We have found a great list of all the US Top Film Schools (thanks to Filmschools.com) which hopefully should be a good guide. We’ll probably do some research into the more highly ranked schools at a later date.

Online Programs/Multiple Locations

• The Art Institutes – Film Programs
• Academy of Art University
• Ames Media Institute, Online Film and Digital Media School
• Film School Online
• SAE Institute of Technology, Digital Film Program

Arizona

• The Art Institute of Phoenix – Video Production Program | Phoenix
• Collins College | Tempe
• The Art Institute of Tucson – Digital Filmmaking & Video | Tucson
• The University of Arizona, Department of Media Arts | Tucson
• Zaki Gordon Institute | Sedona

California

• The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles, Film Programs | Los Angeles
• New York Film Academy Film School | Universal Studios Hollywood
• The Art Institute of California – Sacramento, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Sacramento
• Brooks Institute | Santa Barbara
• The Art Institute of California – San Francisco, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | San Francisco
• Columbia College Hollywood | Tarzana
• The Art Institute of California – Sunnyvale, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Sunnyvale
• Video Symphony – The Hollywood Institute | Hollywood
• Ex’pression College | Hollywood
• Academy of Art University | San Francisco
• Platt (Media Arts) College | San Diego
• The Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood
• FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | Los Angeles | Orange County | San Francisco | San Diego
• American Film Institute | Los Angeles
• Aria Films | Jamul
• Berkely Digital Film Institute | Berkely
• California College of the Arts, Media Arts | San Francisco
• California Institute of the Arts, School of Film/Video | Valencia
• Chapman University | Orange
• Darwin Mitchell | Agua Dulce
• Dell’Arte International, School of Physical Theatre | Blue Lake
• Los Angeles City College, Department of Cinema and Television | Los Angeles
• Loyola Marymount University, School of Film and Television | Los Angeles
• Motion Picture Driving Clinic | Palmdale
• MultiMedia Arts | La Mesa
• San Diego State University, Television, Film, and New Media | San Diego
• San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking | San Francisco
• San Francisco State University, Cinema Program | San Francisco
• Stunts-Ability | San Diego
• Thrillseekers Unlimited, Hollywood | Hollywood
• University of California – Berkley, CinemaSpace | Berkeley
• University of California – Los Angeles, Theater, Film & Television | Los Angeles
• University of the Pacific, Film Studies | Stockton
• University of Southern California, School of Cinema-Television | Los Angeles

Colorado

• The Art Institute of Colorado – Film Programs | DenverJ
• Colorado Film School | Denver

District of Columbia

• The Center For Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University
• Howard University, John H. Johnson School of Communications

Florida

• The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale – Film Programs | Fort Lauderdale
• New York Film Academy Film School | Disney/MGM Studios
• The Art Institute of Jacksonville – Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Jacksonville
• International Academy of Design & Technology | Tampa
• The Art Institute of Tampa – Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Tampa
• Full Sail University – School of Film | Winter Park
• Miami International University of Art & Design, Film Programs | Miami
• Palm Beach Film School | West Palm Beach
• Ames Media Institute | Naples
• Florida State University, Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts | Tallahassee
• University of Miami, School of Communication, Video & Film | Coral Gables

Georgia

• The Art Institute of Atlanta – Film Programs | Atlanta

Illinois

• The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Chicago
• The Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Schaumburg
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago
• Southern Illinois University, Cinema & Photography | Carbondale

Indiana

• Notre Dame Department of Film, Television, and Theatre | Notre Dame

Kansas

• The Art Institutes International | Kansas City
• University of Kansas, Department of Theatre and Film | Lawrence

Louisiana

• University of New Orleans, Drama & Communications | New Orleans

Massachusetts

• New York Film Academy Film School | Harvard University (Cambridge)
• The New England Institute of Art, Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Boston
• The Center For Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University | Waltham
• School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – Film and Animation | Boston

Minnesota

• Minneapolis College of Art and Design | Minneapolis

Missouri

• Kansas City Art Institute, Photography/New Media | Kansas City

Nebraska

• University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts | Lincoln

Nevada

• The Art Institute of Las Vegas, Video Production Program | Las Vegas
• University of Nevada – Las Vegas, Fine Arts Departments, Department of Film | Las Vegas

