We Believe in the Filmmaker
The NFI Filmmaking diploma course is fast-paced, focused on the filmmaker, and teaches every commercial application of the moving image. We believe that communication is an Art form, and that in order for artists to best project their ideas onto the screen, they need to know the technology, business, and techniques involved in the entire filmmaking process.
At NFI, we want to help you share your beliefs, your style, and your stories with the world... we want you to tell your stories. The NFI film program is fast-tracked – designed so you learn and start making films quickly. The curriculum is for people who want to roll up their sleeves, work hard, and quickly get to work behind the camera and in the editing room.
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Featured NFI Partner: A Backpack Journalist
A Backpack Journalist (Backpack) provides the teen youth demographic the basics of writing, song-writing, photography, and verse (urban & cowboy poetry) in a hands-on classroom format. “Cover the Assignment” is the real-world module that provides journalist' reporting experience. The new partnership with NFI will add film making to this curriculum. Building resiliency and finding one’s voice through creative expression is Backpack’s mission.
The company has been serving successfully components of the military and at-risk youth for the past 3 three years and recognized for the programs’ effectiveness by the National Guard, US Army Reserves, Association of the United States Army and the Yellow Ribbon Program. NFI brings to A Backpack Journalist experience in supporting issues facing the military community via their film making PSA's and qualified teaching staff.
The Nashville Film Institute is authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. In order to view detailed job placement and graduation information on the programs offered by The Nashville Film Institute, please visit www.state.tn.us/thec and click on the Authorized Institutions Data button with a link to http://www.tn.gov/thec embedded in the name "Tennessee Higher Education Commission" . For information on transferability of credits, please visit our Transferability of Credits Disclosure page.
