May 19 Deadlines Are Fast Approaching!

Directing, Producing, Acting for the Camera. Screenwriting.

Writing for Television.

Earn Your Certificate from UCLA’s School of Theater,

Film & Television.

DIRECTING

(Starts Online, Finishes on Campus)

International deadline: May 5
US deadline: May 19

Program begins: June 16
 

39 nights. Over 30 guest speakers.
Learn the technical and artistic insights you’ll need to lead your project through all aspects of preproduction, production, and post production.

PRODUCING

(online)

Deadline: May 19

Program begins: June 16
 

39 nights. Over 25 guest speakers.

Learn how to finance, develop, pitch, market and distribute your feature films and TV series. Get insider information on emerging technologies, and career strategies from leading industry experts.

ACTING FOR THE CAMERA

(on campus)
 

International deadline: May 12

US deadline: May 19

Program begins: September 29

16 students are chosen from around the world each year for this on campus program that focuses on acting for the camera, acting techniques, audition techniques and career development for both film and television. Students also develop and pitch personal projects to an industry panel and perform in a spring acting showcase. 

SCREENWRITING

(online or on campus)
 

International deadline: June 16

US deadline: August 18

Program begins: September 29

WRITING FOR TELEVISION
(online or on campus)

 International deadline: June 16US deadline: August 18Program begins: September 29

 Television writers write three teleplays — a spec of an existing show, and two original pilots.

This yearlong competitive-admission program also includes weekly recorded lectures, and live weekly Q&As. Students learn directly from working professionals in an intimate classroom environment with a maximum of 10 students per workshop.

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS ALUMNI INCLUDE:

Will Honley (writer Subservience, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, Blood), Ian Stokell (writer/producer BAFTA winner and Oscar nominee All Quiet on the Western Front), James Ponsoldt (writer/director/producer Running Point, Daisy Jones & the Six, Shrinking, Sorry for Your Loss, The Spectacular Now), Olivia Liang (actor Kung Fu, Paper Flowers), Micah Cyrus (writer All American, Dead Girls Detective Agency), Ritabhari Chakraborty (actor Grihostho, Bohurupi, Nandini, Fatafati), Steven Canals (writer/director Pose, Doc Odyssey, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Love Victor), Bo Yeon Kim (writer/producer Star Trek: Discovery, Sweet Tooth, Reign), Rayne Roberts (Senior VP Searchlight Pictures), Sylvia Jones (writer Not My Family, Cherish the Day, Power Book IV: Force, The Chi), Tyron B. Carter (writer DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow), Nicole Riegel (writer/director Dandelion, Holler), Dan Mazeau (writer Damsel, Fast X, Wrath of the Titans) Susan Hurwitz Arneson (writer/producer The Tick, Preacher, South Park),and many more.

Don’t miss your chance to attend 
the 2025-2026 programs. 

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