MA Screen & Film Production

Are you a graduate or an industry professional ready to take your career to the next level, develop a new specialism, or see your film idea or project realized? Our MA in Screen and Film Production could enable you to advance your career, develop and enhance your skillset, and align yourself with top industry professionals.

Through research-based practice this new MA puts you and your aspirations at the centre of your learning, whilst refining your chosen specialist pathway.

Our industry-led course allows you to design and realise your own bespoke educational experience. Through your mentor, an industry expert who will be aligned with your industry specialism, you will gain invaluable insight into the film, screen, and television industries.

This MA supports individual development as well as collaborative practice. You will have access to all the latest industry-level, production sets, studios, technology and resources to bring your projects to life.

Opportunities exist to collaborate with practitioners from other arts disciplines to enhance and inform your practice, through partnerships with the BIMM Institute and the Institute for Contemporary Theatre.

Whether you want to write, direct, produce, shoot, or edit you will be able to develop micro-projects, such as trailers and pitches to gain insight into your research project and its outcomes.

This course is validated by BIMM University and taught at Screen and Film School. Upon successful completion, students receive a Masters Degree from BIMM University.

Key Facts

• Mode of attendance : Our flexible MA courses offer both full-time and part-time options to provide an educational experience that works around you.
• Length of course : 1 year (full-time) or 2 years (part-time)
• Awarding institution : BIMM University
• Campus delivery: Birmingham, Brighton, Berlin
• Language of study: English
• Final award: On completion of the course you will graduate with an award that reflects your specialist pathway, for example: MA Screen & Film Production (Camera & Lighting)

BIMM University is a creative arts educational institution that offers English-taught Bachelor’s, CertHE and Master’s degree programmes in the worlds of modern music, film, performing arts and video games development. We aim to prepare students for successful, sustainable and international creative industry careers. BIMM University consists of 14 schools in the UK, Ireland and Germany with a diverse and international student community of 8,000 students from over 60 countries.

For 40 years, BIMM University has equipped our students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the creative industries.

As a BIMM University student, you’ll benefit from a range of unique collaborative opportunities across music, film and performing arts, developing skills you will take into your future creative careers.

BIMM University comprises the acclaimed BIMM Music Institute (UK and Dublin, Ireland), Screen and Film School , Performers College , Institute for Contemporary Theatre in the UK . Additionally, BIMM University has a branch in Germany: BIMM University Berlin. Wherever you choose to study, your school will be fitted out with industry-standard facilities, and you’ll be supported by expert lecturers with the knowledge and experience to take your talent further.

BIMM inspires the next generation of industry professionals through the creation of inclusive and creative learning environments that remove barriers and create opportunities for equal participation in the creative industries. As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community with access to unrivalled connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industries you’ll find your place in.