| Carolina Film Institute | |
| Established: | 2008 |
| Type: | Private |
| President: | David Shulman |
| City: | Greenville |
| State: | South Carolina |
| Coor: | 34.8967°N -82.4583°W |
| Website: | http://www.carolinafilminstitute.com |
The Carolina Film Institute (CFI) is a film school, founded in Greenville, South Carolina in 2008. It is affiliated with Seattle Film Institute founded in Seattle in 1994. CFI offers both part-time classes and certificate programs in film and digital video production, and film history.
CFI offers both full-time and part-time programs.
The 40 Week Total Immersion Filmmaking Program awards a Certificate in Film Production upon the completion of all classes. The Program includes the production of 10 group and individual film and video projects, the writing of a complete feature-length screenplay and a comprehensive grounding in Film History. Classes meet 5 days a week, 4 hours each day. The core classes are: Film History and Analysis, Screenwriting, The Production Process, Documentary and Non-Fiction Filmmaking and Digital Post Production.
Part-time program classes are offered individually both evenings and weekends. As of the Spring 2009 term, CFI began offering a new part-time certificate program in filmmaking, that allows part-time students to earn a certificate by enrolling in classes over time, or to combine with courses in the full-time program. Part-time classes cover film production, video production, film history, editing, lighting, and audio editing, among others.
CFI is licensed by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education.
The school occupies a 5000square feet building used for administration, classrooms, editing labs and film equipment checkout. Production equipment includes Arriflex 16mm and Super16mm, and Super8 cameras; Digital Video and HDV cameras, Final Cut Pro editing stations, lighting, grip equipment, and audio gear.