Admissions

The 2025 Tisch graduate application is now closed. 

Candidates seeking admission to the Dual Degree program must complete the Tisch Application and Tisch Creative Portfolio by December 1st and must submit the Stern School of Business Dual Degree Application and supporting documents by December 9th. Finalists will be invited to interview for the Dual Degree program with both schools.

HOW TO APPLY

There are three required components applicants must submit in order to successfully apply to the MBA/MFA Dual Degree program:

1. The Tisch Graduate Application due no later than December 1st.
   
   • All required academic documentation, testing, recommendations, and supporting credentials must be included.
     
   • Early submissions are welcome and encouraged.
2. The Grad Film Creative Portfolio due no later than December 1st.
   
   • The Creative Portfolio is detailed below.
   • It must be submitted via SlideRoom, the online department application system, on or before the Dec. 1 deadline.
     
   • Please note Slideroom will charge a $12.00 fee for applicants to use this service. This fee may be paid with a credit or debit card. If you would like to request a fee-waiver, please email admissions.gradfilm@nyu.edu.
   • Register with SlideRoom and set up an account when the portal re-opens in September at this url: https://tischfilmandtv.slideroom.com/
3. The Stern Dual Degree Application due no later than December 9th.
   • All required documentation including the essay, resume, EQ Endorsement, and GRE, Executive Assessment, or GMAT test scores must be included.

THE CREATIVE PORTFOLIO

Please prepare the following items for your Creative Portfolio. All items must be uploaded to SlideRoom:

1. VISUAL SUBMISSION

Sample(s) of your work presented visually. Material done in collaboration with other artists is acceptable provided you were the major creative force (i.e., director, producer, writer, camera operator or editor) and explain in detail the exact nature of your contribution.

Choose ONE of the following formats (i.e., do not combine video and photography):

Video: The submission should contain one complete narrative or documentary film with a total running time that does not exceed 15 minutes. Video footage of staged plays or theatre performances is not acceptable. Do not submit a clip reel. Please be clear about your specific contributions to the sample. You may upload up to ten minutes of video directly to the media page within SlideRoom. If the total running time of your video sample exceeds ten minutes, a YouTube or Vimeo link to your work must be provided on the media page. Please test your video prior to submission. If you are submitting a link, please be sure no downloads or passwords are required. We also ask that you do not deactivate viewer controls on this link. Reviewers will need to be able to fastforward, rewind, and see the video runtime. Foreign language films must have English subtitles.

OR

Photography (Stills): No more than 10 prints on any subject, black and white or color, with or without commentary may be submitted. The photographs may also be a presentation of work in other media, such as painting, illustration, sculpture, set design, costume design, etc. (Still images and scans uploaded to tischfilmandtv.slideroom.com should be a minimum of 72 dpi.)

Please use the following guidelines when labeling your media (i.e. film or photographs) in SlideRoom.

2. VIDEO SELF-PORTRAIT

Upload a 1-2 minute self-portrait video where you show and tell us about yourself. Your video should be in your own voice and not a reiteration of why you want to be admitted to NYU's grad film program. Be yourself; what you choose to say and how you say it is up to you. We will not be judging the production value of this film; we encourage applicants to use cameras that are readily available to them (i.e. cell phones or computers). We are not looking for polished/edited videos; it is meant to be a short video where you tell us something about yourself that we cannot get from other aspects of your application. 

3. WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

You must submit ALL of the following:

Dramatic Story: The Dramatic story is a required short narrative writing exercise. Write a two page story using one of the following themes:

• a situation where honesty is an excuse for cruelty
• a character whose jealousy can't be controlled
• the perils of modesty
• a proud character searching for forgiveness
• a story that focuses on an act of betrayal
• the condition of exile - any kind of exile: political or personal or both
• the power of money
• revenge

Format for the Dramatic Story: 2 pages, double-spaced, 12 point font, prose style (not screenplay). (Save as a pdf and upload to SlideRoom.)

Short Scene: Write a 2 page cinematic scene between two people that reveals something about the characters. You can give a one sentence description of each character, but please include only essential details. Do not write backstory but please incorporate behavior. Do not include a cover page. Write a maximum of two pages in screenplay format, 12 point font. (Save as a pdf and upload to SlideRoom.)

Concept: Describe one concept for a feature-length script, narrative film, or documentary that you would like to develop. Feel free to follow treatment or prose formatting. Write no more than one page, typed, double-spaced, 12 point font. (Save as a pdf and upload to SlideRoom.)

Resume & Statement of Purpose: Upload copies of your Resume and Statement of Purpose to SlideRoom. These are also required elements for the application submitted to the Tisch Office of Graduate Admissions. Your Statement of Purpose should provide information about who you are and why you're applying to the program. In what ways do you plan to contribute to the program and beyond? What are your academic and professional goals? Tell us how your experiences, successes, and failures have shaped how you see the world. We are also interested in knowing what kinds of stories you hope to tell. (3 pages maximum, double spaced, 12 point font).

Short Answer Section: Answer the following questions in SlideRoom using 200 words or less.

• Describe a time when you faced a seemingly insurmountable challenge and how you responded.
• If you already have a prior degree in film/media or already work in the content industry, why do you want to pursue this particular graduate degree? If you don't have a prior degree or experience in the field, why do you want to make a career change?
• What attributes and skills do you have that you believe would make you uniquely qualified to be a producer?
• Describe some experiences you’ve had to date that you feel would make you prepared to fully leverage the opportunities this program affords you.

Please upload the requested items only. Failure to do so will be grounds for automatic disqualification. Please do not substitute, vary, or add extraneous or additional pieces. Creative Portfolio materials cannot be edited once uploaded to SlideRoom.

SlideRoom Tips

• Do NOT wait until the last minute to register on SlideRoom.
  
• Do NOT wait until the last minute to submit your Tisch Creative Portfolio as technical issues may arise.
• All components of your Tisch Creative Portfolio must be submitted to SlideRoom. This online portal offers instructions for submitting work. 
  • We cannot accept materials submitted via email. Please do not email us your Portfolio components.
    
• For technical assistance with SlideRoom (i.e. submitting a file), please contact: support@slideroom.com.
• Once registered to start a Creative Portfolio via SlideRoom, the applicant may step away and come back at any time, until the final deadline.
  
• Please make sure to save progress after each visit, and do not click to submit until all required components have been 100% properly uploaded.
  
• Once the Creative Portfolio is submitted, it may no longer be edited.
• Please note: Upon submitting the Creative Portfolio, SlideRoom will send an email confirmation. Save it.

Please Note

1. Recommenders should use the online system as well.

2. Students will need to be accepted by BOTH schools in order to enroll in the Dual Degree program.