Short films are the future of storytelling. With hands-on instruction from our award-winning faculty and New York City as your classroom, you will do things you can't do anywhere else and will graduate ready to jump into a career that could change your life.

In less than one year, each student creates a professionally produced short film and attains a Master's degree. Over the course of 10 months, we empower each of our students to write and direct their own short films by providing them with instruction from award-winning filmmakers, the latest technology, and a hands-on education guided by industry professionals. High-level production values combined with strong storytelling equals success in the film industry. For this reason, the student films created in this program have already gone on to be official selections at such prestigious institutions as Cannes Film Festival and Film Festival Internazionale di Milano.

This studio-based program is chaired by Bob Giraldi, the director who played a major role in the music video revolution and who continues to be a prolific creative force. As one of America’s legendary commercial and music video directors, Bob uses his considerable expertise and experience to introduce each of our students to the film industry.

The new media revolution secures short film’s place in popular culture right now and the MPS Live Action Short Film program is at the forefront of the revolution.

For more information and to apply online, visit the MPS Live Action Short Film website or contact mpsfilm@sva.edu.