The Hollywood Reporter has named Brooklyn College’s Barry R. Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema one of the best in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. The school is the newest film school name to the prestigious annual ranking and has climbed the list each year since entering as no. 25 in 2021. In its review, The Hollywood Reporter wrote: “With two-time best picture nominee Richard Gladstein as the executive director, Feirstein has received a lot of institutional Hollywood support, including a recent donation of film cameras and lenses from Steven Soderbergh. Additions to faculty have included acclaimed producer Anne Carey (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and editor Veronica Rutledge (Ramy, Emily in Paris). The newest film program on the list—it was established in 2015—offers students a New York–based education without the price tag of other universities in the area (see: NYU and Columbia).” In July, the school made MovieMaker magazine’s list of “The 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada in 2024.”
