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Diploma of Acting for Film, TV and Theatre

Toronto Film School

  • Toronto, Canada
  • 1.5 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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Toronto Film School campus

About the program

An 18-month diploma that develops stage and screen acting skills with voice, Movement and camera training.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (2): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Demonstrate understanding of Acting for Film
  • TV and Theatre
  • Develop creative work using appropriate techniques and tools
  • Critique projects using discipline-relevant artistic and professional criteria
  • Present and document creative processes and outcomes.

Career outcomes

  • Stage and film actor
  • Acting coach
  • Voiceover actor
  • Filmmaker
  • Talent agent
  • Casting director
  • TV host
  • Video game performer
  • Musical theatre performer
  • Stunt work
  • Intimacy coordinator
  • Content creator
  • Screenwriter

Curriculum

  • Six terms (1
  • 728 Hours). Core strands are stage acting
  • Voice
  • Movement and camera acting in terms 1-3
  • Then improv and sketch comedy
  • Voiceover
  • Choreography
  • Auditioning for camera
  • Singing and stage combat. Final terms cover live performance
  • Short film and self-tape production
  • The business of acting and acting in virtual environments.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with original transcripts
  • Programme-specific submissions (video
  • Portfolio
  • Writing samples or essay)
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Passport copy. Graduation requires a 1.7 CGPA on a 4.3 scale
  • Minimum admission grade unreported in the cited source for admission (graduation needs 1.7 CGPA on a 4.3 scale).

Accepted academic background

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (secondary school graduation), Programme-specific video, Portfolio, Writing or essay submissions, Mature student test may apply.

Other requirements

  • Portfolio required

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Passport Copy
  • English Language Test Results (if required)
  • Portfolio
  • Financial Evidence (if required).

How to apply

  1. Review the program admission requirements and intake deadlines. Prepare academic transcripts
  2. Identification
  3. any required supporting documents. Complete the institution application and provide language results if applicable. Pay any required application fee
  4. Submit the application
  5. await the admission decision.

Other costs

Tuition per year$46,012 CAD
Application fee$150 CAD
Deposit$9,200 CAD

Program details

CampusToronto Film School campus, 120 Bloor Street East
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Arts and Design
DepartmentArts and Design
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value45
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay2
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1.5 years.