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.
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.
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.
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 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. Our Production Facilities Team offers a range of camera, lighting and sound equipment to support student projects. Experienced industry tutors and advisors help students select the most appropriate resources across a variety of platforms, including film, television and new media.
EFTA has taken the lead in education for all screens by bringing learning into an industry setting, whilst encouraging aspirational storytelling. EFTA’s goal is to select students with the passion and tenacity to succeed in the creative industries, and to prepare them for the world of production into which they actually progress, from big screen to small. Students are imbued with passion and pragmatism, and their education is complemented with:
