Film Production (AMPD)

York University · Keele Campus.

Film, Media and Journalism: blue ink subject illustration

4 years
Duration (years)
4 years normally for the honours bachelor
York current normal full-time bachelor degree definitions
~Low 80s
Entering average
Published approximate guidance: Low 80s. 2027/28. Ontario high-school entry in 2027/28, exact listed route YEA. Later major/option selection and other applicant categories remain separate.
York U university-supplied OUInfo: Film & Media Arts - Film Production (BFA), Ontario entry 2027/28

Deadlines

November 2026

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Next deadlineMonday, November 9, 2026

Supplementary application. AMPD BFA (Music; Visual Arts – Studio), Winter 2027 entry
2026 entry
Nine days before the general Winter 2027 application deadline. Applies to all applicant types.
Official deadline

Other deadline details

No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by programOUAC Undergraduate application, applicants who are not Ontario high school students (Group B)2026 entry

No single OUAC deadline, deadlines are set by each university and sometimes by program
No single OUAC deadline
University, program, transcript, portfolio, interview, and audition dates still apply

Full source wording

Verbatim: "There is no specific Undergraduate application deadline if you are a Group B applicant. Deadlines vary at each university and sometimes depend on the program. Visit the university websites or contact the universities directly for their deadlines. If you are interested in a program but the deadline has passed, you may contact the university's admission office for help. Be aware of university-specific deadlines for submitting transcripts and portfolios, if required, and for arranging interviews and auditions. You must ensure the OUAC has enough time to process your choices before the universities' program deadlines." OUAC defines Group B as anyone who does not meet the Group A criteria, e.g. not currently taking an Ontario high school course, a Canadian outside Ontario, an international applicant, a postsecondary transfer student, or a mature applicant.

SourceChecked Aug 14, 2026

Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites

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Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
And five additional 4U or M courses
A supplementary evaluation is required after you apply for admission. Submit the online component by the following deadline for guaranteed consideration to the program: February 5, 2027, for Fall 2027 entry

Application steps

Step 1Check the admission requirements
- Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
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Step 2Apply through OUAC
- Create your application and select this program.
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Step 3Official academic transcripts
- Normally required for undergraduate degree and certificate applicants, with published exceptions for mature applicants and visiting students on a letter of permission. Unofficial records can support conditional admission; final official originals must arrive directly from the institution before classes.
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Step 4Apply through OUAC to Film Production BFA YEA and obtain your York reference number.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 5Submit the Film Production questionnaire and creative portfolio through the AMPD supplementary portal.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Step 6Attend the interview if shortlisted and provide the academic records requested on your checklist.
- Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
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Applicant pathways

Ontario high school applicants

BFA Requirements for admission: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U And five additional 4U or M courses A supplementary evaluation is required after you apply for admission. Submit the online component by the following deadline for guaranteed consideration to the program: February 5, 2027, for Fall 2027 entry Applicants with averages in the mid-70s or higher may be considered for admission. Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 75 %. OUAC code YEA

College transfer applicants

BFA Requirements for admission: Completion of a diploma program or at least two full semesters or one year of full-time academic study at an accredited college Overall average of 3.3 or better on a 4-point scale (or equivalent) A supplementary evaluation is required after you apply for admission. Submit the online component by the following deadline for guaranteed consideration to the program: February 5, 2027, for Fall 2027 entry

University transfer applicants

BFA Requirements for admission: Completion of at least four full-year courses or one year of full-time degree studies at an accredited university Overall average of 3.3 or better on a 4-point scale (or equivalent) A supplementary evaluation is required after you apply for admission. Submit the online component by the following deadline for guaranteed consideration to the program: February 5, 2027, for Fall 2027 entry

Mature applicants

BFA To be considered a mature student, you must: be at least 21 years old by the end of the calendar year of admission to the University; have been out of full-time high school studies for at least two years; and have attempted less than one full year of studies at an accredited college or university. A supplementary evaluation is required after you apply for admission. Submit the online component by the following deadline for guaranteed consideration to the program: February 5, 2027, for Fall 2027 entry

Required Film Production YEA supplement

Film Production BFA applicants only; not the separate Screenwriting portfolio

Complete the questionnaire: propose a no-budget short film, discuss a favourite film/director and describe your role and learning from a recent creative project.
Submit a video no longer than five minutes and identify your directing, writing, camera or editing role. Photographs, visual art or documentation of another creative project are also accepted.
Shortlisted applicants are invited to an on-campus or online interview. It is a conditional next stage, not an interview appointment for every applicant.
Use the AMPD supplementary portal after receiving your York reference number.

Full IB Diploma subjects: BFA

Applicants assessed on the full IB Diploma curriculum; exact BFA programme variant

Complete the IB Diploma with passes in six subjects: three Higher and three Standard Level, or four Higher and two Standard Level.
The BFA requires its programme-specific supplementary evaluation as well as the Diploma.

