The MFA in Creative Producing at Columbia College Chicago is an immersive, 50-credit two-year degree designed to develop enterprising creative leaders with the skills to deliver successful media projects from conception to distribution. The program will teach the creative aspects of seeking new material, anticipating and adapting to the industry, enhancing stylistic approaches, and driving content development with the technology of day-to-day production. Students spend their last semester in Los Angeles on a studio lot in direct contact with executives and craftspeople at every level of the Hollywood Industry. Coursework includes classes on acquisitions and development, line producing, business and legal, history and aesthetics, marketing and distribution. Students will have the opportunity to produce short films during their two years and will develop and package a long-form narrative project.

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