Join the International
Film Production
BA Program
at Beijing Film Academy!
Enrollment for
International Program 2025
is still open!
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Ranked as top film school in China, Beijing Film Academy’s film production international program is a 4-year English-teaching undergraduate program, offering all kinds of professional courses including directing, cinematography, post-production, film producing and etc.
We’re committed to cultivate talents to master the whole workflow of filmmaking. In addition to gain professional knowledges, you will also have opportunity to learn valuable skills from masters in the industry. You will meet interesting people, develop yourself, and create connections which will bring you endless opportunities in the future. With rapid growth of China film industry, we believe it will be a perfect platform for you to start off your career in film industry.
We provide industry standard facilities to all students in the department, including professional editing studios, sound studios, color correction studios, screening rooms, as well as a range of cinematic cameras, lighting products etc. -- Everything you may need to make your script into film. Most students and teachers in the department speak English and willing to offer help, so you don’t need to worry about the language barrier. We also offer Chinese classes during the study period. So, what are you waiting for? Join us to start your new chapter in film!
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information, please visit our new website: http://int-prog.bfa.edu.cn/
📮 If you have any question about the program and application, please send your emails to:
internationalprogram@bfa.edu.cn
☎️ Or you could contact us +86-10-82283210 during 9:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 on workdays (Beijing Time GMT+8).
REQUIREMENTS
1. Applicant whose parents or one of his/her parents are Chinese, he/she must hold a valid non-Chinese passport or Certificate of Nationality for no less than 4 years. Additionally, applicant shall submit records of living out of China for more than 2 years in the last 4 years (up to April 30 of the year of enrollment).
*9 months of living abroad within a year can be counted as 1 year, subject to the entry and exit stamps.
2. Applicants must be over 18 years old (on the date of enrollment).
3. Applicant must meet the health requirements issued by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Chinese Ministry of Health.
4. For some country’s applicants who need to serve the army, we suggest you complete your duty before applying.
5. If applicants have a history of expulsion, we will refuse the application.
6. Applicant who has criminal or prison records will not be accepted.
STEPS FOR APPLICATION
Step 1: Submit all required documents
Send all required application documents refer to Application Checklist to:
internationalprogram@bfa.edu.cn
Step 2: Pay the Application fee
- The application fee is 800 CNY. The application evaluation will start when the school receives the application fee. The application fee is NOT refundable.
- Please specify "2025 International Program_applicant’s name_Application fee" as note when you transfer the application fee.
Swift code: ICBKCNBJBJM
CNAPS: 102100001008
Step 3: Interview
The department office will evaluate all received files and organize an interview for each applicant from Mid-January.
The interview will be set up online via Tencent Meeting (voov Meeting).
Step 4: Admission
The department will make an overall evaluation based on each applicant’s application materials and interview performance. Admission notification will be sent out by email in late March.
DATES AND DEADLINES
September, 2024
2025 Application Opens
December 23rd, 2024
Deadline for First Batch of Applications
Mid-January, 2025
Online Interview
February 28th, 2025
Deadline for Second Batch of Applications
Late March, 2025
Admission Notification
Late March, 2025
Online Interview for Students on Waitlist
Late April, 2025
Waitlist Admission Notification
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
Please visit https://int-prog.bfa.edu.cn/info/1034/1162.htm
or scroll down to the end of the article, and click "Read More" to view the checklist of required application materials.
TUITION FEE & SCHOLARSHIP
- The total tuition fee of each academic year is 80,000 CNY.
- The CSC scholarship cannot be applied to International Program.
- Top 30% students have opportunities to obtain scholarship offered by the department depending on their grades of each academic year.
TIPS for APPLICATION
- Please specify applicant’s name in each transfer, and keep all receipts from the banks.
- Transfer students also need to finish all courses on cultivating plan, credits from previous school cannot be transferred.
- Students should strictly follow the instructions to apply the X1 visa before the first entry to China. The X1 visa can support freshmen to stay in China for 30 days. During your stay, students need to finish their medical check and apply for the study visa. Please do not arrive in China too early.
- DO NOT use any visa-free policy to enter China for your study.
责编:黄闽