Rome International Film School

Just a handful of places are left for the one year program starting in September. Write us now if you want to apply to come to beautiful Rome, study with the award-winning faculty at RIFS and MAKE FILMS with fellow international students! [email protected]

Just a handful of places are left for the one year program starting in September. Write us now if you want to apply to come to beautiful Rome, study with the award-winning faculty at RIFS and MAKE FILMS with fellow international students! [email protected]

congratulations to our former student Paulina Castro for winning two (more) Emmy Awards!!!

congratulations to our former student Paulina Castro for winning two (more) Emmy Awards!!!

Study film - Make films - in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. www.romefilmschool.org

Study film - Make films - in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. www.romefilmschool.org

A few moments from Alex Witek's film "Montelobos", currently in post-production.

RIFS is happy to announce that we are currently accepting applications for our one-year program that will resume in September, here in Rome. Students applying, who are accepted and commit to the program by Feb 15th can take advantage of reduced tuition fees for early admission.

Meanwhile, we continue with our exciting online courses throughout the spring, and a new round begins soon, with Online 'Quarantine' Film-making, Adapting Literature to the Screen, Cult Movies, and more.

Write to us here or email [email protected] for details.

RIFS is happy to announce that we are currently accepting applications for our one-year program that will resume in September, here in Rome. Students applying, who are accepted and commit to the program by Feb 15th can take advantage of reduced tuition fees for early admission.

Meanwhile, we continue with our exciting online courses throughout the spring, and a new round begins soon, with Online 'Quarantine' Film-making, Adapting Literature to the Screen, Cult Movies, and more.

Write to us here or email [email protected] for details.

Michael Apted, 'Coal Miner's Daughter' Director and 'Seven Up' Documentarian, Dies at 79 | Hollywood Reporter

RIP Michael Apted https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-apted-dead-coal-miners-daughter-director-seven-up-documentarian-was-79-1292671

Michael Apted, 'Coal Miner's Daughter' Director and 'Seven Up' Documentarian, Dies at 79 | Hollywood Reporter Michael Apted, 'Coal Miner's Daughter' Director and 'Seven Up' Documentarian, Dies at 79 12:10 PM PST 1/8/2021 by Mike Barnes FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Columbia Pictures/Photofest Michael Apted His body of work also included 'Gorky Park,' 'Gorillas in the Mist, 'The World Is Not Enough' and 'Nell.'....

RIFS presents its Spring term line up of many ONLINE COURSES in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, film-making, production and film studies. Check out the schedule and courses offered on our website - http://www.romefilmschool.org/programs_menu/ - the courses begin running from January -- sign up for one or multiple courses by writing us here or at [email protected]
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RIFS presents its Spring term line up of many ONLINE COURSES in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, film-making, production and film studies. Check out the schedule and courses offered on our website - http://www.romefilmschool.org/programs_menu/ - the courses begin running from January -- sign up for one or multiple courses by writing us here or at [email protected]
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More pictures from one of our amazing films in production -->>

RIFS' online 'quarantine' film-making course is in full swing - films are being made in Edmonton, Canada - Mexico City - the Arizona desert - and northern Wisconsin - by our talented students. Here are some images from the shoots:

RIFS presents its Spring term line up of many ONLINE COURSES in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, filmmaking, production and film studies. Check out the schedule and courses offered on our website - http://www.romefilmschool.org/programs_menu/ - and sign up for one or multiple courses by writing us here or at [email protected]
#filmschool #filmmaking #screenwriting #directing #acting #romefilmschool #cinematography #shortfilms

RIFS presents its Spring term line up of many ONLINE COURSES in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, filmmaking, production and film studies. Check out the schedule and courses offered on our website - http://www.romefilmschool.org/programs_menu/ - and sign up for one or multiple courses by writing us here or at [email protected]
#filmschool #filmmaking #screenwriting #directing #acting #romefilmschool #cinematography #shortfilms

SIGN UP NOW for our course in SCREEN STORY DEVELOPMENT

(8 sessions) Nov 16 – Dec 9, Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

An advanced course in screenwriting, this class focuses on the way a writer can find ideas, settle on those that are most intriguing, and then develop them into original screenplays. This class serves to help students find their voices, understand how to develop original material, and then, importantly, how to pitch and convince others to help produce or become involved in the film project.

Write us for info here on FB, or email to [email protected]
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SIGN UP NOW for our course in SCREEN STORY DEVELOPMENT

(8 sessions) Nov 16 – Dec 9, Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

An advanced course in screenwriting, this class focuses on the way a writer can find ideas, settle on those that are most intriguing, and then develop them into original screenplays. This class serves to help students find their voices, understand how to develop original material, and then, importantly, how to pitch and convince others to help produce or become involved in the film project.

