Prague Film School

ranked among the top film schools in the world

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When to apply to Prague Film School

Application deadline for programs starting 2027:
December 13, 2026

Application deadlines for summer workshops:
Applications are reviewed on a weekly basis.

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alumni in the spotlight

Our recent alumni successes

From major festival premieres to global streaming releases, our graduates continue to shape contemporary film.

Lady, written and directed by Olive Nwosu

special jury award · 2026

Lady makes its mark

Olive Nwosu's directorial debut Lady premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2026, winning the Special Jury Award for Acting Ensemble, with a European premiere at Berlinale.

In the documentary section, alumni were also represented at Sundance with The Lake (Special Jury Award: Impact for Change) and Time and Water (both produced by Caitlin Mae Burke), plus Jane Elliot Against The World (produced by Elena Gaby and Max Powers). Without Kelly (shot by Christine Leuhusen) and Pankaja (color graded by Aaryaman Kutty) also screened at Sundance 2026.

Busan Film Festival 2026

Selvi

Selvi, the debut film by PFS alumnus writer‑director Sailesh Rathnakumar, featuring National Award‑winning actor Anjali Patil, had its worldwide premiere at the 31st Busan International Film Festival and won two prizes (Vision Awards: Hylife Vision Award, Taipei Film Commission Award)

international recognition

Among the world's best film schools

For the second consecutive year, The Hollywood Reporter listed Prague Film School among the 15 best international film schools in its printed issue dated August 9, 2023.

Anuja film poster

Oscars 2025

Anuja

Anuja, featuring several PFS alumni in key crew roles, earned a 2025 Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. The team includes Ksheetij Saini as Producer, Assistant Director and VFX Artist, Akash Raje as Cinematographer, Siddharth Gadhia as 1st Assistant Camera, Laura Salagnac as Director’s Assistant, and Aaryaman Kutty as Colourist.

Prague Film School alumni work streaming on Netflix in 2025

streaming worldwide

Alumni on Netflix

Engin Erden's Chasing the Wind and Haolu Wang's Black Mirror: Hotel Reverie episode are both streaming on Netflix.

Sand i Tissen, cinematography by Anna Fabricius

official selection · 2026

Sand i Tissen

Anna Fabricius shot Sand i Tissen, selected for Tribeca 2026.

Our film school's programs

Second year cinematography, ARRI Alexa

Prague Film School filmmaking programs provide foundation training and specialization studies in the areas of screenwriting, directing, cinematography and post‑production. Combining lectures and practical work in the classroom with an intensive production load outside of class, Prague Film School inculcates the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to make quality films.

Student holding a spot meter, Acting for Film

The Prague Film School Acting for Film Program offers an intensive, conservatory style curriculum instructing both the art and the craft of acting for the camera. While the vast majority of acting courses world‑wide train students for theater, it's actually screen acting that offers the bulk of career opportunities. It's also screen acting that allows actors to engage with the largest audiences, across time and geography.

Documentary shooting in Prague

The Documentary Film Program at Prague Film School aims at creating the independent documentary filmmaker. Through intensive practical and theoretical work, each student learns how to adapt the narrative tools of drama to tell truthful stories about the real world that simultaneously entertain, educate and inspire audiences. The course is designed to develop professional‑level production and post production skills.

About Prague Film School

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Why Choose Prague Film School?

Prague Film School trains aspiring filmmakers and actors to become film professionals. This is accomplished through a praxis‑heavy curriculum involving each student in up to 30 productions annually, many of which end up in the Industry's top film festivals.

The prevailing ethos of Prague Film School is a mix of European art‑house and American independent cinemas. Up to 100 filmmakers annually enroll, drawn from the best schools around the globe and from a wide range of professions and backgrounds.

The language of instruction is English.

Prague Film School graduation ceremony

A Unique Filmmaking Experience in the Heart of Europe

Different from many national film academies or major private film schools, Prague Film School is characterized by its intimate size, promoting close work relations with teachers and young filmmakers and affording easy access to filmmaking facilities.

Based in Prague, it's the city of Prague itself that plays a leading role in the students' experience at PFS. Professional productions come from all over the world to shoot in one of Europe's most beautiful capitals. Students at Prague Film School have the city available to them all the time, as a classroom, as a home and as a film set.

Prague Film School is located smack in the center of the historic city.

Congrats to our alumni!

Celebrating their success

Prague Film School takes great pride in the fact that the work of its alumni has been screened and awarded at top film festivals around the world. Cannes, Venice, Berlinale, Sundance, Toronto, Locarno, the Oscars, the Emmy's and many, many more international competitions have recognized the fresh talent of our graduates. See below:

  • Thithi

    Raam Reddy (writer, director) Doron Tampert (cinematographer) John Zimmerman (editor)

  • Black Mirror: Hotel Reverie

    Haolu Wang (director)

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Leonora Lonsdale (director)

  • Jojo Rabbit

    Isabel Stewart (actress) Amanda Erixon Ekelund (post‑production assistant)

  • Gully Boy

    Jay Oza (cinematographer)

  • The Sex Life of College Girls

    Scott Lipman (actor)

  • Lady

    Olive Nwosu (writer / director)

  • Anuja

    Ksheetij Saini (Producer, Assistant Director and VFX Artist) Akash Raje (Cinematographer) Siddharth Gadhia (1st Assistant Camera) Laura Salagnac (Director's Assistant) Aaryaman Kutty (Colourist)

  • The French Dispatch

    May Ziadé (producer's assistant)

  • The Short History of the Long Road

    Ani Simon‑Kennedy (writer, director) Cailin Yatsko (cinematographer)

  • Bokshi

    Harsh Vaibhav (screenwriter)

  • The Surrender

    Cailin Yatsko (cinematographer)

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