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Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting

Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 32470
Tuition Fee (USD)
USD 75
Application Fee
24 months
Duration
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60%
Min GPA
Program Overview
The New York Film Academy recognizes the critical role writers play in the creation of every film and television show. Yet writing talent alone is not enough to create successful work in these mediums. Screenwriting is a learned craft, and a writer must write every day to train for the demands of this field, and to truly understand the elements that make a screenplay or teleplay functional as well as engaging.
In addition to learning the conventions of the writing craft, students are given the support and structure to write and meet deadlines. Students write intensively throughout the program and complete several projects with the assistance of constructive critique from instructors, as well as peers.
Students in the New York Film Academy’s Screenwriting programs generate a lot of written material, building a portfolio of writings that span several mediums. There is a focus on film and television, but MFA students will also study comics, web series and games. Upon completion of the program, students not only understand story structure, character, conflict and dialogue, but also leave the Academy with finished products that they can pitch, produce, and try to sell.
In the MFA Screenwriting program, students are taught the art of screenwriting through workshop courses that have them learn by writing, but also in skill-building courses that focus on film history, film genres, and specific skills, like scene construction, adaptation, and character building.
Students also study filmmaking, acting and editing, to get a complete sense of how cinematic stories are told. In addition to stories, treatments and scripts, students will also create, direct and edit their own short film and their own web series pilot.
NYFA’s degree programs in Screenwriting have business classes that teach students the reality of the industry; how to find work as a writer, how to work in the industry to support yourself, how to find an agent or manager, and how to pitch your stories and story ideas. These classes require students to get an internship in the industry.
The MFA Program culminates in a Pitch Fest, where students get to pitch their thesis script to agents, managers, executives, and/or producers.
Additional Information
Program Level Master's Degree
College/University Processing Time 30
Program Intensity Full-Time
General Admission Requirement
Academic Requirement
- Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted into this program, applicants must have a Bachelor's Degree.
All Programs
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
36m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Aug 2022, Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
48m
Duration
Test Score
6
IELTS
68
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Intake Aug 2023
Jan 2023, Aug 2022, May 2023
USD 75
Application Fee
24m
Duration
Test Score
6.5
IELTS
79
TOEFL
60
Min GPA
Tuition Fee
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Average Tuition Fee Per Year
32470
Tuition Fee
(USD)
USD 75
Application Fee
(USD)
19000 Per year
Average Cost of Living
(USD)
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