The list, aimed at aspiring 3D artists and compiled by 3D World for its 98th issue, was released in early November. The magazine calls its Ivy League Top 20 ranking "the most comprehensive and objective ranking of the world's 3D training institutions yet produced." 3D World also acknowledges that "courses in which students are given a long period of time to produce a degree film … also inevitably place higher," making the high ranking of VFS's one-year program all the more remarkable.
"It's a great tribute to the dedication of the students and staff at VFS," says Larry Bafia, Head of Animation & Visual Effects at VFS. "To rank so high among schools with much longer programs speaks to the hard work and attention to detail. Congratulations to everyone involved!"
The 3D World ranking comes as Vancouver Film School's reputation in other media is hitting an all-time high. VFS has come to exemplify online thought leadership among schools, and its student films have gained enormous popularity on internet video sites. VFS leads all schools on YouTube, with 12,000 subscribers to its channel and over 7.5 million views for its videos, and in September, it became the first school to partner with cutting-edge internet video-on-demand service Joost.
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VFS on YouTube http://youtube.com/
3D World link to ranking: http://mos.futurenet.com/