Degree requirements

Cinema and Media Arts (Production) - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Honours Double Major

General Education 18 Total Credits

Cinema and Media Arts (Production) - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Specialized Honours

General Education Courses 18 Total Credits

Applies to all listed streams

Major Credits 60 Total Credits
Passed the following:
See approved options
Earned at least 6 credits from the following:
See approved options
Completed at least 18 credits from the following types of courses: in studio (production or screenwriting) courses
Completed at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: at the 3000 or 4000 level
In fine arts BA programs, a minimum of 18 credits (including the 12 major credits) must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
Earned at least 6 credits from AP/CLST, AP/EN , GL/EN , AP/FR , AP/HIST, GL/HIST, AP/HUMA, GL/HUMA, AP/LING, GL/LIN , GL/LING, AP/MODR, GL/MODR, AP/PHIL, or GL/PHIL
Completed at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: FA/1900 3.00 series of courses, outside the Cinema and Media Arts major
Earned at least 6 credits from AP/ANTH, AP/ECON, GL/ECON, SC/GEOG, EU/GEOG, AP/POLS, GL/POLS, HH/PSYC, GL/PSYC, AP/SOSC, GL/SOSC, AP/SOCI, or GL/SOCI
Earned at least 6 credits from SC/BIOL, GL/BIOL, SC/CHEM, LE/ESSE, SC/NATS, GL/NATS, SC/PHYS, GL/PHYS, or SC/STS
Completed at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: EU/ENVS 1500 6.00
Free Electives 24 Total Credits
Completed at least 24 credits from the following types of courses: free elective credits
AMPD Electives 12 Total Credits
Completed at least 12 credits from the following types of courses: All students in an AMPD degree program or an Honours Major/Minor program must complete at least 12 credits in fine arts outside their major discipline.
Outside the Major 6 Total Credits
Completed at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Other departments in AMPD including 6 credits from the FA/1900 3.00 series of courses, outside the CMA major. From the FA/1900 courses, 6 credits can be used to fulfill the Humanities category in the General Education requirement.
To maintain Honours standing in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design a major grade point average of 5.00 is required in all years of study. Students who have completed less than 84 earned credits, whose cumulative overall grade point average is below 5.00, may continue in a School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design Honours degree program provided they meet the year level progression requirements. See chart below.
Students who fall below the minimum cumulative overall grade point average requirements may not continue in Honours and must apply to the BA 90-credit program. Students are subject to the BA 90-credit degree requirements for the year they enter the program.
Students enrolled in the Digital Media Program are exempt from the Progressive GPA Major Grade Point Average requirement; however, they must attain overall and major GPAs of at least 5.00 (C+) in order to graduate.
The following minimum grade point averages are required to graduate with a Specialized Honours degree in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design:
See approved options
An overall grade point average of 5.00 (C+)
A major grade point average of 5.00 (C+).
To graduate, students must also have successfully completed (passed) at least 120 credits which meet the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design and program requirements.

References

Program facts

Entering average~Low 80s

Ontario high-school entry in 2027/28, exact listed route YEA. Later major/option selection and other applicant categories remain separate.

Courses

FW2026/27 BFA Film Production first-year foundation, confirmed by individual course requirements and the current programme. Other BFA pathways and every upper-year option are not imposed on this route.

First year: BFA Film Production foundation4 listed

Current course descriptions explicitly require CMA 1020, 1120 and 1400 in first year; CMA 1010 is the paired filmmaking corequisite. Exact semesters are not assigned here. Production courses may require separately purchased materials.

CMA 1010Introduction to Filmmaking I3 credits
Filmmaking concepts and visual storytelling through lectures, screenings and workshops.
CMA 1020Introduction to Filmmaking II3 credits
Visual and audio production techniques, taking short projects from script to screen.
CMA 1120Introduction to Screenwriting3 credits
Screenwriting and storytelling for fiction, non-fiction and other moving-image media.
CMA 1400Film Art: An Introduction6 credits
Film aesthetics, theory and history, including narrative, composition, sound and editing.

Additional published courses

CMA 2010Film & Video Production6 credits
Develop film and electronic-production techniques by producing several short works.
CMA 2120Screenwriting Fundamentals (Production)6 credits
Practise screenwriting and its connections to filmmaking, storytelling and writing.
CMA 3401Cinemas in Canada3 credits
Canadian screen cultures, Indigenous filmmakers, colonialism, sovereignty and historical film institutions.
CMA 2200Early Cinema to the Coming of Sound: 1895 - 19303 credits
Explore cinema’s emergence as technology, cultural experience, business and artistic expression.
CMA 2230Film and Television as Mass Culture, 1920s-1960s3 credits
Film and television as mass culture from the 1920s to 1960s, with social and power relationships.
CMA 3200New Waves: 1960s - 1980s3 credits
Postwar global cinema, new waves, post-colonial film and experimental or documentary forms.
CMA 3230Contemporary Directions in Cinema and Media Studies: 1980s - present3 credits
Contemporary cinema and media theory, from post-structuralism to new-media approaches.

Elective choices

Cinema and Media Arts (Production) - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Honours Double Major

General Education 18 Total Credits

Cinema and Media Arts (Production) - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Specialized Honours

General Education Courses 18 Total Credits

Applies to all listed streams

Completed at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: FA/1900 3.00 series of courses, outside the Cinema and Media Arts major
Free Electives 24 Total Credits
Completed at least 24 credits from the following types of courses: free elective credits
AMPD Electives 12 Total Credits
Completed at least 12 credits from the following types of courses: All students in an AMPD degree program or an Honours Major/Minor program must complete at least 12 credits in fine arts outside their major discipline.
Outside the Major 6 Total Credits
Completed at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Other departments in AMPD including 6 credits from the FA/1900 3.00 series of courses, outside the CMA major. From the FA/1900 courses, 6 credits can be used to fulfill the Humanities category in the General Education requirement.

Study routes

These are distinct degree configurations. Choose the applicable configuration; every listed variant is not required.

Cinema and Media Arts (Production) - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Honours Double Major
Cinema and Media Arts (Production) - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Specialized Honours

Study locations

Teaching campus: Keele Campus.york exact programme teaching campus

References

Careers

Career examples

film director
producer
lighting or sound designer
film editor

Career sectors

cinematographer

Career sectors

Scope and qualifications

University-published career examples for Film Production (AMPD), including its published routes; some require further training or registration. These are examples, not ranked graduate outcomes.