Globally, London Film School is one of the highly regarded film schools in the world. It offers only Postgraduate courses. As per the Hollywood Reporter, LFS has been named as one of top international film schools in 2025. Founded in 1956, LFS is also UK's the oldest film schools. 

As per a few unofficial sources, it is extremely competitve to get into LFS. The acceptance rate at London Film School is between 8%-10%. To get into this school, the students must have a strong academic record. As a general requirement, the students are required to have a Bachelor's degree. An IELT

Five PG courses are offered by London Film School. No UG courses are offered by this school. The PG courses are of 1-2 year duration. Courses offered by this school are-

• Filmmaking
• Screenwriting
• Film Marketing
• Film Producing
• International Film Business

International students have to submit an application fee of EUR 50 or INR 5.4k. Students can apply to this school by submitting the online application form. The documents required to apply to LFS UK are-

• Personal statement
• CV
• Certificates of previous studies
• Portfolio
• Reference letters

London Film School does not offer on-campus accommodation for international students. But the school has partnered with Urbanest, who offer student accommodation at Central London locations. Most of the students at LFS take up private accommodation. The average housing cost in London is around GBP 7

Minimum IELTS score required to study at London Film School is 6.5 with no less than 6.0 scores in the component sections. The scores required in the other tests are-

• PTE: 58, with minimum 54 in all the 4 sections

London Film School tuition fee is around INR 21 Lacs - INR 43 lakh. No accommodation is offered by LFS. But, cost of living in London for Indian students GBP 16k - GBP 20k for one year (Around INR 21 L - INR 26 L). 

London Film School MA in Filmmaking course is a 2-year long course. The tuition fee for this course is GBP 34,626 (Around INR 45 lakh). There are 5 modules in this course - 

• Introduction to Screen Storytelling
• Finding Real Stories
• Studio Narratives
• Location Filmmaking: Out in the world
• Graduation Film

American Film Institute and USC are two film schools that are top film schools in the USA for Indian students. AFI Conservatory is a hand-on graduate school focused on specialised filmmaking. Whereas, USC is a major university that offers UG and PG courses and there is one School of Cinematic Arts.

85% is the placement rate for Sydney Film School. The job positions where the graduates have been employed are-

• Music Video Director
• Feature Film Director
• TV Producer
• Feature Film Screenwriter
• TV Camera Assistant
• Documentary Editor
• Feature Film Editor