Vancouver Film School (VFS)

Rather than a single campus school, Vancouver Film School operates across eight campuses in the city of Vancouver. All of its campuses are located in or very close to downtown Vancouver.

At the campuses on West Hastings St., the Acting Essentials, Acting for Film & Television, Makeup Design for Film & Television, Writing for Film, Television & Games, Foundation Visual Art & Design, and Sound Design for Visual Media programs are delivered; at the campus at 420 Homer St., the Digital Design and VR/AR Design & Development programs; at the campus at 151 West Cordova St., the 3D Animation & Visual Effects, Animation Concept Art, and Classical Animation programs; at the 142 Water St.

campus, the Film Production program; at the campus at 88 East Pender St., the Game Design and Programming for Games, Web & Mobile programs; and at the campus at 1248 Franklin St., the Makeup Design for Film & Television program is delivered.

Vancouver Film School's campuses, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, allow students to take full advantage of the social and cultural opportunities that city life has to offer. In close proximity to the school's campuses are cafes, restaurants, pubs, museums, art galleries, cinemas, and shops, and attractions such as Stanley Park, Granville Island, the Vancouver Aquarium, Queen Elizabeth Park, VanDusen Botanical Garden, the Granville Island Public Market, and the Museum of Anthropology are among the must-see destinations for students studying in Vancouver.

Although no sports clubs operate within Vancouver Film School itself, there are numerous gyms in the city of Vancouver where students can sign up for monthly or annual memberships at reasonable rates. Vancouver's extensive transit network makes it easy to get around to neighboring cities. As a leader in its field, Vancouver Film School organizes many social activities throughout the year in which students can participate.

Vancouver Film School has an extensive alumni network of individuals who have excelled in a variety of fields. Notable alumni of Vancouver Film School include;

• Kevin Smith
• Jewel Staite
• Stacey Roy
• Emily Bett Rickards
• Sara Canning
• Andrew Overtoom
• Colin Cunningham
• Seth Lochhead
• John G. Lenic
• Chad Moffitt
• Hanna Hall
• Jonathan Cherry
• Neill Blomkamp
• Magda Apanowicz
• Emilie Ullerup

among others.