MA Film practice is for talented and emerging filmmakers seeking to learn through making, to look beyond the short film, to define themselves as artists within film practice and to gain that vital experience demanded by the industry.
MA Film Practice
MA Film Practice offers you the chance to develop your independent practice, specialist prowess and creative potential, within a unique filmmaking culture that is supported by experts with a wide range of skills. You'll also have access to high-quality technical resources.
This course is part of Bournemouth Film School, along with BA (Hons) Film Production, MA Animation Production, BA (Hons) Animation Production, as well as BA (Hons) Visual Effects (VFX) for Film and Television. Together we make up the largest film school outside of London.
Course Duration
1 year (full-time, 45 weeks)
Course Leader
Andrew Vallance – Course Leader
PhD, Royal College of ArtMA (distinction), Royal College of Art; BA (1st Class), Kent Institute of Art and Design
My research concerns memory and film, how it can show and write memory and History, through examining what is its cultural and experiential effect.
Course Philosophy
“It doesn’t have anything to do with the budget of the film. It has to do with the scope and scale of ambition, and the skill that people brought to it to realize that ambition.” James Schamus – Producer.
Studying alongside the seminal and celebrated BA (Hons) Film Production course, as well as the award-winning courses BA (Hons) Costume and Performance Design, BA (Hons) Make-up for Media and Performance, BA (Hons) Animation Production, BA (Hons) Acting, BA (Hons) Modelmaking and BA (Hons) Creative Writing, the MA Film Practice course offers a unique learning environment.
MA Film Practice is driven and inspired by a broad understanding of film practice. On this course, you will be inspired to create and hone your craft as well as developing new skills to a high level, all in an environment that empowers students to collaborate with other emerging artists and filmmakers that can extend beyond the course and into the industry.
You’ll be given the opportunity to propose a project where you will define your own research questions and methodologies, consider subject-related developments and engage with relevant contextual and critical discourses. This programme of study will result in a bespoke portfolio of work you will be able to use to take you into the next stage of your career.
Your interview and portfolio
As part of your application, we’d like to see a portfolio of your work.
Application Deadline
Applications are open for 2021 entry.
You can apply from November and there is no set deadline for applications.
It’s worth remembering that overseas applicants who pay the full tuition fees by 1 August will receive a 10% discount.
We encourage you to apply early so that you have time to organise accommodation and to arrange for a visa (if required) before you enrol.