Write us for info here on FB, or email to [email protected]
#filmschool #onlinecourses #screenwriting #pitching

Screenwriters: Sign up for our advanced course in screenwriting: Screenplay Story Development - this class focuses on the way a writer can find ideas, settle on those that are most intriguing, and then develop them into original screenplays. Find your voice, learn how to develop original material, and then, a major plus, how to pitch and convince others to help produce or become involved in your project. It runs November 16-December 9 ONLINE. Write us for info here or at [email protected]

Screenwriters: Sign up for our advanced course in screenwriting: Screenplay Story Development - this class focuses on the way a writer can find ideas, settle on those that are most intriguing, and then develop them into original screenplays. Find your voice, learn how to develop original material, and then, a major plus, how to pitch and convince others to help produce or become involved in your project. It runs November 16-December 9 ONLINE. Write us for info here or at [email protected]

if you have some screenwriting training and want to develop your craft, you might want to sign up for our online course that begins next Monday and runs for four weeks, twice a week, where in that period you will write a 20-30 page script based on a short story. Write us for details... here - or at [email protected]

if you have some screenwriting training and want to develop your craft, you might want to sign up for our online course that begins next Monday and runs for four weeks, twice a week, where in that period you will write a 20-30 page script based on a short story. Write us for details... here - or at [email protected]

Make a short film wherever you are with our supervision, signing up for our Online Filmmaking course: it begins October 13th and runs each Tuesday until December 8th, meeting on Zoom at 4:30-7pm Rome time (CET).
Over the weeks, we will guide you with your story ideas, script, pre-production, and creative/directorial preparation, then once you shoot, we will help with editing choices and completion. For some of you it may provide the boost and discipline needed to make that film you've been thinking about, whether it be documentary, fiction or anything else... If you have a smart phone or a camera, basic editing and shooting skills, a good idea and the resources to pull it together, sign up! Make a film this fall!

Lighting Seminar

some work of students of cinematography instructor Klaus Fuxjager. Sign up for his valuable online course that begins Sept 25. https://lightingseminar.com/

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Jiří Menzel: a daring, defiant beacon of European cinema

Enormous sadness - goodbye to Jiri Menzel.

theguardian.com The Czech director’s films reflected a difficult, grisly era but were infused with an irresistible wit and romance, most memorably in Closely Observed Trains

Beginning September 14 RIFS starts its slate of online courses. Please write us at [email protected] to sign up for one or more of these:

FUNDAMENTALS OF SCREENWRITING – Carl Haber

(10 sessions) Sept 14 – Oct 14, Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

This class offers comprehensive training in the craft of screenwriting: the language of film, the opening pages of your script, developing characters through behaviour, writing effective dialogue, writing action, crafting better scenes, many tools of the craft, the appropriate use of research and the survival skills needed as a screenwriter.

DIRECTING FOR THE SCREEN – Carl Haber

(8 sessions) Sept 15 – Oct 8, Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

This class focuses on the evolution of the director’s role in cinema and TV, the current expectations and responsibilities of the director (and others) in the production of film or TV, and the tools a director needs – a major focus is on the technique of script analysis, and the process a director uses to prepare and rehearse with actors and make choices in staging, blocking and shooting scenes, to arrive at a coherent vision of the material and execute it.

PRINCIPLES OF CINEMATOGRAPHY – Klaus Fuxjager

(8 sessions) Sept 25 – Nov 13, Fridays 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

This course addresses the artistic, technical & professional aspects of the cinematographer’s work in film & TV, the fundamentals of photography and the additional aspects involved in capturing moving images. It examines the history of cinematography and trends over the past century of filmmaking, and focuses on the current tastes and state of technology. We pay particular attention to the use of film language and how to develop a style across genres. Cinematographic tools like lighting, composition, camera movement, choice of lenses, work flow and formats are analysed, bearing in mind their main purpose of creating emotions and serving the story. Finally, we address the professional responsibilities of the DP during the making of a film: in prep, on set and in post, working in collaboration with the producer, director, crew, art director and editor.

QUARANTINE FILM PRODUCTION – Carl Haber

(9 sessions) Oct 13 – Dec 8, Tuesdays 4:30pm -6:30pm (CET)

In this course the instructors will consult, advise and guide students in the production of short films made by the students on their own, beginning with script development and writing, pre-production, shooting and post. At the end of the term students should have a quality short film they have made – in spite of limitations – to add to their portfolio.

