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BA (Hons) Filmmaking is a practice-based course giving you the creative freedom to develop your voice through the dynamic language of film.

Our learning environment incorporates a unique mix of digital art and film school philosophies, empowering you to express your ideas and stories through narrative fiction, documentary, artists’ moving image and new media. You will specialise in original ideas from unique perspectives, with the potential for your work to be screened in international venues.

Studying?at the?School of Digital Arts? (SODA) means learning beyond the usual limits.?You’ll be part of a vibrant creative community?that spans a range of disciplines, from?photography?and?animation,?to?music?and?sound?design. It’s an environment designed for collaboration –?a place where you?can?push?the boundaries of filmmaking, explore the directions that interest you most and?develop?a broad skill set made for today’s?digital arts and media sector.?Here, you’ll have access to?a vast range of specialist resources and purpose-built facilities, as well as a wealth of opportunities for?developing your professional skills, from?work experience placements?and?industry competitions?to?guest lectures and?collaborations with organisations.??

The UK film and television industry is a global success story and Manchester is the perfect place to write your own chapter. It’s a major media city, second only to London. The likes of the BBC and ITV are on our doorstep at?MediaCityUK, while the city is also home to a thriving, bustling digital production sector, from innovative start-ups to established production companies. For today, that means you’ll have the chance to work on live industry projects –?developing practical skills and valuable experience. For tomorrow, that means?you’ll?graduate in one of the most exciting cities in Europe for starting a career in the?creative and digital industries.

Features And Benefits

• Teaching staff are practising industry professionals making feature films for cinema release, artist films for international art galleries, and running their own production companies. 
• Teaching staff have experience of organising programmes of film screenings, talks and masterclasses from film professionals. These have included Academy Award-winning editor/sound designer Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient), cinematographer/camera op Rachel Clark  (Fantastic Beasts, American Honey), feature director Deborah Haywood (Pincushion) and artist-filmmaker Andrew Kotting (Gallivant, Lek and the Dogs).  
• You will work with high-end equipment and have access to industry-standard edit suites. 
• Annually we aim to host and support a number of externally-facing opportunities each year, allowing you to hone your skills in a professional environment and expand your networks. We have a partnership with Manchester’s leading Art House cinema HOME.
• Teaching staff recognise the importance of showing work to a public audience, and they have previously supported students to showcase at several external facing showcases, such as Aesthetica Film Festival, Co-Lab showcases across the city of Manchester and the School of Art Degree Show.
• Each year you have the option to attend an International Film Festival when possible.