Course providers: 27 ways to learn AI filmmaking
The register holds 27 providers of AI filmmaking courses and tutorials, each read on its own pages for nine facts: how it is taught, how long it runs, how access is paid for, certificates, level, film content, tools, when it runs and who teaches it. 6 are AI video tool makers; 21 are schools, universities or course makers. As of 2026-09-25.
| Provider | Format | Length | Cost | Certificate | Level | Film | Tools | Pace | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of AI Filmmaking | An online course | Not stated on the pages read | Paid | A certification | Beginners welcome | Ends with the learner's own film | Craft over tools | At the learner's own pace | Not stated on the pages read |
| AI Filmmaker Academy | An online course | A few hours | Paid | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Covers making a film end to end | Several tools by name | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| AI for Video Production | An online course | A few hours | Not stated on the pages read | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | At the learner's own pace | The provider's own team |
| AI in Media Specialization | An online course | Days or weeks | Enrol at no charge | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Not stated on the pages read | Several tools by name | At the learner's own pace | A named instructor |
| AI Video Generation Guide | An online course | A few hours | Enrol at no charge | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Not stated on the pages read | Several tools by name | At the learner's own pace | A named instructor |
| AI Videos with Zero Filming | An online course | A few hours | Enrol at no charge | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | At the learner's own pace | A named instructor |
| Alison Filmmaking with AI | An online course | A few hours | Enrol at no charge | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Some lessons on film | Several tools by name | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| Blake Ridder's Masterclass | An online course | A few hours | Paid | A completion certificate | Not stated on the pages read | Covers making a film end to end | Several tools by name | Not stated on the pages read | A named instructor |
| Creative Hut AI Film Diploma | In a classroom | A year or longer | Paid | A certification | Beginners welcome | Ends with the learner's own film | Several tools by name | On set dates or intakes | Faculty or professionals, not named |
| Curious Refuge | An online course | Days or weeks | Paid | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Covers making a film end to end | Not stated on the pages read | At the learner's own pace | A named instructor |
| Don Bosco Film School | In a classroom | One to three months | Paid | A completion certificate | A stated range of levels | Covers making a film end to end | Not stated on the pages read | On set dates or intakes | A named instructor |
| Full Sail DC3 | An online course | Days or weeks | Paid | Not stated on the pages read | A stated range of levels | Ends with the learner's own film | Several tools by name | At the learner's own pace | Faculty or professionals, not named |
| Google's AI for Content Creation | An online course | A few hours | Enrol at no charge | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Not stated on the pages read | The provider's own tools | At the learner's own pace | The provider's own team |
| Higgsfield Academy | An online course | Under an hour per course | Enrol at no charge | Not stated on the pages read | Levels marked per course | Ends with the learner's own film | The provider's own tools | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| invideo Academy | Tutorial videos | Under an hour per course | Open pages, no sign-up described | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Some lessons on film | The provider's own tools | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| Magnific Academy | An online course | Under an hour per course | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Levels marked per course | Ends with the learner's own film | The provider's own tools | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| NYFA MS in Cinematic AI | A university course | A year or longer | Paid | Academic credit | Pitched at experienced makers | Ends with the learner's own film | Tools named as examples | On set dates or intakes | Faculty or professionals, not named |
| NYFA One Year Certificate | In a classroom | A year or longer | Paid | A completion certificate | A stated range of levels | Ends with the learner's own film | Not stated on the pages read | On set dates or intakes | Faculty or professionals, not named |
| NYFA teen AI camp | In a classroom | Days or weeks | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Teenagers | Ends with the learner's own film | Several tools by name | On set dates or intakes | Faculty or professionals, not named |
| OpenArt tutorials | Tutorial videos | Under an hour per course | Open pages, no sign-up described | Not stated on the pages read | Levels marked per course | Some lessons on film | Several tools by name | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| Runway Academy | An online course | A count of lessons only | Enrol at no charge | Not stated on the pages read | Levels marked per course | Some lessons on film | The provider's own tools | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| SceneMixer guides | Written guides | A count of lessons only | Open pages, no sign-up described | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Covers making a film end to end | The provider's own tools | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
| School of Storytelling | Live online sessions | One to three months | Paid | A certification | Beginners welcome | Covers making a film end to end | Tools picked during the course | Scheduled live classes | A named instructor |
| Sundance Collab, AI on demand | An online course | Not stated on the pages read | Paid | A completion certificate | Beginners welcome | Some lessons on film | Tools named as examples | At the learner's own pace | A named instructor |
| Sundance Collab, AI weekend | Live online sessions | Days or weeks | Paid | A completion certificate | A stated range of levels | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | On set dates or intakes | A named instructor |
| UCLA Extension | In a classroom | Days or weeks | Paid | Academic credit | Beginners welcome | Ends with the learner's own film | Several tools by name | On set dates or intakes | A named instructor |
| UW-Stout | A university course | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read | Ends with the learner's own film | Several tools by name | Not stated on the pages read | Not stated on the pages read |
Inclusion rule. Providers whose own pages describe an AI filmmaking or AI video course, tutorial series or guide set. Order. Alphabetical by provider name.
1Two kinds of provider
Tool makers teach their own product, usually at no charge and without certificates. Schools and course makers teach filmmaking more broadly, charge for it, and more often give a certificate or credit.
Prices are not recorded here. Where a page lists one, the register notes only that access is paid.
2Every provider
- Academy of AI Filmmaking — craft-first certifications
- AI Filmmaker Academy — thirty lectures and monthly live Q&A
- AI for Video Production — nine hours on Coursera from AI CERTs
- AI in Media Specialization — four weeks from Oxford's business school on Coursera
- AI Video Generation Guide — three hours on Coursera, HeyGen and Trupeer by name
- AI Videos with Zero Filming — an hour on Coursera, taught by Alex Genadinik
- Alison Filmmaking with AI — three to four hours with Firefly and Fish.Audio
- Blake Ridder's Masterclass — real footage mixed with AI shots
- Creative Hut AI Film Diploma — a residential year in which each batch makes a feature
- Curious Refuge — a 30-day course with a certificate
- Don Bosco Film School — a one-month certificate course
- Full Sail DC3 — three weeks, ending in a short film
- Google's AI for Content Creation — two hours on Coursera, part of a Google certificate
- Higgsfield Academy — short-film masterclasses in minutes
- invideo Academy — masterclasses on agents and previs
- Magnific Academy — an animated short film in three episodes
- NYFA MS in Cinematic AI — a one-year graduate degree ending in a short film
- NYFA One Year Certificate — a full-time year of AI content creation in Los Angeles
- NYFA teen AI camp — one week for teenagers, ending in a short film
- OpenArt tutorials — a numbered beginner course on video
- Runway Academy — seven courses, each marked by level
- SceneMixer guides — thirty written guides on short drama
- School of Storytelling — three months, taught in Malayalam
- Sundance Collab, AI on demand — recorded lectures from named filmmakers
- Sundance Collab, AI weekend — a live three-day weekend intensive
- UCLA Extension — an in-person term for four units
- UW-Stout — a university course on narrative film
3By fact instead
The same register, turned around, is in course facts; courses that end with the learner’s own film are gathered in courses ending in a film.