Master Cinéma et audiovisuel at Université Lumière Lyon 2

Programme overview

The Master Cinéma et audiovisuel trains future professionals for a broad range of image and audiovisual careers: director, photographer, cultural mediator, film critic, festival programmer and more. Specialisation is progressive over two years, and students choose among three parcours in the second year.

Faculty: UFR Lettres, Sciences du Langage et Arts (LESLA) | Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS, M1-M2) | Study mode: full-time (French) | Location: Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

In M1, students deepen licence fundamentals while choosing seminars in film aesthetics, professionalisation and practice; in M2 they specialise in one of three parcours.

Career pathways

Production, shooting and post-production assistant, production officer, distribution officer and cinema operator, sound designer, camera or sound operator, sound editor, film editor; doctorate in film studies possible.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Licence in Arts du spectacle with a film, audiovisual or photographic emphasis. Open to students with proven knowledge of cinema who show critical thinking and creativity. M1 applications are made through Mon Master; M2 applications through eCandidat; non-EU applicants resident in a Campus France country apply through Études en France.

Domestic applicants: EUR 255 a year (2026/2027). National registration fee for a master's, EU/EEA applicants. Reduced rate 167 EUR in specific cases (double degree, multiple courses, gap year). Apprentices and professionalisation-contract students are exempt (borne by the employer). CVEC is not included Source

International applicants: EUR 3,950 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students for a master's. Reduced rate 2,633 EUR in specific cases. Exemptions apply in specific cases. CVEC is not included. Source

Duration: 2 years (120 ECTS, M1-M2)

Apply through the official page: https://www.univ-lyon2.fr/formation/candidatures

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