Program Overview

Introduction to the International Master in Audiovisual and Cinema Studies (IMACS)

The IMACS is a unique initiative in the field of cinema studies, aiming to bring together seventeen prestigious universities with extensive experience in film theory. This collaborative project enables students to specialize in various aspects of cinema, including aesthetic analysis, historiography, film preservation, new cinematic trends, hybridizations with other arts, documentary traditions, and new audiovisual practices.

Program Structure

The program allows students to complete part of their training at their home university and then participate in two mobility periods abroad at universities with faculty, curricula, and educational resources tailored to their formative interests.

Admission

Eligible students are those from participating universities who wish to undertake a mobility stay at the UPF, where they will take courses from the first semester of the Master's in Contemporary Cinema and Audiovisual Studies. Each participating university organizes information sessions for its students, informing them about the admission criteria and process.

Course Offerings

• Hollywood from Star Studies
• Aesthetics of Contemporary Cinema
• Iconography of Cinema
• Critical History of Research Methodologies in Cinema and Audiovisual I
• Contemporary Crossroads between Cinema, Television, and Comics

Faculty

• Núria Bou Sala
• Manuel Garin Boronat
• Jordi Balló Fantova
• Santiago Fillol
• Ivan Pintor Iranzo

Schedules

The program schedules are designed to accommodate the mobility periods and the specific courses offered at each participating university.