Vancouver Film School
Entertainment Arts Training For Film, TV, Animation, Games
Founded in 1987, VFS offers intensive one-year diploma programs in 3D Animation & VFX, consistently ranked the #1 global animation training program by Animation Career Review for nine consecutive years.
Notable Alumni
Chad Moffitt (Oscar - The Lord of the Rings / Weta), Neill Blomkamp (Oscar-nominated - District 9), Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats)
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
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