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MA/MFA Filmmaking (Directing) at Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MA Filmmaking (Directing) is the premier place to develop your skills as a director, working on a range of projects from personal ‘essay’ films to large-scale shoots with professional actors and feature crew. This Masters, a pathway of MA Filmmaking, will enable you to gain a full understanding of how to collaborate on all stages of filmmaking, from scripting and pre-production through shoot, post-production and marketing/exhibition of your work. It will build your skills and confidence in expressing your unique vision and conveying it to your team.

Faculty: School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 1 year full-time for the MA, 2 years full-time for the MFA  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules (compulsory modules): Directing: Specialist Skills, Final Project, MFA Independent Practice.

Career pathways

On completing the programme you will be equipped to enter the global job market, armed with an enhanced understanding of your practical, intellectual and creative capacities as a director. Possibly the most important skill we furnish you with is the rigorous discipline of working collaboratively under pressure as part of a creative team on challenging projects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject as well as a level of practical experience from work in the arts or the media. You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. English language: IELTS 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/2027). Home - full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 32,000 a year (2026/2027). International - full-time Source

Duration: 1 year full-time for the MA, 2 years full-time for the MFA

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