The FAMU Studio, operating independently since 1960, is a specialised FAMU unit which primarily facilitates the production of all practical exercises (regular as well as extraordinary) of FAMU students, excluding the practical exercises of Photography Department students which are catered for by the Photography Department Studio. It also provides the background facilities for the production of practical exercises of international students. The FAMU Studio is as well coproduction partner in many students projects and manages the extensive FAMU Film archive.