The curriculum focuses on the technical as well as the analytical tools of a director, but the main focus will always be on what stories to tell and how to express it most credibly with the help of camera, light, sound, production design, acting and editing. 

NSKI Univeristy College educates modern and innovative directors whose ambition is to master the directing subject as a whole. it provides students with knowledge and tools  to work independently and professionally as executive director for film and television productions.

NSKI's bachelor's degree in directing is unique in Northern Europe. The curriculum is designed to meet the growing need in the industry for directors with experience and knowledge of how actors work, as well as how a story is built and told in a credible and engaging way.

We prefer small classes with close follow-ups from very skilled and experienced teaching staff with broad experience from the film and TV industry.

A normal day at NSKI University College is usually divided into two parts. Before lunch, so-called morning teaching takes place with an emphasis on technical subjects, whereas after lunch classes  focus on more on- the- project subjects. Most subjects extend over all three years.

Some of the subjects: Camera technology, Storytelling, Production, Personal instruction and Staging 

Some of the projects: Minute film, Short film, Bachelor film, Film direction and Comedy.

Each spring, second-grade directing, acting and music theater students travel to the world metropolis for a four-week project with The Cry Havoc Company, one of New York's oldest and most experienced Off-Broadway theater groups.

In collaboration with performing artists from the industry in New York, the students will instruct and stage plays which will then be presented to American audience Off-Broadway!

With a bachelor's degree from NSKI Univesity Collage, you are qualified to work as a director in film and TV productions, both nationally and internationally.

In order to be admitted as a student at NSKI, a high school diploma is required. Only applicants who through the admission test can show relevant professional experience can be excepted from this requirement. 

The admission Test is divided into two mandatory assignments. The first assignment is a motivation letter and for the second part you must answer one of three different tasks. Submitted texts will be evaluated by an admission committee. Additament to the school will be based on both the application form and the Admission Test. 

Ongoing admission. 

• Fill in and submit the application form which you can find here.
• You will then receive an email with confirmation of received application, admission test and information about the process. 
• The admission test for the school year 2024/2025 is out now. You can find it in one of the tabs below here. 
• Completed admission tests are sent as a PDF by e-mail to kontakt@nski.no.
• The admission committee evaluates your submitted admission sample and gives you an answer to your application. 

The program is interdisciplinary and based on the American Method Acting technique, which was developed in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s by Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, and Stella Adler, among others. Method Acting is a skillset for approaching the technical, physical, and emotional aspects of acting that prioritizes developing the entire instrument of the actor. It enables actors to make use of their own life experiences to inform fictional characters and situations in a way that allows the actor to experience them as truthful and real.

Over the course of the three-year program in acting, the students are instructed in and gain hands-on experience with Method Acting as a tool. Students do improvisations, monologues, and scenes both on camera and on stage, including collaborating with students in the Directing program on several projects. The combination of theoretical and practical training provides the acting students with a deeper understanding of an actor’s work and develops their individual artistic potential to the greatest extent possible as they work in cooperation with directors and other performers.  After having completed the program, the student will wholly master the art of acting. The student will be able to work independently, as well as collaboratively, and master the art on par with the best national performers. The students will be well-prepared to be employed as professional actors. Moreover, they will have the skills required to continue to develop as actors over the course of their careers, and also to successfully pursue further education.

Download the admission test for the year 2024/2025 here.

Ongoing admission.