COURSE
Viktor Kristof, Co-Founder
Filmmaking (HNC/HND)
€ 13 890
Postproduction Course
€ 12 890
Filmmaking Summer
€ 4 500
CAREER NOW
Prague Film Institute (PFI) is a studio-run film school with a unique history and highly personal environment. The Institute offers students professional filmmaking education from some of the industry's leading professionals through intense practical experience with professional film technologies.
Located near the world-famous Barrandov Studios, Prague, our school occupies a fully renovated 16th century building, and utilizes its own on-site professional film studio and prop house, which is among the largest of its kind in Europe.
Our Filmmaking Programme is granted for the accreditation BTEC Higher National HNC/HND in Creative Media Industry (Pathway Film). BTEC Higher Nationals are internationally recognised Higher Education qualifications delivered to over 100,000 students a year in 60 countries worldwide. They are widely recognized both by the industry and higher education institutions. The qualification is equivalent to the first two years of a 3-year university degree.
FILM MASTERS
The quality and creativity of PFI’s education is guaranteed by our team of experienced tutors and award-winning school patrons.
Discover more about our tutors.
Petr Kubik
Film & Commercial Director
Ing. Viktor Kristof, MBA
Film Producer
Mgr. Tomas Srovnal
Director of Postproduction
With over 60 years of combined experience, our studios have taken part in the realization of over 85 narrative feature films, documentaries and docudramas for both domestic and international companies such as the BBC, History and The Discovery Channel, Czech Television, Barrandov, ZDF, ARD, ARTE and Gruppe 5.
PREMISES
Our school is located in a renovated 16th century historical building, which we fondly call ‘The Castle’. The courtyard villa layout encompasses a total area of 7000 m2 and has been completely renewed and customized for filming.We have prepared 26 studios, workshops and classrooms for our students.
For more details about our studio premises, see the interactive map with pictures from professional film shoots that took place in each section of the building.
GENERAL PARTNER
CAMERA EQUIPMENT
STUDIOS AND POST-PRODUCTION
ACTORS AND STUNTS
TECHNOLOGIES
Prague Film Institute cooperates closely with exclusive industrial partners, allowing us to offer excellence in our practical training through specialist workshops and access to top digital and cinematography technologies. Our students gain real experience while producing course projects of the highest quality.
We stand apart from other schools in that we encourage our students to build relationships with our partners, who are key players in the industry. We organize workshops directly at our partners' facilities where our students receive hands-on experience and access to top-class filming gear, including new cameras, grip technology, drones, fully equipped editing rooms and much more. We also provide unrivalled access to our pool of professional teaching talent, who are always at hand to help students realize their ideas.