University of the Philippines Film Institute

University of the Philippines Film Institute
MottoAt the forefront of Filipino film education, practice, and scholarship
TypePublic film school
Established2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Parent institution
AffiliationInternational Association of Film and Television Schools
DirectorJason "Yason" B. Banal
Location,
14°39′24″N 121°04′01″E / 14.65677°N 121.06701°E / 14.65677; 121.06701
CampusUrban
Websitefilminstitute.upd.edu.ph
University of the Philippines Film Institute is located in Metro Manila
University of the Philippines Film Institute
Location in Metro Manila
University of the Philippines Film Institute is located in Luzon
University of the Philippines Film Institute
Location in Luzon
University of the Philippines Film Institute is located in Philippines
University of the Philippines Film Institute
Location in the Philippines

The University of the Philippines Film Institute, also known as the UP Film Institute or UPFI, is a film school located in Quezon City, Philippines. It is attached to the UP College of Mass Communication and engages in theater and extension services, academics, and research related to cinema.[1] The UPFI offers degree programs in the bachelor's and master's level.

Officially established in March 2003 through a resolution by the UP Board of Regents, the UPFI formally unifies two previously separate constituents of the University of the Philippines Diliman: the UP Film Center and the Department of Film and Audio-Visual Communication of the College of Mass Communication. It primarily operates within two venues: the UPFI Media Center where majority of film classes are held, and the UPFI Film Center where exhibitions and theatrical screenings are mainly shown. To date, the UP Film Institute is the only academic institution in the Philippines that is a member of the International Association of Film and Television Schools.[2]

  1. ^ "U.P. Film Institute". Iskomunidad. August 2009. Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI)". CILECT. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.