MOSCOW FILM SCHOOL
forward-looking education in film and media since 2012
"Since its founding in 2012, Moscow Film School has grown into one of the largest film schools in Russia and the largest non-governmental educational institution in the field. We are proud to be recognised as possibly the most technologically equipped and forward-looking school in the country, but even more proud of the human environment we have created — a place where students are treated as emerging professionals with the freedom, support and responsibility to shape the future of the industry."
Maria Sitkovskaya
Managing Partner and Director of Universal University
Director of Moscow Film School
Managing Partner and Director of Universal University
Director of Moscow Film School
PART OF RUSSIA'S PREMIER INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
MFS AT A GLANCE
85%
of alumni work in the industry
35+
professional tracks
professional tracks
300+
industry professionals
as tutors
industry professionals
as tutors
~ 1000
students
students
500+
shooting days per year
shooting days per year
4,800+
graduates
SPANNING ALL CORE FILM PROFESSIONS
MFS timeline
2013
Producing
Screenwriting
Screenwriting
2014
Cinematography
Production Design
Editing
Sound Design
Production Design
Editing
Sound Design
2015
Directing
Acting
Acting
2016
Make-up Artist
2017
Film Composer
2022
Higher Education License
BA Program Launched
BA Program Launched
2021
New DOC
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
2020
Animation
3D Artist
VFX Artist
3D Artist
VFX Artist
2019
Costume Designer
Practical Film Criticism
Practical Film Criticism
2018
Short Form Directing
Showrunner
Showrunner
2023
Development Editors
Storyboard Artist
Storyboard Artist
2024
Film & Media Marketing
2025
Creative Producer, Digital Shows
Screenwriting: The Genre
Workshop
Screenwriting: The Genre
Workshop
2026
Post-Production Producer
AI in Film Production
Acting (Bachelor's Degree)
AI in Film Production
Acting (Bachelor's Degree)
MFS EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY
age 10-16
Foundation:
Film and Media
Screen Acting
Animation
Film and Media
Screen Acting
Animation
Courses for Teenagers
age 15-18
Specialist Degree: Film and Media
Technical College
age 18-25
BA: Film and Media Production
Specialist Degree: Actor
Specialist Degree: Actor
Higher Education
age 20+
Directing
Cinematography
Screenwriting
Producing
Film Acting
Editing
Production Design
Sound Editing and Sound Design
Costume Design
Make-Up Artistry
Documentary Directing
Short Form Directing
Practical Criticism
Fim Score Composing
Assistant Director
VFX
Cinematography
Screenwriting
Producing
Film Acting
Editing
Production Design
Sound Editing and Sound Design
Costume Design
Make-Up Artistry
Documentary Directing
Short Form Directing
Practical Criticism
Fim Score Composing
Assistant Director
VFX
Professional Training & Continuing Education
INTENSIVE TRAINING COURSES
MFS ECOSYSTEM
Students train within an interconnected ecosystem of specialisations that mirrors real production workflows.
OUR EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES
Up-to-date educational programs based on the best international and Russian practices
State-of-the-art facilities
Hands-on training through real-world projects based on industry briefs
A well-established and structured system of collaborative filming projects
An educational model centred on teamwork rather than master-apprentice hierarchy
Tutors who are active industry
professionals, with continuous
engagement with the professional community
professionals, with continuous
engagement with the professional community
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more than 300 industry professionals as tutors
AMONG OUR 30+ PROGRAM LEADERS
ILYA DYOMIN
Program Leader, Cinematography
President of the Russian
Guild of Cinematographers
IMAGO Member
45 cinematography credits
President of the Russian
Guild of Cinematographers
IMAGO Member
45 cinematography credits
ALEXEI POPOGREBSKY
Program Leader, Directing
Three times Russian Academy
Award Winner
Awards in Berlin, Cannes,
London
Jury member at Sundance,
Karlovy Vary, London & Pusan
Three times Russian Academy
Award Winner
Awards in Berlin, Cannes,
London
Jury member at Sundance,
Karlovy Vary, London & Pusan
DARIA MOROZ
Program Leader, Acting
(Specialist Degree)
Leading Actress at Moscow
Chekhov Art Theatre
Two times Nika Award
Winner
Best Actress at Chicago FF
75+ Film Credits
(Specialist Degree)
Leading Actress at Moscow
Chekhov Art Theatre
Two times Nika Award
Winner
Best Actress at Chicago FF
75+ Film Credits
SERGEI STRUCHYOV
Program Leader, Costume Design
Credits include The Barber
of Siberia, Burnt by the Sun
2, Sunstroke and Legend
No. 17. Multiple Russian
Academy Awards
nominations and a Nika Award for Best Costume Design
Credits include The Barber
of Siberia, Burnt by the Sun
2, Sunstroke and Legend
No. 17. Multiple Russian
Academy Awards
nominations and a Nika Award for Best Costume Design
GUEST TEACHERS FROM THE WORLD’S
LEADING FILM SCHOOLS
LEADING FILM SCHOOLS
SCOTT TROST
Director, teacher, and screenwriter
Director of the Meisner Institute in Los Angeles
Author of All You Need to Know About the Movie & TV Business and De Tree a We
