Filmmaking

8th in the UK for our research outputs in Communications, Cultural and Media Studies in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)

16th in the UK for Communication and Media Studies (Complete University Guide 2025)

About your course
Develop your creative voice in filmmaking through critical and practical work.

Our MA is an exceptional opportunity for graduate study. Award-winning filmmakers and internationally recognised film academics lead the course, and you’ll be taught by experienced practitioners. You’ll enjoy masterclasses with leading figures in film and television. You also have 24-hour access to the latest professional-grade equipment and post-production facilities.

During your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at both fiction and documentary. You’ll learn to:

- write compelling scripts and research real-life stories

- pitch and develop ideas for fiction and documentary films

- cast and direct actors

- shoot and edit films using professional equipment and software

- situate your practice in the ever-changing creative industries landscape.

Based on your learning, you’ll produce an independent film (documentary or fiction) to a professional standard.

When you graduate, you’ll have your own showreel – a portfolio of work that will boost your employment prospects. Previous graduates have gone on to roles in the film and television industries.

About Sussex
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Location
Study on our beautiful, green campus on the edge of the South Downs National Park and just minutes from the vibrant seaside city of Brighton & Hove. We’re near to Gatwick airport and just over an hour from London.