VISUALIZATION FOR DIRECTORS – Stephen Natanson

(8 sessions) Oct 15 – Dec 3, Thursdays, 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

This course, using many examples, studies the many options a director and his or her team have when deciding how to stage and shoot a given scene, depending on the tone of the film, the genre, and the stylistic choices involved.

ADAPTING LITERATURE TO THE SCREEN – Carl Haber

(8 sessions) Oct 19 – Nov 11, Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

This course is a follow-up to the fundamentals of screenwriting class, where students use what they learned in that prior class to now adapt a short story into a 25-30 page screenplay, beginning with interpreting the material, creating a beat sheet/outline, then a treatment, then the actual screenplay, with consultations every step of the way.

SCREEN STORY DEVELOPMENT – Carl Haber

(8 sessions) Nov 16 – Dec 9, Mondays & Wednesdays 4:30pm – 7pm (CET)

Another advanced course in screenwriting, this class focuses on the way a writer can find ideas, settle on those that are most intriguing, and then develop them into original screenplays. As opposed to the craft-oriented courses previously taught in this term, this class now serves to help students find their voices, understand how to develop original material, and then, importantly, how to pitch and convince others to help produce or become involved in the film project.

IPHONE FILMMAKING – Valerio De Berardinis (in Italian language)

(10 sessions) Sept 25 – Nov 27, Fridays 1:30-4pm (CET)

Aimed primarily at younger students (but not exclusively), and offered in Italian language, this class will run at a time that will best serve young Italian students looking to learn the fundamentals of filmmaking, making use of the things they already own, rather than relying on sophisticated and expensive gear. Now, with high quality cameras in our phones, and digital editing platforms on our laptops and tablets, anyone can make a film. This course however helps students produce work that is superior, beginning with focusing on story, then photography and editing, so that students – during this class – can produce a work of their own in whatever circumstances they find themselves.

Fees for these courses can be found on our tuition fee page on our website - romefilmschool.org

Beginning September 14, RIFS will be offering a slate of online courses in filmmaking, throughout the fall. Please check out our website page: the courses are listed - write us if you're interested in signing up for one or more of them at [email protected] -- And stay safe! http://www.romefilmschool.org/programs_menu/

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Last chance to sign up for the online directing course that starts Monday! Write us at [email protected] !!

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we will begin our online course in film direction on August 3. Please write for info or to sign on at [email protected] ASAP

A reminder: the next round of our fun and valuable online SCREENWRITING COURSE begins July 24 at 4:30pm Rome time (CET). If you wish to learn the craft of screenwriting in 10 compelling classes, write us now for details and how to sign up!

very honored by the great reviews! The next round of the screenwriting course starts tomorrow, Monday June 8th. Last chance to sign on!

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UPDATE!!!! RIFS will offer a large selection of ONLINE COURSES in the fall, for part time and full time students, and we plan to re-open on site in our Rome facilities for our hands-on film-making program in January 2021 for Spring term. Check our website for details! THANKS! www.romefilmschool.org

romefilmschool.org RIFS offers students from around the world the opportunity to learn the art, craft and business of film, television and new media.

BE CREATIVE AND LEARN TO WRITE FOR FILM & TV DURING THIS QUARANTINE -- Sign up for our comprehensive ONLINE SCREENWRITING CLASS:
The next course begins MONDAY APRIL 27 - and runs on the following dates: April 27, 28, 29, May 1, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13. Each day on Zoom from 4:30pm-7pm Rome time (CET).

Receive training in the fundamentals of the craft, including: film language and script format, the keys to a great opening, developing characters through behavior and dialogue, writing action, making scenes come to life, and many tricks and tools in the craft. It's an exciting, engaging, interactive and entertaining class that has received accolades throughout the world.

WRITE TO [email protected] if you're interested... STAY SAFE, HEALTHY AND CREATIVE!!!

In the coming week(s) we will start another group in the INTRO SCREENWRITING CLASS ON LINE.
Training in all fundamentals of the craft, including: film language and script format, the keys to a great opening, developing characters through behavior and dialogue, writing action, making scenes come to life, and many tricks and tools in the craft. It's an exciting, engaging, interactive and entertaining class that has received accolades throughout the world. The class runs a total of 25 hours over ten days, exact days and hours TBD depending on who signs on and where participants are located (to address time zone discrepancies).

WRITE TO [email protected] if you're interested... STAY SAFE, HEALTHY AND CREATIVE!!!