Vancouver Film School

Join us online to discover everything VFS has to offer your career!

This time, we’re offering you TWO opportunities to join our Discovery Info Session: Aug. 27 @ 4 p.m. PDT and Sept. 3 @ 10 a.m. PDT. Dive into our award-winning programs, meet faculty, and experience how our world-class training launches creative careers faster.

✅ Discover what sets VFS apart: a world-class Production Centre & facilities, cross-program collaboration, & industry partnerships.
✅ Learn how select VFS programs now offer a combination of online/on-campus learning.
✅ Find out why we’re ranked among the best of the best by Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, & more.
✅ Learn about our part-time workshops & courses that prepare you for full-time study.

Register today - https://ow.ly/4HYz50ZqPSV..

Writing alum Adam Hussein joins CBC comedy The Service 🎥

From the classroom to the writers' room!

Congratulations to Vancouver Film School Writing alum and part-time instructor Adam Hussein, who has been staffed on CBC's upcoming comedy-drama The Service.

Created by Cardinal and Snowpiercer showrunner Aubrey Nealon, The Service blends espionage, workplace comedy, and heartfelt storytelling in a fresh take on life inside Canada's intelligence community.

Adam's latest milestone builds on an already impressive career that includes participating in Pacific Screenwriting Program's prestigious Scripted Series Lab. Now, he's bringing his voice to a nationally produced television series while continuing to inspire the next generation of screenwriters as a VFS instructor.

We're proud to see our alumni shaping Canadian television and helping tell the stories that audiences will be talking about next. Congratulations, Adam – we can't wait to watch The Service next year! 🎉

How to Make a Game: Lessons from Building Atomic Overdrive 🎮

What does it really take to make a game?

It's tempting to think it starts with a brilliant idea. But as VFS Game Design student José Miguel Carrillo discovered while collaborating on Atomic Overdrive, great games are shaped through constant iteration, collaboration, and a willingness to rethink your best ideas.

For our latest blog, we sat down with José and VFS Head of Game Design Christopher Mitchell to explore the four-month journey of developing a multiplayer anti-gravity racing game from the ground up.

From prototyping the hardest technical challenge first to embracing playtesting, cutting features, and learning when to stop polishing, their experience offers practical lessons for anyone interested in game development.

Whether you're dreaming of becoming a designer, programmer, artist, or producer, this article goes beyond theory to show how real games come together through collaboration, iteration, and persistence.

📰 Read the full story on THE BLOG: https://vfs.edu/news/how-to-make-a-game-atomic-overdrive

Aspiring game dev? 🎮 VFS has an on-campus event just for YOU! On August 20, get a guided tour, complete overview of our Game Design and Programming for Games, Web & Mobile programs, & more.

✅ Explore VFS’s industry-level facilities & game labs and try out our student-made games
✅ Get a comprehensive look at program curriculum – coding, game art, level design, and beyond
✅ See the retail-ready, Unity Award-winning games our students create at VFS
✅ Hear from alumni how their VFS training launched their careers

📅 Thur. Aug. 20 | 5:30-7 p.m.
📍 VFS Campus

Spots are limited. Don’t wait to register - 🔗 https://ow.ly/IbOx50ZoxVY

Great stories deserve to be heard. 🎭📖

VFS Table Read Club brought together writers and actors for an evening of collaboration, creativity, and bringing new scripts to life 👏

From hearing original work read aloud to connecting with fellow creatives, it’s all about building community and helping each other grow.

A huge shoutout to VFS Ambassador Jurgen, for helping bring this club to life, and thank you to all the writers and actors who joined us for such a fun first session.

Stay tuned for the next one! ✨

SOUND DESIGNERS – it’s time to train!

On Aug. 18, join us online for our Sound Design Program Preview. Discover how our industry-leading program trains you hands-on in a world-class Production Centre & helps you craft a powerful portfolio – all in 1 year.

✅ Discover the program’s curriculum – recording & mixing, Foley, ADR, Avid Pro Tools, & more
✅ Learn about VFS’s partnerships with industry leaders like Avid, McDSP, and Native Instruments
✅ Find out why VFS is continually ranked amongst the best schools by Variety, MovieMaker, and The Hollywood Reporter
✅ Get career & industry tips and advice from our faculty

📅 EVENT DETAILS:
Tuesday, August 18 | 4-5 p.m. PDT | Online

Register for free via 🔗SOUND DESIGNERS – it’s time to train! 🎧

On Aug. 18, join VFS online for a FREE Sound Design Program Preview. Explore our curriculum, industry partnerships, career opportunities & more.

📅 Aug. 18 | 4-5 p.m. PDT https://ow.ly/frYY50Zlkn8

ANIMATION MASTERCLASS: 30+ years of industry insight from VFS’s Head of Animation, Colin Giles 💡

Many think learning animation starts with software. After more than 30 years in the industry, Colin Giles, VFS’s Head of Animation, believes it starts somewhere else entirely: observation.

From climbing into a dumpster to recover discarded Disney animation drawings early in his career to mentoring the next generation of animators at Vancouver Film School, Colin has spent decades refining what it really takes to succeed in the industry.

In our latest long-form feature, he shares the lessons every aspiring animator should know – from why professionals still teach the humble bouncing ball, to the importance of feedback, performance, collaboration, and why technology should always serve the artist, not the other way around.

Whether you're taking your first steps into animation or looking to strengthen your craft, this is a masterclass built on three decades of real-world experience.

📰 Read the full feature on THE BLOG:

How to Animate: Colin Giles' Masterclass on Learning Animation (and Why Most Beginners Start in the Wrong Place) | Vancouver Film School Animator Colin Giles talks how to animate…