Film Production Work Placement

Program Start Dates:
After Film Production Diploma

Program Start Duration:
6 or 12-month work placement

Our work placement is your stepping stone for breaking into the renowned Toronto film industry. Following the completion of Toronto Film School’s highly collaborative and hands-on Film Production Diploma, you have the opportunity to apply for a work placement. Here you become part of the creative industries and work on film projects alongside professionals in studios and production houses.

KEY PLACEMENT DETAILS

Film Production graduates can choose a work placement period of 6 or 12 months.
Most work placements are offered in 3-month increments.
Students collaborate with industry professionals, getting hands-on experience in various aspects of filmmaking.

Work placements are a minimum of 20 hours a week.
Canadian citizens and permanent residents can apply for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).
Students have the chance to work with multiple companies during the placement period.

WHERE YOU CAN WORK

Studios

Production Houses

Entertainment Companies

Advertising Agencies

Distribution Companies

WORK PLACEMENT ROLES

Assistant Director

Junior Editor

Assistant Manager

Assistant Colourist

VFX Assistant

Production Manager

Assistant Audio Editor

Camera Operator

Gaffer

UNIQUE FILM PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY

Toronto Film School’s Work Placement elevates an already renowned Film Production Diploma to the next level of learning and gives you the unique opportunity to work in Canada’s “Hollywood North”.

PERSONAL GUIDANCE

Your work placement coordinator will cultivate internship opportunities, assist in the application and interview process,and be a helpful resource throughout your placement.

CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

• Gain invaluable experience working with industry professionals.

• The work placement gives international students extended experience in theacclaimed Toronto film industry.

STUDY AND WORK IN CANADA’S MOVIE INDUSTRY MECCA

Screen-based industries have grown to become one of Toronto’s key economic drivers, contributing to an investment of more than $2 billion to the city’s economy annually and supporting an estimatead 30,000 jobs.

SUCCESS STORIES

Toronto Film School
graduates have gone on to work on such acclaimed productions as The Shape of Water, The Lion King, Suicide Squad and The Handmaid’s Tale, among many others.

“Our vision of fostering relationships between industry and students will not only go a long way towards supporting and strengthening Toronto’s booming production sector, but also highlighting the school’s commitment to the professional ambitions of all its students and alumni.”

Andrew Barnsley
Executive Producer in Residence