Take charge of your creative future! Join SVA's MFA Social Documentary Film program and get on the fast track to a non-fiction filmmaking career.
Applications for the Fall 2024 cohort are now open. Apply today and you'll be eligible for merit-based Department Scholarships of up to $25,000 per year. For applications received after the Priority Application Deadline of January 15, scholarships are awarded on an as-available, and first-come, first-served basis.
Get in touch to schedule a one-on-one meeting about the department - in person at our department offices in Chelsea, or via video chat now. We encourage all interested parties to meet with us so we can answer your questions about the program, and talk about how SocDoc can support your creative and career goals. Contact Rose Vincelli Gustine, Director of Operations to schedule.
Potential applicants are also invited to sit in on classes, and meet faculty and alumni to talk about their experience in the program. Get in touch to find out more: mfasocdoc@sva.edu.
SocDoc Info Sessions & Other Events
Attendees of these SocDoc Info Sessions and Graduate Admissions events will receive an $80 application fee waiver.
SocDoc Online Info Sessions
- October 11, 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm ET
- November 28, 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm ET, REGISTER HERE
Meet faculty & alumni, get to know the program, and have your questions answered.
Application Info Sessions (online):
- December 18, 2023, 6:30-7:30pm ET, REGISTER HERE
- January 10, 2024, 6:30-7:30pm ET, REGISTER HERE
Have your questions about portfolio requirements and application process answered.
SVA Graduate Admissions is hosting an Alumni Panel, where you'll have the chance to hear from a SocDoc alumna about their experiences at SVA and what they've done since completing the program. Thurs. Dec. 14, 6-8pm, online.
SVA Graduate Admissions offers several events including Online Application Q&As and Live meet & greets in San Diego, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Antonio, TX; New Orleans, LA; Atlanta, GA. See their schedule and register here.
Graduate National Portfolio Review - SVA Graduate Admissions staff will be present to answer questions at these events online, in NYC, Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; London, UK; Paris, France and Florence, Italy. See the schedule and register here.
And, SocDoc is always out in force at DOC NYC Film Festival, NOV 8-26. Several alumni and faculty are a part of the festival and PRO Conference.
We look forward to meeting you!