The Faculty of Dramatic Arts - Skopje, is an art faculty and a scientific - training institution on the domain of the dramatic arts, in which the university studies of the film, television and theatre domain are performed, through the art and scientific creativity, production and public presentation of the art achievement, as well as book editing and publication.
The university studies on the Film and TV Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Dramaturgy, Production, Acting and Theatre Directing departments, persist four years. On this Faculty the post graduated Theatrology studies are performed, as well.
      The Faculty consists of teachers, all eminent directors, actors, cinematographers, scriptwrighters, editors, theorysts, students and associates. In the compound training process of the seven departments as well as the postgraduated studies 90 students and about fifty teachers and outside associates are included.
     FDA started its work in 1969 as the Department of Acting involved in the High Music School in Skopje. The progress of this department in 1979 contributed for its independence in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts. After huge preparations in 1986 the Department of Dramaturgy with Directing is formed. Three years later in 1989 the Department of Production is formed too. In 1992 two more departments were formed: Cinematography and Editing. In 1994 the Directors Department is separated of Film and TV Directing Department and Theatre Directing Department. On each of these departments except the department of Acting, the students are enrolled every fourth year.
     In 1999 the Theatrology Postgraduated studies are included.
     FDA's contribution to Dramatic arts in culture and Macedonian creativity is evident and often affirmed. The generations of scriptwrighters, directors, actors, cinematographers, editors, theorysts and producers trained in this institution are the generating force of film, television and theater. The success of their achievements has been acknowledged and awarded at numerous festivals throughout former Yugoslavia, as well as at international festivals.
     The teaching staff and associates of the FDA is comprised of highly renowned names in the area of their expertise - actors, playwrighters, scene speech specialists, scene movements and dances, theorysts, history specialists and producers from our cultural - art life, directors, playwrighters, camera and editing specialists, producers - with enormous theoretical and practical knowledge. The majority of them have been awarded with acclaimed awards, life achievement awards, and tributes for special achievements and contributions for their creative work.
     The extend of various contemporary teaching, gives the students the possibility to take part in realization of much production projects made in teaching frame, which produces big public interest, as well as realization of much professional production projects. Due to this the frequent participation of FDA as well as the students themselves, on every national and international festival where they have been awarded with acclaimed awards.
     The FDA has relatively well-developed ties with other corresponding art faculties, especially among the Balkan countries. Much of this is due to SKOMRAHI, the festival that is to be held for the 16th time this year in Skopje in which is represented eight to ten Academies and Faculties of Dramatic arts with film projections and theatre performances from their training production, presenting their cultural specifics and authentic education. The idea of international student festival start to be realized with a very significant success, considering the circumstances it which this festival was held: war in the neighborhood as well as at home, the progress of nationalism and autarchies in some environments, misunderstanding initiated by passions, pains and suffers.
     This faculty also includes the Studio for teaching production, distribution and archiving, which is equipped with film and TV equipment for production and postproduction. The Big scene is equipped for projection of different formats. The Library possesses 4200 books, film collection of 4500 films on 16 mm roll, 1200 video tapes and 200 DVD.
By the 15.09.2009 on this institution 444 students graduated.