Program Overview

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MA Screen & Film Production

A one-year full-time or two-year part-time postgraduate degree

Overview

The MA in Screen & Film Production is tailored for graduates and professionals eager to enhance their filmmaking expertise. The course allows students to specialise in key areas such as directing, producing, editing, and more, offering a comprehensive blend of theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience.

With a strong emphasis on industry engagement, the programme includes opportunities for real-world collaboration, mentoring from industry professionals, and masterclasses. The culmination of the course is a Major Project, allowing students to showcase their skills and creative vision in their chosen specialisation.

Why Take the Course?

• Tailored Learning Experience: Customise your curriculum to align with your career goals, focusing on specialisms like directing, screenwriting, or cinematography.
• Industry Engagement: Benefit from mentorship by seasoned industry professionals and gain practical experience through collaborative projects.
• Cutting-Edge Resources: Access state-of-the-art facilities and a wide range of high-quality equipment to bring your creative projects to life.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded creatives and industry experts, building a network essential for your future career.
• Real-World Experience: Attend major film festivals, receive funding support, and graduate with a robust portfolio showcasing your specialised skills.

Module Overview

Research for Practice

This module allows you to explore the convergence of theory and practice in your chosen specialist area. Through research-based learning, you will develop an in-depth understanding of your chosen area of screen and film production and approach it using a critical and theoretical lens.

To support your learning, this module encompasses research training and one- to-one tuition/mentoring. The skills and experience that you’ll gain provide an excellent starting point for the Major Project.

Practice Development

In this module, you will begin to move into the developmental stage of the production process. You will identify and refine your specialist pathway whether as an editor, a director or a sound designer for example, and through a process of exploration and experimentation, you will discover how to wish to develop as a practitioner.

Throughout this module, you will work closely with tutors who will support you in developing an approach that will best showcase your ideas. This could be a pitch, concept showcase, audio piece, screenplay, or pilot, depending on your chosen specialism.

Specialist Development

This module will allow you to dive into your specialist practice, and the research that you have already undertaken.

Through further practice-based research, you will and with the support of your tutors and mentor, you will develop the groundwork for realising these ideas in the Major Project module.

Collaborative Practice

This module interrogates the collaborative practices intrinsic to screen and film production. By working alongside your peers, industry contacts and external stakeholders, you’ll develop key strategies for teamwork and develop your vision for an inclusive and ethically sound future for filmmaking communities.

Practical workshops, seminars and studio activities will support your creative thinking in a group dynamic. This will allow you to develop your project, as well as your critical understanding of collaboration in the film industry. You will be assessed via a portfolio that comprises your research, practical work and critical evaluation.

Major Project

This module gives you the opportunity to produce an extended piece of work that explores your chosen specialist pathway. The research, practice and development that you have undertaken in prior modules will help you bring your ideas to life.

Throughout this module, you will be supervised by your expert tutors and industry mentors.

Teaching, Learning & Assessment

We include a diverse range of teaching methods which include:

• Productions
• Seminar-style Group Teaching
• Tutorials
• Practical Group Work
• Formative Feedback through Critiques, Pitches, Screenings, and Reflective Sessions
• Work-integrated Learning
• Authentic Assessment

We use a wide range of assessment which include portfolios, performances, research, presentations, and reflective work.

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements for Berlin, Birmingham, Brighton and Manchester

Standard Entry Requirements

• Age: All applicants must be 18 years or older at the time the programme begins.
• Education: A 2:2 honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent. Applicants must also submit:

A personal statement of at least 500 words. The MetFilm School online application form details the information that your personal statement must include.

Students Not Meeting Academic Requirements

Students without a degree, but who can demonstrate relevant industry experience or a degree below a 2:2 equivalent are still able to apply.

Equipment Requirements

For more information, please check Equipment in the Study with Us section for your chosen course, and the Location sections for the range of equipment and learning resources available on each of our campuses.

Dates & Prices

Birmingham

• Duration: 1 year
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Fees:
  • £10,950 – UK Students
  • £9,950** – EU/EEA Students
  • £16,450** – International Students

Brighton

• Duration: 1 year
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Fees:
  • £10,950 – UK Students
  • £9,950** – EU/EEA Students
  • £16,450** – International Students

Manchester

• Duration: 1 year
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Fees:
  • £10,950 – UK Students
  • £9,950** – EU/EEA Students
  • £16,450** – International Students

Berlin

• Duration: 1 year
• Start Date: 22 September 2025
• Fees:
  • €18,500 – EU/EEA Students
  • €20,500** – International Students