School of Motion Picture Arts
CapU’s School of Motion Picture Arts is dedicated to inspiring and training a new generation of Canadian talent in the film, TV, animation, gaming and motion picture industries. With enviable studios and state-of-the-art equipment for shooting, digital production, costuming, editing and screening you’ll be empowered to produce original, high quality work for a worldwide audience.
Why study motion picture arts at CapU?
Located at the Bosa Centre for Film and Animation – CapU’s hub for entertainment arts – we offer a range of programs and courses for people looking for careers in filmmaking, documentary, lighting/grip work, costuming, animation (2D and 3D), visual effects (VFX), games and virtual reality. The Centre also offers one of the only Indigenous filmmaking programs in North America.
Our facilities include virtual reality and motion capture-equipped studios, Cintiq drawing tablets, high-speed render farms, professional filmmaking equipment and 3D printers. It’s a great opportunity to learn the skills required to enter the creative industries.
Vancouver, BC is a world-leading centre for film, VFX, animation, games and virtual reality, with more than 250 production studios creating entertainment properties for film, TV, console, mobile and streaming services.
With more job openings in Vancouver than talent to fill them, there are unparalleled opportunities for skilled people.
WarnerMedia bursary for Indigenous students
Indigenous students registered in CapU film programs — including Documentary, Animation, Costuming, Indigenous Digital Filmmaking, Motion Picture Arts and VFX — are encouraged to apply for a WarnerMedia award.
Hit the Apply Now button to start the application process into any of our film programs. Once accepted, you can apply for the bursary through a direct email to Doreen Manuel (dmanuel@capilanou.ca), director of the Bosa Centre for Film and Animation.
The WarnerMedia bursary is here to help Indigenous School of Motion Picture Arts students uplift Indigenous voices in film.
Programs at the School of Motion Picture Arts
The programs offered at CapU's School of Motion Picture Arts include:
- 2D Animation & Visual Development Diploma
- 3D Animation for Film and Games Diploma
- Animation Fundamentals Citation
- Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts Degree
- Costuming for Stage and Screen Diploma
- Documentary Certificate
- Grip Work for Digital Imaging and Film
- Indigenous Digital Filmmaking Certificate
- Indigenous Digital Filmmaking Diploma
- Lighting for Digital Imaging and Film
- Minor in Cinema Studies
- Motion Picture Arts Certificate
- Motion Picture Arts Diploma
- Visual Effects for Film, Streaming & Immersive Media Diploma
Resources for CapU students
We’re here to support you at every step of your education journey. Check out the Learning Commons – an area for all students to grow in confidence as they master course material and gain new skills. Our specialized support centres include:
CapU’s Career Development Centre can help you find employment throughout your studies and as you move into the professional world.
And keep an eye out for the many student associations that offer networking events, opportunities to meet industry leaders from your field of study, and social get-togethers.