Director of the Meisner Institute in Los Angeles
Author of All You Need to Know About the Movie & TV Business and De Tree a We
PAUL GULINO
Screenwriter, creator of The Sequence Approach
Professor at the University of Southern California and Chapman
University
Professor at the University of Southern California and Chapman
University
PAUL GULINO
Costume designer, Emmy winner for American Dreams, with nominations
for American Horror Story, Carnivàle, and Big Love
Head of Costume Design, Professor at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
for American Horror Story, Carnivàle, and Big Love
Head of Costume Design, Professor at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
ERIC CONNER
Screenwriter, producer, and film educator
Former Chair of Screenwriting and now Dean of Students at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (Universal Studios campus)
Former Chair of Screenwriting and now Dean of Students at New York Film Academy Los Angeles (Universal Studios campus)
WHY MOSCOW FILM SCHOOL
Interdisciplinary learning
Students collaborate across programmes and creative disciplines on live briefs and production projects
Advanced resources
Sound stages, screening facilities, professional equipment and end-to-end production infrastructure support hands-on learning
Industry integration
Live projects, company collaborations, portfolio building and teaching by working professionals connect study with careers
Student-centered culture
Programmes are designed around
students’ needs and monitored for academic quality, with dedicated wellbeing support
students’ needs and monitored for academic quality, with dedicated wellbeing support
More than 200 collaborative cross-disciplinary production projects each year
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS:
FULL IMMERSION IN REAL FILMMAKING
FULL IMMERSION IN REAL FILMMAKING
TWO SOUND STAGEs
- 400 sq.m and 200 sq.m
- Professional camera, lighting and sound equipment (RED Dragon, Blackmagic, Canon, ARRI, Sennheiser)
- Green-screen cyclorama
SCREENING ROOM
- 2K Digital Projection (NEC)
- 5.1 surround sound
- DCP Playback (DOREMI DCP2000)
COMPUTER LABS
Equipped for editing and color grading with AVID MEDIA COMPOSER, ADOBE PREMIERE PRO, DAVINCI RESOLVE, FINAL CUT
SOUND LAB
Equipped with Professional Software AVID PRO TOOLS, CUBASE, FMOD Studio, WWISE, and more
TWO ACTING STUDIOS
PRODUCTION DESIGN & MAKE-UP WORKSHOPS
PROFESSIONAL PHOTO STUDIO
MFS ALUMNI ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
Anton Sazonov’s Leave of Absence was selected for Sundance and won Best Director in the Pardi di Domani section at Locarno.
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MFS ALUMNI ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
Vladimir Munkuev’s Nuucha won the Grand Prix in the East of the West section at Karlovy Vary.
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MFS ALUMNI ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
Ivan Sintsov has received awards for film music in France, the USA, India and Italy, and films with his music reached the longlists for the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
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MFS ALUMNI EMERGE AS A DEFINING FORCE AT TOP DOMESTIC FESTIVALS
At Mayak, MFS alumni won 3 years in a row:
- Grand Prix in 2023 (Holidays, Anna Kuznetsova), the Grand
- Grand Prix in 2024 (Summer Will End, Vladimir Munkuev)
- In 2025 both the Grand Prix (Yura Was Here, Sergey Malkin) and Best Director (Sonya Raizman).
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MFS ALUMNI EMERGE AS A DEFINING FORCE AT TOP DOMESTIC FESTIVALS
At Koroche 2023 and 2025, Baibulat Batullin and Igor Marchenko, respectively, won the top prizes in the feature debut competition.
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MFS ALUMNI EMERGE AS A DEFINING FORCE AT TOP DOMESTIC FESTIVALS
At Spirit of Fire 2025, MFS alumni took multiple major awards across directing, music, cinematography and acting; in 2024, MFS projects also won the festival’s top short-film prizes.
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MFS ALUMNI EMERGE AS A DEFINING FORCE AT TOP DOMESTIC FESTIVALS
At Pilot 2022, Radik Rakhimov and Damir Miftakhov won Best Series Screenplay, and in 2025, Anna Kuznetsova and Elena Kondratyeva won Best Pilot Episode and Best Series Screenplay for Breathe.
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SUCCESS ACROSS FILM, SERIES AND KEY CREATIVE ROLES
Alumni are succeeding as directors, screenwriters, showrunners, editors, cinematographers, composers and actors.
Together, they show how MFS has become one of the most visible launchpads for new filmmaking talent in Russia.
Together, they show how MFS has become one of the most visible launchpads for new filmmaking talent in Russia.
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
At the 2025 White Elephant Awards, the MFS Directing Program received the Special Achievement award.
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INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
The first time in its 30-year history this prestigious Film Scholars, Critics and Journalists prize was awarded to an educational programme.
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