films a year at NYU. Students receive a well-rounded undergraduate education in all aspects of filmmaking, whether they’re majoring in Acting & Directing, Animation, Cinematography, Documentary, History & Criticism, Post-production, Producing, Sound, Television, or Writing. Graduate level students focus intensely on writing/directing, with the option to pursue further education in concentrations in other areas of filmmaking.
Together, our faculty, staff, and students create more than 5,000 films per year.
Since 1965, our program has had a significant impact on the cultural and artistic landscape. Notable graduates include directors Chris Columbus (Rent, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Night at the Museum), Melina Matsoukas (Beyoncé’s Lemonade, Master of None), Ryan Fleck (Captain Marvel) and Jon Watts (Spiderman: Homecoming); editor Sally Menke (Pulp Fiction); independent filmmakers Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and Joel Coen (No Country for Old Men); cinematographers Rachel Morrison (Mudbound, Black Panther), Reed Morano (Frozen River, Director: The Handmaid’s Tale, Cinematographer: Beyoncé’s Lemonade), and Ernest Dickerson (Do the Right Thing); TV writer/producers Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), Damon Lindelof (Lost) and Emily Whitesell (Homicide: Life on the Street), documentarians Nanette Burstein (American Teen) and Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), experimental filmmaker George Von Steiner and Pixar Studios animation artists Alex Woo and Andrew Coats.
