Trebas Institute Québec’s Film and Television Production AEC is a separate course from Trebas Toronto’s film diploma and from Montréal’s audio and post-production programs. This review examines the Montréal production course, published costs, identifiable film-program reviews and the practical questions that matter before enrolling.
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Information checked October 31, 2026. Start with the official Film and Television Production page. The published program code is NWY.1F.
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Trebas Montréal Film Production at a glance
| Item | Published information |
|---|---|
| Credential | Attestation of College Studies, commonly called an AEC in French or ACS in English. |
| Duration | 12 months; 51 weeks including breaks. |
| Format | Full-time, in-class, daytime study in Montréal. |
| Language | English and French versions are advertised; confirm the language and schedule of your cohort. |
| Focus | Film and television production, with projects across short-form screen work. |
Our assessment: This is worth comparing if you want a relatively short, structured production course and can commit to a full-time schedule. The strongest positive accounts describe practical access, helpful teachers and career support. The unresolved questions are how consistently those benefits are delivered now, what each student personally makes and the complete cost of the particular offer you receive.
What the production course covers
The English program page describes production work including short films, web series, television broadcasts and commercials. The school advertises cameras, sound and lighting equipment, green-screen facilities and post-production resources.
The French program page provides the corresponding course description. Request a current term-by-term outline for your language and intake, with the hours assigned to camera, lighting, sound, directing, production management and editing.
The range of advertised projects does not establish that every student directs each type of production. Ask for the project allocation policy and examples of a typical student’s completed work. Identify which assignments are individual, which are group productions and how roles rotate.
A broad course can help a beginner understand a set. If your goal is a particular department, ask how much repeated practice you get in that craft and how technical competence is assessed. Watching a demonstration or helping carry equipment should not be confused with personally setting up and operating it under supervision.
Acting, audio and post-production are separate
Film Production trains the people making screen content. It is not an acting conservatory simply because actors appear in student films. Acting applicants need to compare performance coaching, audition work, individual screen time and reel delivery in a performance course.
Trebas also offers Audio and Video Post-Production and sound-related programs. Their facilities, fees and reviews should not be applied automatically to NWY.1F. A student praising mixing instruction may have attended an entirely different course.
The Toronto film entry also needs a separate decision: its Ontario program page carries a closed-intake notice. That does not establish the status of Montréal’s AEC. Match the campus, course code and intake on your contract.
Tuition, additional charges and conditional grants
The domestic fee table lists $14,630 CAD tuition for Film and Television Production. It excludes a $50 admission fee and $200 enrolment fee. Those listed amounts total $14,880 before any other expenses that apply to your offer.
Do not confuse the production tuition with the same table’s $32,000 Audio and Video Post-Production price: that is a different program.
The international scholarships and grants page shows a Film and Television Production calculation of $14,630 less a $3,000 scholarship and $2,000 Emerging Talent Grant, producing $9,630 before the separately listed admission and enrolment charges. The page attaches conditions and a December 31, 2026 limit to the Creative Grant offer. Treat that as a conditional published offer, not an automatic discount for every international applicant or a guaranteed 2027 price.
Request one itemized contract showing your actual tuition, confirmed grants, fees, payment schedule and cancellation terms. Ask when each award becomes final, whether it can be lost and what happens financially if you defer or withdraw.
Add housing, food, transport, storage and any personal production spending. Clarify whether students contribute to casting, locations, catering, rentals or festival submissions, and whether an expensive project is optional. A nominally short course still requires a full year of living costs and time away from paid work.
What identifiable film-program reviews say
Two CourseCompare reviews specifically labelled Film and Television Production provide more useful evidence than a combined Trebas school score. Both were posted in October 2023 and are positive; neither establishes the experience of a current cohort.
| Reviewer and date | Experience described | Reservations and limits |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous, October 13, 2023 | Reports entering television work after the course, small classes and useful equipment time. | Also reports instructor turnover. Graduation year is not stated, and the account is self-reported. |
| Gianpaolo Marcogliese, October 11, 2023 | Identifies a 2013 Film and Television Production graduation and credits teaching, professional contacts and career services with helping an eventual move into post-production. | This is a retrospective account of training a decade before the review, not evidence of current staffing or job outcomes. |
The course and institution listings repeat the same reviews. They are two accounts, not four independent experiences. Their praise supports asking about teaching continuity, practical access and career services; it does not justify a representative five-star verdict for the school.
