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:The Georgia Film Academy is a collaboration of the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia created by state leadership to meet education and workforce needs for high demand careers in Georgia’s film and creative industries.
The GFA higher education program offers rigorous professional training and may lead to union-covered film and television production craft internships and placement in creative industries apprenticeships and jobs.
As an 18-credit hour Film & Television Production Certification Program, the GFA offers three pathways of entertainment industry training that may lead to union-covered film and television production, post- production, and Esports management assistant jobs. A student must successfully complete three, six- credit courses within a pathway to attain GFA Certification. Students’ first course is a required introduction to a particular pathway and provides
an overview to that path’s needed skills. Students then choose two from a variety of dedicated craft courses that support their on-going skills acquisition in their chosen pathway. GFA does offer an internship opportunity. Internship enrollment is competitive and based on: student grades and attendance, instructor recommendation, and industry availability.
The GFA is a unique-in-the-nation, state-wide effort which provides:
• Multi-disciplinary training by professionals in the film, TV and media industries.
• In classroom course work coupled with on-set, hands-on training.
• Hands-on instruction and training working with a package of professional equipment (cameras, sound gear, lights, etc.) as well as production trucks, generators and sound studio space.
• Opportunity to work on “real world” projects in order to develop recognized film credits, through partnerships with professional productions.
• One-on-one job counseling to include resume preparation, job research and job placement outreach.
The GFA semester schedule follows the eCore Common Academic Calendar: https://ecore.usg.edu/about/academic- calendar/
• For questions regarding continuing education classes at Clayton State University, please contact: Teresa Steppe at the Film and Digital Media Center. 678.466.5085
or filmanddigitalmedia@clayton.edu
For course description and schedule, please see web page beow:
https://www.clayton.edu/film-and-digital-media/apply
• For questions or more information about the Georgia Film Academy, please contact GFA’s Academics Coordinator, Cassandra Harris. Cassandra.Harris@usg.edu; 404.962.3094
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