ABOUT US
Our story began in 2019/2020 when our search for an ideal film acts for a project, led us to create our own boutique film school in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. EFTA is an innovative film school that offers more than just an education in film. We produce world-class filmmakers who thrive in an environment that emulates real world realities. We are a school that is dedicated to creating the best of the best while adopting a hands-on approach and ensuring we always keep to our ethos of creating a collaborative, friendly and inclusive learning environment at the core of everything we do Our multi-disciplinary approach emulates the hard-working realities within all facets of the film and television industries and allows you to develop into an informed and responsible filmmaker, honing your craft in small groups, within a collaborative, nurturing environment...
FACTS ABOUT EFTA
EFTA is a world-leading film, television, and online media school which offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and short courses, with campus in Ekiti. EFTA is based within a thriving environment that in recent years has supported the creation of high-profile productions. EFTA ‘s Full-Time Six-Month courses are delivered both online and onsite– an innovative and sustainably focused film studio specifically designed to support the latest production technologies. EFTA operates alongside, Blue Diamond Pictures, a feature film production company; EFTA’s mission as an educational institution is to provide students with a practical, high-quality learning experience grounded in professional industry practice and preparation.
Why EFTA?
PRACTICAL
EFTA courses are highly practical because we believe the best way to learn to make films is to make films. Through a combination of masterclasses, workshops and self-directed learning, your skills will be applied across a wide range of practical exercises.
CREATIVE
We are incredibly proud of our inspirational role model lecturers, all of which are industry practitioners; either working in or come from a film or television background, meaning you will be taught by people who know the film and television world, inside out. By putting industry at the heart of everything we do, EFTA best equips its graduates for successful careers. .
CONNECTED
At EFTA we concentrate on employability right from the start. As a student you get access to our dedicated careers advice department, EFTA NEXT STAR, we focus on ensuring you develop the skills needed to succeed in the industry. Our in-house production company, Blue Diamond Pictures, makes high-quality f films and television programmes, and offers 5 graduate internships a year, lasting three months.
OUR FACILITIES
Our ADO-EKITI campus is based within the famous city, home of renowned classic stage and tv personalities such as, JIMOH ALIU, FADEYI OLORO, FALZ, PEJU OGUNMOLA, ABAYOMI ALVIN, ODUNLADE ADEKOLA, YEMI BLAQ. Our facilities include a variety of shooting spaces, classrooms and studios. Depending on the course, students might also have access to our sound stage, screening rooms and state-of-the-art post production theatres.
