When it comes to filmmaking, one of the most common questions novice filmmakers ask is whether they should go to film school to get into the industry. [This is a guest post written by Alexa Parker.] Would a certificate, diploma, or degree turn them into filmmakers or let them work on movies? Or would they be better off watching tutorials online? Dekel Berenson is an award-winning director and filmmaker. His short films Anna (which premiered at Festival de Cannes in 2019, and was nominated for Palme d’Or), and Ashmina (premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2018 and later won two Oscar-qualifier festivals in Krakov and Jerusalem) are both critically acclaimed. What’s more, the director was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a huge achievement and compliment to his work. I sat down with Berenson to talk about the film school/no film school question. It’s a topic Berenson is quite passionate about, himself having dropped out of film school after only three months, but he is also very pragmatic. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 21 October, 2020