The history of the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television goes back more than a hundred years, making it Russia’s oldest cinematographic school. Founded in 1918, it was then called the Higher Institute of Photography and Photographic Equipment.
Today, SPUFT remains the leading creative school for professional training of talent for the film, television, and media industry. A century of experience, advanced educational methods, international cooperation — year after year, all these factors allow the University to produce highly qualified specialists and attract applicants from Russia and abroad.
The University’s mission is to raise professional, broadly trained specialists that meet international standards and labour market requirements, as well as to actively promote our country’s social and spiritual development.
In 2018, SPUFT received the Nika national film award for “contribution to cinematography, film criticism and education.” In 2020, the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television topped the rating of creative higher education institutions in Russia, among 87 schools and their branches, including 47 schools of the Russian Ministry of Culture.
