Mel Hoppenheim School Of Cinema, Montréal, QC

The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University, is the largest, university-based centre for the study of film animation, film production and film studies in Canada. Each year it accepts some 200 students from across Canada and many other countries into its undergraduate and graduate programmes. They are taught by internationally-known film artists and scholars, all of whom are exceptionally active in their specialties. Although the programmes are oriented towards art and culture, the financial and commercial aspects of filmmaking are also addressed. Film Animation and Film Production are “hands-on” programmes involving intensive aesthetic as well as technical education. The School attempts to strike a balance between practical aspects and purely creative ones, just as it recognizes that art can reflect both social and aesthetic concerns.