Sheridan’s Honours Bachelor of Film and Television is a four-year degree at the Trafalgar campus in Oakville. That is part of the wider Toronto-area comparison, but it is not a downtown Toronto campus. Its practical sequence and mandatory internship deserve attention alongside questions about project selection, commuting and the work graduates actually find.
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At a glance
Our assessment: A strong candidate for someone wanting a structured degree with broad early filmmaking and later specialization. The public accounts show useful practical learning alongside concerns about fit, directing opportunities and the transition to work. The internship is a learning requirement, not a guaranteed paid job.
| Decision point | What to know |
|---|---|
| Qualification and location | Four-year Honours Bachelor of Film and Television at Trafalgar, Oakville. [1] |
| Internship | A mandatory 14-week placement normally takes place between years three and four; it may be paid or unpaid. [1] |
| 2026–27 first two semesters | Published totals: CAD $9,864.17 domestic and $29,650.51 international. These are not complete four-year prices. [1] |
| Final work | Team-based projects require choices about stories and roles; ask how pitches and director assignments are selected. |
| Evidence | Six attributed accounts across five discussions, ranging from first-year experience to graduates working outside film. |
Choose the right program
A degree rather than a short production course
The BFTV starts broadly and progresses toward more specialized work. Its introductory subjects include making, storytelling and the context of film. Compare the four-year academic commitment with a shorter diploma only after deciding how much breadth and time you want. [1]
Specialization and project roles
Ask for your intended craft’s year-by-year sequence and ordinary assignments. A student wanting to direct should understand how final projects are chosen and whether every student can direct assessed work. A camera or post student should count sustained practice in that craft, not just the number of films on which a name appears.
Acting and other Sheridan programs
This guide concerns Film and Television. Sheridan’s performance, animation and other creative programs are separate choices. A general college review or animation success story cannot establish the BFTV experience.
Projects, equipment and access
Ask how instruction moves from guided exercises to larger collaborative work. Request examples of feedback before shooting and after editing, and ask how a student who misses a preferred role still demonstrates the required learning.
The placement deserves its own questions: who finds opportunities, who approves them, what help follows an unsuccessful search and which costs continue during an unpaid placement? Ask for examples in your intended department rather than assuming all placements involve feature films. [1]
Test the Oakville journey against your actual schedule. Student accounts mention commuting and the demands of collaborating beyond class. Work out how you would reach early calls or late finishes, carry equipment and meet a team without depending on an unrealistic daily trip from Toronto.
Student and graduate experiences
Accounts are attributed to their original sources. Student identity and enrollment are not independently verified. Selected profiles and project reports are labeled separately from personal course reviews.
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Finds useful teaching for beginners and some excellent instructors, but describes uneven instruction, restricted project choices and a difficult commute. The writer says the fit was weaker for someone already making films.
Describes a mix of practical work and theory while questioning whether someone already making films needs the degree. This is early-course feedback, not a graduate employment account.
Values camera, sound and editing work but criticizes directing, producing and help with the placement search. This is one graduate’s assessment rather than a verified account of current support.
Discusses classmates in crew and independent-content work. The reported peer outcomes are secondhand and not a measured employment rate; the graduation period also overlaps COVID disruption.
Values completed projects but had not yet established an industry career. Confidence about future work is not counted as an employment outcome.
Values projects and friendships while describing burnout, pandemic limits on placement experience and a decision to seek stable income outside film. Continues some creative work personally.
The accounts do not support either an uncomplicated endorsement or a blanket rejection. They distinguish worthwhile practical skills from questions about directing opportunities and career transition. Several describe pandemic-era education, and one describes leaving the degree. That context is essential when asking current students whether the same limitations remain.
Tuition and the complete budget
All amounts below are in Canadian dollars. The year and pricing unit matter: annual, semester and full-program figures are not interchangeable.
| Cost item | Published figure or question |
|---|---|
| Domestic first two semesters, 2026–27 | CAD $9,864.17 in the published program total, including the listed fees. [1] |
| International first two semesters | CAD $29,650.51 in the same published table. Later years and future rates require separate confirmation. [1] |
| Beyond published college fees | Housing, food, transport, equipment requirements and personal film spending. Oakville and Toronto travel plans produce different costs. |
| Internship period | Budget for the possibility of an unpaid placement and any associated travel or temporary housing. Do not finance the degree on the assumption of placement wages. |
Request the full expected sequence of charges across four years and check the conditions of any award. The first-two-semester figure is a planning reference, not a guaranteed total degree price. Transfers should ask whether prior study shortens the production sequence. Keep your film budget and the cash needed during a placement separate from tuition.
Admissions and study commitments
Use the current program application and supplemental instructions. Older portfolio prompts can belong to a different admission year. Identify your personal contribution to collaborative work and ask how prior study affects the expected graduation date. A transfer offer is most useful when accompanied by a clear remaining-course plan. [1]
Career support and graduate outcomes
The discussions include graduates describing film crews, independent businesses and work outside the industry. Most peer outcomes are not directly verified. Ask for recent BFTV-specific results with a defined cohort, response rate and distinction between paid film work, other employment and further study. A mandatory internship establishes a curriculum requirement, not a placement percentage.
Explore the surrounding industry in our Toronto film city guide. Sheridan’s BFTV campus is in Oakville. If you are considering an entry route into production, read what a production assistant does before comparing course promises with the work.
What to watch out for
- Oakville is not downtown Toronto; test the real commute and out-of-hours production demands.
- A final-year team film does not automatically mean every student directs. Ask how pitches and roles are selected.
- An internship may be unpaid and still require a student-led search. Resolve support and fallback arrangements before committing.
How to get more from the course
- Build a dependable crew and a specific craft early, while keeping room to explore other roles.
- Begin placement research before the final deadline and keep examples of work ready for the department you want.
- Scale projects to the time and money available, and seek feedback at script, preparation and edit stages.
Compare alternatives
Compare programs at Sheridan College alongside other schools using qualifications, duration, published costs and entry requirements.
Compare the BFTV with production degrees at TMU, York and UBC, and with technical diploma routes such as BCIT. A four-year degree, an intensive diploma and a professional-development course solve different problems. Start with the craft, time commitment and full cost rather than a general school ranking.
Compare Canadian school reviews or browse the complete film-school review directory.
Is it worth applying?
Sheridan is worth applying to if the structured degree and Oakville setting fit your plans. Before accepting, confirm your craft sequence, final-project role opportunities, placement support and the complete four-year budget.
Before accepting, compare the actual offer, required course plan and realistic living budget. Speak separately with a current student and a recent graduate in your intended route.
Common questions
Where is the program based?
See the campus location at the top of this guide, then test the actual trip against class and production hours.
Should I budget on earning internship wages?
Do not rely on them. Confirm placement conditions and plan for a period without wages.
Are the quoted fees the full degree cost?
No. They are the listed totals for the first two semesters in 2026–27, not all four years. [1]
Sources and review method
Reviewed 31 October 2026. Official program pages establish the advertised structure and published fees; independent accounts are used for attributed student experience. Older accounts and other programs are labeled where included. These sources do not constitute an inspection of teaching or a representative student survey.
We do not publish a numerical student-satisfaction score from this uneven sample. Public reviews may be selective, anonymous or duplicated across platforms. Google school ratings, when available, also mix programs and visitor experiences; they are not a production-course rating. No direct Google review collection is claimed here.
- Official BFTV curriculum, internship, admissions and 2026–27 fees
- June 2026 former-student discussion
- 2025 first-year and graduate experiences
- April 2025 graduate career discussion
- April 2022 near-graduate account
- July 2025 account from a 2022 graduate
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