Reviews of York University - School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (University)

Walter Baptiste

Love the ambiance

Arjun Bhalla

Currently part of the Cinema and Media Arts department and I am in my third year for Cinema and Media Studies. The film department is outdated. They teach you film history, which is important, but it has no context the new film culture and industry. How do you expect a film student to apply the old primitive thinking to the new contemporary modern cinema. This department needs to have new profs. The current CMS profs are very monotonic and don't know how the film industry has changed ever since they left college/university. I was in a four years film studies program but due to the way the program is taught, I switched to a three year program. Also, if you have any questions about film and you try to call the film department, they will hardly ever pick up the phone. I have left several voicemails and sent several emails but I have gotten zero response. Overall, the film department at York University, or as they like to call it "Cinema and Media Arts" department needs to change and progress more. This program is very outdated and if you wish to make films (Film Production) or study film history (Cinema and Media Studies) then you are better off going to a different school that will teach you things you will and can apply to your filmmaking skills.