The Second City Film School
Entertainment ProvidersIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
The Second City Film School is an educational institution in Chicago that focuses exclusively on comedy within the broader field of film and entertainment. It trains writers, performers, directors, and filmmakers through collaborative approaches to comedic content creation, drawing on the influence and methods of The Second City to help students develop both emotional and intellectual storytelling abilities. The program emphasizes exposure to classic comedic films and literature, as well as structured training in writing and film production, with the goal of students producing finished work such as screenplays, pilots, or short films by graduation. The school targets individuals at the emerging stage of their filmmaking careers who bring a comedic perspective and a desire to create content, and it provides a context for developing projects within a comedy-focused framework.