New York

• The Art Institute of New York, Video Production | New York
• New York Film Academy Film School | New York City
• Pratt Institute | Brooklyn
• School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary Film | New York City
• Brooklyn College, Film Department | Brooklyn
• City College of New York, CUNY, Media & Communication Arts Department | New York

North Carolina

• The Art Institute of Charlotte, Video Production Program | Charlotte

Ohio

• The Art Institute of Ohio – Cincinnati, Video Production Program | Cincinnati
• Brown Mackie College | Cincinnati
• Ohio University, School of Film | Athens
• University of Toledo, Department of Theatre and Film | Toledo

Oklahoma

• University of Tulsa, Film Studies | Tulsa

Oregon

• The Art Institute of Portland, Digital Film & Video Program | Portland

Pennsylvania

• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Video Production Program | Pittsburgh
• The Art Institute of Philadelphia – Film Programs | Philadelphia
• DeSales University, Department of Performing and Fine Art, TV/Film | Center Valley
• Pittsburgh Filmmakers, School of Film, Video & Photography | Pittsburgh
• Saint Joseph’s University, Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Film Studies | Philadelphia

Tennessee

• The Art Institute of Tennessee – Nashville – Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Program | Nashville
• Watkins Film School | Nashville
• SAE Institute of Technology> | Nashville

Texas

• The Art Institute of Dallas – Video Production Program | Dallas
• The Art Institute of Houston – Video Production Program | Houston
• Mediatech Institute | Dallas
• University of Texas at Austin – College of Communication, Department of Radio, Television & Film | Austin

Utah

• The Art Institute of Salt Lake City – Video Production Program | Salt Lake City
• Sundance Institute | Salt Lake City
• University of Utah – College of Fine Arts, Film Studies | Salt Lake City

Virginia

• The Art Institute of Washington – Film Programs | Arlington
• Hollins University, Film & Photography Department | Roanoke
• Hollins University, Coed Graduate Program in Screenwriting & Film Studies | Roanoke
• Regent University, Department of Cinema Arts, Television Arts and Theatre Arts | Virginia Beach

Washington

• The Art Institute of Seattle – Video Production Program | Seattle
• Seattle Film Institute | Seattle

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Department of Film | Milwaukee

We also found the following leading international film schools:

Australia

• Institute for Design – The Advertising Academy
• Southern Cross University, School of Arts & Social Sciences
• University of Tasmania, Tasmanian School of Art

Bulgaria

• National Academy of Theatre & Film Arts Krustyo Sarafov

Canada

• Art Institute of Vancouver – Burnaby
• Vancouver Film School
• Canadian Film Centre
• Carleton University, School for Studies in Art and Culture
• Concordia University, Cinema Department
• Confederation College of Applied Arts
• Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
• Okanagan University College, Fine Arts Department
• Ontario College of Art & Design
• Simon Fraser University, School for the Contemporary Arts
• The Gulf Islands Film and Television School

and a New addtion – Ryerson… http://www.ryerson.ca/rta/

Czech Republic

• Prague Film School
• Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

France

• New York Film Academy Film School | Paris
• American University of Paris, Dept. of Art History and Fine Arts

Germany

• The Film and Television Academy
• University of Hamburg Institute of Theatre, Musical Theatre and Film

Guatemala

• Art Workshops in La Antigua Guatemala

Hungary

• New York Film Academy Film School | Budapest

India

• Foundation Institute for Learning Media

Ireland

• New York Film Academy Film School | Dublin
• Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art | Design | Technology

Italy

• New York Film Academy Film School | Florence, Milan
• Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano – NABA
• Santa Reparata International School of Art

Netherlands

• Gerrit Rietveld Academie

Philippines

• DLSU-College of St.Benilde, School of Design and Arts

Portugal

• New York Film Academy Film School | Porto

Spain

• Centre for Cinematic Research
• Sun Valley Academy of Art and Design

Turkey

• Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture

United Kingdom

• Brighton Film School & Studio
• Kent Institute of Art and Design
• London Film Academy
• Panico London
• Royal College of Art
• Storyboard School
• The Metropolitan Film School