Abigail Kinch BA, MFA
Instructor, ScreenwritingSchool of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7137
Bosa Building, room BC243
abigailkinch@capilanou.ca
Adam Garland
Instructor, Animation & VFXFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Digital Visual Effects Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - 3D Animation for Film and Games
604 983 7516 ext. 7516
Bosa Building, room BC233
agarland@capilanou.ca
Adam Sale
Coordinator, VFX/ Instr, Animation & VFXFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Digital Visual Effects Program
School of Motion Picture Arts - 3D Animation for Film and Games
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7146
Bosa Building, room BC231
asale@capilanou.ca
Adrienne (Denise) Gingrich
Instructor, Costuming for Stage & ScreenSchool of Motion Picture Arts - Costuming for Stage & Screen Prog
School of Motion Picture Arts
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 2063
Bosa Building, room BC238
dgingrich@capilanou.ca
Andrea Klipp (Malenstyn) BA, M.Sc. (in progress)
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7142
Bosa Building, room BC248
aklipp@capilanou.ca
Anthea Mallinson Dip.Tap., LSDC, BGS
Instructor (CFA VP)School of Animation - See Motion Picture Arts
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
Capilano University Faculty Association
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7382
Arbutus Building, room AR203
amallins@capilanou.ca
Bill Dwelly
Instructor, VFXFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Digital Visual Effects Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 983 7516 ext. 7516
Bosa Building, room BC233
williamdwelly@capilanou.ca
Brendan O'Donnell
Technical SupervisorSchool of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 2171
Bosa Building, room BC021
brendanodonnell@capilanou.ca
Brian Ganter
Instructor, EnglishSchool of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Humanities - English
School of Humanities
604 986 1911 ext. 7292
Fir Building, room FR404
bganter@capilanou.ca
Charlotte Burke
Instructor, Costuming for Stage & ScreenSchool of Motion Picture Arts - Costuming for Stage & Screen Prog
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7133
Bosa Building, room BC242
cburke@capilanou.ca
Claire Queree
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramSchool of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3525
Bosa Building, room BC244
cqueree@capilanou.ca
Craig Simmons
Coord., 3D Animation/ Instr, Anim. & VFXFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Digital Visual Effects Program
School of Motion Picture Arts - 2D Animation
School of Motion Picture Arts - 3D Animation for Film and Games
604 990 7854 ext. 7854
Bosa Building, room BC229
csimmons@capilanou.ca
Danny Nowak
Instructor, Motion Picture ArtsFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 990 7868 ext. 7868
Bosa Building, room BC265
dnowak@capilanou.ca
David Brisbin
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramSchool of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7143
Bosa Building, room BC234
dbrisbin@capilanou.ca
David Geary
Coordinator, MOPA/Instructor MOPA & IIDF, Instructor, EnglishSchool of Humanities
School of Motion Picture Arts
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7158
Bosa Building, room BC234
davidgeary2@capilanou.ca
David Hauka
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3520
Bosa Building, room BC257
dhauka@capilanou.ca
Debra Rurak BFA
Coordinator/ Instr. Motion Picture ArtsSchool of Motion Picture Arts
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 7207
Bosa Building, room BC263
debrarurak@capilanou.ca
Don Perro
Coord., 2D Animation/ Instr., AnimationFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - 3D Animation for Film and Games
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - 2D Animation
604 990 7821 ext. 7821
Bosa Building, room BC227
dperro@capilanou.ca
Doreen Manuel BA, MFA
Dir. Bosa Centre & Inclusive Comm. ProgsFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3700
Bosa Building, room BC245
dmanuel@capilanou.ca
Dwayne Beaver AA, MA
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Communications
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7136
Bosa Building, room BC220
dbeaver@capilanou.ca
Earl Kjargaard
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 990 7868 ext. 7868
Bosa Building, room BC007
earlkjargaard@capilanou.ca
Gary Cristall
Instructor, AEMFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Performing Arts - Arts & Entertainment Mgmt.
604 986 1911 ext. 7154
Arbutus Building, room AR106
gcristal@capilanou.ca
Gregory Coyes
Coord, Indigenous Digital Film ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Indigenous Independent Filmmaking
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 990 7904 ext. 7904
Bosa Building, room BC230
gcoyes@capilanou.ca
Hilary Moses BFA (Hons), MA Candidate
Convenor, Anim.Fund. / Instr, Anim & VFXFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 983 7516 ext. 7516
Bosa Building, room BC226
hilarymoses@capilanou.ca
Hope Hatch
Film Studio TechnicianSchool of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3704
Bosa Building, room BC007
hopehatch@capilanou.ca
Ian Gustafson