A 2021 discussion includes a favourable account from someone early in Montréal’s Audio and Video Post-Production course. That belongs to a different program and an early stage of study. It has not been counted as a Film Production graduate review.
There is not enough well-matched recent independent feedback here to establish a typical experience. Ask to speak with recent NWY.1F graduates, including people outside the school’s selected testimonial list. Ask them what they personally operated, how feedback worked and what happened when equipment or a teacher was unavailable.
Equipment, classes and feedback
Request the current cohort size and the number of working camera, sound and lighting packages students can book. Ask whether access is available outside lessons, which projects receive priority and what replacement arrangements exist for faults.
For each core craft, ask how much individual practice and feedback is built into the timetable. In a group shoot, one student may operate the camera while several others observe. A useful answer explains how operating roles rotate and how each student is assessed.
For post-production, establish workstation hours, software, storage, backups and sound-finishing provision. Ask when final files must be exported and whether students keep access after the course ends. Confirm the rights to use collaborative films and credited extracts in a portfolio.
Instructor turnover appears in one positive review. Rather than treating that as a current finding, ask who is teaching the next cohort, whether those appointments are confirmed and how substitute teaching is managed.
Career support and employment claims
Ask what career services actually deliver: individual portfolio reviews, application help, employer introductions, placement support or access to listings. Establish what continues after graduation and whether an internship is compulsory, optional, arranged or simply supported.
If shown an employment percentage, request the underlying cohort and definition. A Montréal-wide figure covering several programs is not a Film Production placement rate. Paid production work, unrelated jobs, freelance days and unpaid experience should be distinguishable.
One graduate’s television job or later VFX career is evidence of that individual’s route. It is not a guarantee that the same sequence will be available to a new student. Ask what the first paid roles were and which skills or contacts proved useful.
What to watch out for
| Issue | What to confirm |
|---|---|
| Mixing Toronto and Montréal information | Campus, province, credential, code and intake on the offer. |
| Reviews of audio or post-production | Exact program and attendance dates. |
| A promotional net tuition figure | Written award conditions, additional fees and withdrawal consequences. |
| Group films presented as individual output | Your guaranteed roles, credits, feedback and portfolio material. |
| A broad employment statistic | Film-specific cohort, response rate, paid work and reporting period. |
How to get more from the course
- Set a primary craft goal while learning how the other departments work.
- Arrange role rotations before a project begins, so everyone knows who must practise which task.
- Keep early films small enough to finish cleanly, including sound and final exports.
- Use career support early and keep a record of applications, feedback and introductions.
- Agree credits, expenses and portfolio permissions before shooting.
- Use the HTFS Department Guides to identify specific entry-level skills to practise.
Montréal alternatives
For a longer university filmmaking route, compare Concordia’s Mel Hoppenheim School and Université de Montréal. For department-specific technical training, compare MONDEL. Film Connection advertises a different mentorship model that requires its own local checks.
Common questions
Is this the same program as Trebas Toronto?
No. Montréal’s NWY.1F AEC and Toronto’s Ontario diploma have different course information, fees and intake notices.
Do the positive film reviews establish a current five-star experience?
No. They are useful individual accounts, but the sample is small and one explicitly concerns a 2013 graduation. Read their details and verify current delivery.
Is the advertised grant price my final bill?
Only your confirmed offer can establish that. Check award eligibility, dates, additional charges and what happens if your plans change.
Is Trebas Montréal worth considering?
It may suit a student who wants a concentrated production AEC and can obtain a clear offer for practical access, teaching and cost. The identifiable film reviews offer specific positives, alongside a staffing concern and substantial age limits. Verify those areas with recent graduates and use the Film School Reality Checklist before committing.
Sources and review method
Checked October 31, 2026: linked official English and French production pages, tuition table, conditional grants page, CourseCompare film reviews and the dated post-production discussion. Duplicate listings are counted once. Audio, post-production, other-campus reviews and institution-wide outcomes are not treated as current Film Production results. HTFS has not audited course delivery or employment data.
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