UCAS CODE: W600

A 3 year full-time degree available at:

Are you really passionate about film? Do you want to get your hands on the kit used to make real films? Do you want to learn your craft from real filmmakers? Screen and Film School is dedicated to one thing: Film. The BA (Hons) Filmmaking is focused on creating the next generation of filmmakers.

This cutting-edge industry-led course provides you with the opportunity to acquire the fundamental skills and techniques of film production required for a sustainable career in the film and related creative industries.

You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with creative practitioners from other arts disciplines through Screen and Film School’s partnerships with the BIMM Institute and the Institute for Contemporary Theatre.

This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills,* the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

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

* Screen and Film School Brighton only

BA (Hons) Filmmaking | Course Overview

All students leave Screen and Film School with a professional showreel, which will serve as a calling card for your skills, and an understanding of how to navigate the film industry.

The Film School teaches with HD and Film to introduce you to working with both mediums. The BA (Hons) Filmmaking undergraduate degree introduces you to a variety of film genres and styles and covers the principal creative and technical skills and roles that are found in the film industry including screenwriting, directing, cinematography, producing, production sound mixing, editing, lighting/gaffer, continuity/script supervision and production management.

As you move through the course, you will be able to specialise in a film form through a range of optional modules offered in the second year including narrative shorts, documentary, experimental film or feature film screenwriting.

The development of your practical film production skills is supported by a film theory strand which provides you with a critical understanding of applied film theory and ensures that you will enter the film industry as an informed practitioner.

Throughout your time at Screen and Film School, industry engagement is embedded into your chosen degree course. Freelance opportunities, internships and work experience will be offered with our range of industry partners so you can put your film craft skills into practice.

Course Specification

Mode of attendance: Full-time

Length of course: 3 years full-time

Awarding institution: BIMM University

Campus delivery: Brighton, Manchester, Birmingham

UCAS code: W600

Institution code: B39

Language of study: English

Final award: BA (Hons) Filmmaking

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.

Applications are welcomed from students who might not have the qualifying entry requirements but can demonstrate a proactive commitment to narrative film, documentary, music promo or some other type of moving image creation, in the moving image disciplines.

All applicants who demonstrate the potential to meet the entry requirements will be asked to submit a portfolio of their own work in support of their application. This can either be done at an applicant day, where applicants showcase their portfolio of work to a film tutor and partake in a number of interactive workshops, or through submitting an electronic portfolio to be reviewed by a film tutor. Applicants will be considered who meet the academic entry requirements, demonstrate a good standard of portfolio work and provide a compelling personal statement.

Examples of portfolio work include showreels, short films, screenwriting pieces, academic film analysis, photography and anything that reflects passion and enthusiasm to study Filmmaking at Screen and Film School.

Course Fees

£9,250 per year for UK students, £15,950 per year for EU & International students (subject to review) – there are no compulsory additional course costs however we strongly recommend investing in a Terabyte external hard drive and a personal laptop/Macbook.