Online Application

Please complete the online form below to apply for the 40 Week Full Time or the Half Time Filmmaking Certificate Programs.

If you'd prefer to apply by mail, you can Download or request a form to fill out and return to us.

Click Here to apply to the Graduate Programs.

 

Application Checklist:

  • 1. Personal Essay: A short personal essay (250-1000 words) consisting of your autobiography and your plans for the future. If you’d like to discuss specific points, please tell us a little about who you are, how you became interested in filmmaking and what you hope to get out of this program. We encourage you to write your essay in a word processing program. When you are done writing, you can either attach the essay file to this application or copy the essay into the text entry box below.
  • 2. Two Letters of Recommendation: The two letters of recommendation can be from people who know you and your background on a personal level or they may come from current or former teachers, guidance counselors, or employers. Please include the names of those writing your letters in the form below. If you have not decided on whom you wish to write your letters, you can leave the section blank. The letters of recommendation may be submitted by email:
    info@seattlefilminstitute.com or sent to: Seattle Film Institute 1709 23rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98122
  • 3. Ready to go! Fill out the form below and submit it. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Select the certificate program above that you are applying for as either a full time or half time student.

Select the term above that you are applying for.

Name Contact Info
Educational Information

If you have attended college, fill out the college section info only.

High School Info

Choose whether your HS diploma is from a school, or a GED.

Enter year graduated, or when GED awarded.

College Info

Most Recent College Attended

Personal Essay

A short personal essay about yourself and your hopes and plans for the future is required with the application submission. We encourage you to write your essays in a word processing program and make full use of spell check. Once finished you can either attach the essay file to this application, or copy the essay text into the text entry box below.

Use this section to upload your essay file from your computer. We can accept plain text, or MS Word files with the following extensions: .txt, .doc, or .rtf . Or you can copy and paste the text of your essay in the text entry box below.

As an alternative to uploading your essay as a file, you may use this entry box to copy and paste the text of your entry from another program on your computer.

Recommendation Letters

Letters of Recommendation should be sent separately by mail when you file your online application. Enter here the name and contact info for the two letters we will be expecting to recieve.

Recommendation Letter 1:

First Name

Recommendation Letter 2:

First Name

I certify by signing this application that the information I have provided is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. (Type in your name as you would normally sign it.)