Emergency Floor Warden Bosa, , Film Studio TechnicianFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
MoveUP Union Office
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Film Studio
604 984 4940 ext. 4940
Bosa Building, room BC021
igustafs@capilanou.ca
Jack Silberman
Instructor, Documentary ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Documentary Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3509
Bosa Building, room BC244
jsilberm@capilanou.ca
James Hebb
Instructor, VFXFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Digital Visual Effects Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 983 7516 ext. 7516
Bosa Building, room BC233
jameshebb@capilanou.ca
Jari Osborne
Instructor, Motion Picture ArtsFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 3622
Bosa Building, room BC238
jariosborne@capilanou.ca
Jasmin Sahota
Film Centre AssistantFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Costuming for Stage & Screen Prog
School of Motion Picture Arts - Documentary Program
School of Motion Picture Arts - Indigenous Independent Filmmaking
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 7267
Bosa Building, room BC208
jasminsahota@capilanou.ca
John (Jackson) Davies
Instructor, TheatreFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Performing Arts - Theatre
School of Performing Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3626
Bosa Building, room BC242
jdavies@capilanou.ca
John Penhall
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3435
Bosa Building, room BC238
johnpenhall@capilanou.ca
Jordan Hall BA, MA, MFA
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramSchool of Motion Picture Arts
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 3513
Bosa Building, room BC244
jordanhall3@capilanou.ca
Karen Matthews BFA (Hons)
Instructor, Costuming for Stage and ScreSchool of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Costuming for Stage & Screen Prog
604 986 1911 ext. 3512
Bosa Building, room BC242
kmatte1@capilanou.ca
Karl Herrmann
Instructor, Motion Picture ArtsFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 3543
Bosa Building, room BC238
karlherrmann@capilanou.ca
Ki Wight BFA, MFA, PhD
Convenor, WGST/Instructor, CMNS, WGST, MOPALiberal Studies
Bachelor of Arts
School of Communications
School of Social Sciences
Women's & Gender Studies
Capilano University Faculty Association
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
Interdisciplinary Studies
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3498
Fir Building, room FR534
kwight@capilanou.ca
Lewis Bennett
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3546
Bosa Building, room BC246
lewisbennett@capilanou.ca
Lisa Kolisnyk
Instructor, Motion Picture ArtsFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 3543
Bosa Building, room BC238
lisakolisnyk@capilanou.ca
Louise Walters
Film Centre AssistantFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Costuming for Stage & Screen Prog
School of Motion Picture Arts - Documentary Program
School of Motion Picture Arts - Indigenous Independent Filmmaking
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 3501
Bosa Building, room BC208
lwalters@capilanou.ca
Michael Thoma BA, MA, PhD
Chair, School of Motion Picture ArtsFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3504
Bosa Building, room BC267
mthoma@capilanou.ca
Mila Mattson
MoveUP Local Staff Rep. (Job Steward), Divisional SupervisorFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Costuming for Stage & Screen Prog
School of Motion Picture Arts - Indigenous Independent Filmmaking
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts - Documentary Program
MoveUP Union Office
604 986 1911 ext. 3500
Bosa Building, room BC275
mmattson@capilanou.ca
Mohammad Ghoreishi
Instructor, AnimationFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - 3D Animation for Film and Games
School of Motion Picture Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - 2D Animation
604 983 7516 ext. 7516
Bosa Building, room BC226
mghoreis@capilanou.ca
Nick Kendall
Coord/Instr, Documentary & Instr, MOPASchool of Motion Picture Arts - Documentary Program
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 7131
Bosa Building, room BC246
nkendall@capilanou.ca
Robyn Weasel Bear
Emergency Building Warden Bosa, Asst.to Director Bosa Centre Film & AnimSchool of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3685
Bosa Building, room BC255
robynweaselbear@capilanou.ca
Seanna McPherson
Coordinator/Instructor, MOPAFaculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
School of Motion Picture Arts
604 986 1911 ext. 3508
Bosa Building, room BC261
smcphers@capilanou.ca
Tony Westman
Instructor, Motion Picture Arts ProgramSchool of Motion Picture Arts
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Motion Picture Arts - Motion Picture Arts Program
604 986 1911 ext. 3567
Bosa Building, room BC265
tonywestman@capilanou.ca
Contact
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School of Motion Picture Arts
Film programs 604 990 7868 Bosa Centre for Film and Animation film@capilanou.ca
School of Motion Picture Arts
Animation programs 604 983 7516 Bosa Centre for Film and Animation animation@capilanou.ca
Student Information Services
604 984 4900 604 984 1798 (fax) Library Building, room LB152 registration@capilanou.ca