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Acting Student, Kearsten Johansen talks about her experience at Toronto Film School

Published on March 12th, 2014. Last updated April 20th, 2023.

Kearsten Johansen, currently enrolled in our ” Acting for Film, Television & Theatre” diploma program. In the video, Kearsten talks about her passion for acting, her life as an actress and her experience at the Toronto Film School.

The Acting for Film, TV and the Theatre program at the Toronto Film School is an 18-Month diploma that blends film acting with stage technique training.  Experience a complete acting program and get trained by award winning faculty on set in movement, acting for camera, voice acting, improvisation and voiceover.

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