Forms for Cinema Studies undergraduate courses and scholarships requiring application are posted here for each upcoming academic sesson.
Arthur Hiller Award for Admission to the Cinema Studies InstituteEstablished in 2022, the Arthur Hiller Award, named for the filmmaker, is intended to support outstanding racialized and minoritized students pursuing Cinema Studies. This award will give mentorship opportunities and $1000-5000 to outstanding candidates newly enrolled in the Cinema Studies program. Strong preference will be given to student applicants who self-identify as Black and Indigenous. For more information about the Fellowship, please visit Awards and Scholarships. |
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Norman Jewison Fellowship in Film StudiesEstablished in 1985, this $10,000 award recognizes an outstanding University of Toronto student graduating or has graduated within the last year with a Specialist or Major in Cinema Studies, and is proceeding to further study in film and/or related media. For more information about the Fellowship, please visit Awards and Scholarships. To apply for this award, applicants must complete the form below and should also:• Prepare a statement on a separate page (maximum one page long) outlining their plans for graduate study in film (course of study, school, length of program, etc.) and email it to cinema.studies@utoronto.ca.• Request two Cinema Studies faculty members to submit letters of recommendation directly to cinema.studies@utoronto.ca no later than the application deadline. Norman Jewison Fellowship 2025 Application Form - May 1, 2025 at 9am deadline. |
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CIN369H1F - Critical Writing on FilmThe practice of film criticism: studies of examples of journalistic and scholarly critical writing, practical sessions of process writing, and collaborative editing. Course includes regular film screenings. This course is offered biannually. Prospective students must submit an application form that will require students to provide a brief (one to two paragraphs) explanation of why they would like to take CIN369H1F. A link to the Microsoft Form that will be shared below. The course instructor and/or Undergraduate Coordinator will assess the applications to determine student eligibility to enrol in the course: prerequisites, program of study, and experience. Enrolment priority will be given to upper year Cinema Studies program students. Prerequisite: CIN105Y1 and 1.0 additional CIN credit Exclusion: ENGB71H3 Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) Fall 2025 CIN369H1F - Critical Writing on Film Application Form - May 1, 2025 at 9am deadline. |
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400-Level SeminarsCIN410H1; CIN411H1; CIN412H1; CIN420H1; CIN430H1; CIN431H1; CIN432H1; CIN440H1; CIN450H1; CIN451H1; CIN452H1; CIN460H1; CIN461H1; CIN470H1; CIN471H1; CIN472H1; CIN480H1. Majors in Cinema Studies require one 400-Level Seminar to complete their program. Specialists in Cinema Studies require two 400-Level Seminars to complete their program. Prerequisites: CIN105Y1, CIN201Y1, plus seven FCEs. Corequisite: CIN301Y1 Pre-enrolment application form will be posted here. |
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Independent Studies in CinemaCIN490Y1Y; CIN491H1F; CIN492H1S Independent research projects are devised by students, supervised by Cinema Studies faculty, and open to Specialist and Major students in the Cinema Studies program. Students must enlist a Cinema Studies faculty to serve as supervisor, and submit a proposal along with a proposed course syllabus to cinema.studies@utoronto.ca to be reviewed by the Undergraduate Committee. Independent Study does not fulfill the 400-Level Seminar program requirement in the Cinema Studies Major and Specialist programs. The deadline to apply for Independent Studies is April 1, 2025 for the Summer 2025 course, May 1, 2025 for the Fall 2025 course, and November 1, 2025 for the Winter 2026 course. |
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