Motto | At the forefront of Filipino film education, practice, and scholarship |
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Type | Public film school |
Established | 2003 |
Parent institution |
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Affiliation | International Association of Film and Television Schools |
Director | Jason "Yason" B. Banal |
Location | , 14°39′24″N 121°04′01″E / 14.65677°N 121.06701°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | filminstitute |
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]