UCAS CODE: N400

A 3 year full-time degree available at:

Are you passionate about the business side of film? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset and ambitions to pave a career in a fast-growing creative industry?

The BA (Hons) Film Business & Production degree reflects current demands for professionally ready graduates equipped with the vital creative, business and entrepreneurial skills to navigate the modern film, screen and media environment.

This industry-facing course is a vital part of the roster of degree courses that will make up the Screen and Film School offer – BA Hons Filmmaking and BA Hons Film Business & Production and will allow students from both courses and disciplines to work in synergy to create cutting edge and industry-standard screen and film content.

The unique collaborative feature of the BA Hons Film Business & Production will give you the opportunity to be part of a creative production team, collectively learning how to work together and develop a film or screen venture. This collaborative approach to working between the courses will ensure open access to the entire industry, including peripheral and supporting roles.

Over the past decade, the UK Film & TV industry has continued to experience significant growth. Opportunities to work in this vibrant and exciting industry have never been better. BFI have revealed that £737 million was spent on UK high-end television production in the first six months of 2019, UK cinemas saw their highest summer box office returns on record – from May to August, the total box office was over £474 million, up 7.8% on the same period in 2018 (UK Cinema Association, 2019).  Streaming giants such as Netflix and Amazon have invested billions into the UK economy to help meet their huge demand for content.

This course will be validated by BIMM University and taught at Screen and Film School. Upon successful completion, students receive a degree from BIMM University. 

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BA (Hons) Film Business & Production | Course Overview

The course will challenge you to embrace current structural and production techniques for screen and television, as well as emerging trends, and help you to learn key business skills which will then be used to develop high-level business plans and strategies. This will include film and media content production and delivery; financing and funding; evolving business and revenue strands; legal and accounting principles; intellectual property and marketing strategies, production management, development and distribution. You will also develop key skills to ensure success in the film and screen business including networking, pitching and creative entrepreneurship.

The course will be delivered by experienced film business practitioners who combine their academic teaching with relevant and current professional practice. An Industry Engagement Strategy is also embedded within the curriculum and encourages you to engage with industry throughout your time at Screen and Film School. This is achieved through dedicated workshops, masterclasses, live briefs and work placements. During your studies you are encouraged and supported in the creation of the development of a network of contacts through industry engagement and are further supported in your progression into the world of work via the Alumni Community.

Course Specification

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Length of course: 3 years

Awarding institution: BIMM University

Campus delivery: Brighton

UCAS code: N400

Institution code: B39

Language of study: English

Start date: September 2022

Minimum Requirements

Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above (64 UCAS points), OR BTEC Level 3 equivalent, and normally three GCSEs at a minimum grade C/4, including English Language.

IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 to be achieved in each band.

Progression

Graduates can progress directly to a career in the film industry in entrepreneurial and business areas such as producing, marketing, distribution, accounting, locations, publishing, sales, legal, commissioning, merchandising and contracts.