About Acting Essentials in Vancouver Film School

Creative Economy

VFS’s signature programs and facilities are at the heart of a creative economy worth $3.4 billion in B.C. alone. From film production and 3D animation to game, digital, and VR/AR design, VFS is shaping the entertainment and media industries’ transformation. In 2019, VFS alumni were credited on 17 of the 20 highest grossing films and on 6 of the 10 best-selling video games worldwide, in a global industry set to generate US$2.3 trillion in revenues in 2020.

An Acting Essentials VFS Education

In four months you will graduate with:

• A certificate in Acting Essentials
• The opportunity to apply to the VFS one-year Acting for Film & Television program
• Access to the VFS Alumni Directory and Job Board

Term 01

The Actor’s craft. Explore an intro to camera, improvisation, and audition, along with the essential actor’s building blocks of voice, movement, text analysis, and acting techniques. Commit to the craft through serious play.

Term 02

The Actor’s toolbox. Integrate the actor’s various disciplines to work more deeply with scripts to create vibrant characters. Build your actor’s toolbox, connect more fully with your voice, body, imagination, and in front of the camera.

Industry Partners

VFS doesn’t just teach you about the industry, it IS the industry. With veteran instructors, mentors and an education Advisory Board recruited straight from the professional world, we are able to constantly update our award-winning curriculum to keep up with an ever-evolving industry. Plus, students also have lots of opportunities to connect and network with industry leaders during special workshop sessions, training presentations, and industry social events hosted by VFS.

Campus Life

Your four months in Acting Essentials puts you in close contact with students in a host of other VFS programs, from writers and filmmakers to makeup artists and sound designers. This downtown training facility features near round-the-clock access to rehearsal space, computers, and everything you need to perform at your best. You'll also be surrounded by the city's best cafes, restaurants, and cultural attractions – not to mention some of the leading film and television production studios. 

Academic qualification equivalents

• you must have a high school diploma or its equivalent,

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS             :    6.0 – Academic level
• TOEFL           :    score of 68 internet-based (iBT)
• PTE                :    score of 52 - 57

Vancouver Film School Highlights

Vancouver Film School Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The cost of attendance includes various expenses apart from the tuition fee. Some of these expenses are detailed below:

Vancouver Film School Admission Process

All international students are expected to be conversant enough in English in order to succeed in any VFS program. They are also required to understand technical terms to be able to participate in presentation and in-depth discussions.

Vancouver Film School also provides conditional admission to international students if they fail to score the minimum required scores of standard English proficiency tests. English as a second language programs are available to help the applicants improve their English before starting a course at VFS. Additionally, those students are required to schedule and paas an approved test no later that one month before their starting date

• Admission Portal: VFS Online application
• Admission Fees: CAD 100
• English language requirement should meet level 1 or level 2, depending upon the course

Supporting Documents:

• High school transcripts or government-issued birth certificate, showing the candidate is at least 19 years old.
• Contact details of two references, who can comment on the passion and abilities in the area the candidate is applying.
• A financial plan to cover tuition and living expenses.
• Health insurance
• Study permit for international students.
• Proof of English language proficiency.
• A portfolio in the area the candidate is applying.

Vancouver Film School  English Proficiency Requirements