Digital Film Academy


The Digital Film Academy is a for-profit art and design college in Manhattan, New York and Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 2001.

History

DFA was established in 2001 by filmmaker Patrick DiRenna in the historic Film Center Building in Manhattan. DiRenna was inspired by the evolution of digital cameras which he saw as a democratization of filmmaking.
Digital Film Academy offers 16-month associate degrees in digital filmmaking, as well as one-year-long conservatory programs both open to beginner and advanced level students. In April 2020, a new branch was opened in the downtown area of Atlanta, Georgia.
As of 2018, the school has over 200 students every year which includes both American students and international students.. The school is also authorized to enroll veterans as students under the GI Bill.

Admission

Admission is rolling, with new programs opening three times a year in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms.

Notable alumni