2D Technologies for Film & Games Diploma is a diploma in Film & Animation programme offered by Langara College in Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 30,022 per total (CAD 25,700 per total for local students).
This full-time, in-person diploma runs four consecutive semesters over a minimum of 16 months with May and September intakes, deliberately simulating the intensity of a real-world production studio to fast-track students into the industry. Learners draw and design their own characters and bring them to life through animation, sound and storytelling, carrying projects from concept to finished product using industry-standard tools. Life drawing classes focused on capturing movement and form sit alongside character design, animation principles and professional development coursework. Graduates leave with a diploma from one of BC's most respected public colleges plus a professional portfolio and demo reel for roles across film and games animation, and Langara offers a companion 3D Technologies for Film & Games diploma.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants need BC Grade 12 graduation (or the equivalent) or must be 19 years of age or older; international applicants need BC Grade 12 graduation (or the equivalent), one full academic year, or a minimum of 24 university credits completed at a recognized post-secondary institution. English-language proficiency is met through English First Peoples 12, English Studies 12, or Literary Studies 12 (or equivalent), a transferable post-secondary English or communications course, Langara ENGL 1107/1110 (minimum S) or ENGL 1120 (minimum C), a score of 2 on the Langara English Test, IB English A HL/SL 4, AP English Literature/Language 3, GCSE O-Level/English Language B at D, LEAP Level 8, or standardized scores of IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band under 6.0), Duolingo English Test 110, TOEFL iBT overall 90 (Writing 22, Reading 21, Listening 22, Speaking 21), CAEL overall 60 with an Essay score of 60, or ILAC Pathway 3.3 (Level 16). Applicants must also submit a portfolio of 8-10 samples demonstrating realism, perspective, and the human form alongside personal artistic work, plus a 250-500 word letter of intent describing their future plans and expected success in the program.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC: for the 2027 entry cycle, applications open 1 February 2026 for Spring (January) entry, 1 June 2026 for Summer (May) entry and 1 October 2026 for Fall (September) entry, then stay open with no fixed closing date until each programme fills or classes begin. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC portal but face fixed closing dates: 30 September 2026 for Spring 2027, 31 January 2027 for Summer 2027 and 31 May 2027 for Fall 2027. A short list of limited-enrolment programmes - Nursing, Advanced Entry BSN, Nursing Practice in Canada, Applied Science for Engineering and the Post-Degree Diploma in Data Analytics - set their own, earlier deadlines that apply to both applicant types. Admission is otherwise rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
