School of Film & Television

We’ve taught filmmaking at Falmouth for over 50 years. Our state-of-the-art kit and facilities, placement opportunities, industry connections and sheer enthusiasm for telling stories help us produce award-winning, employable graduates.

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Focusing on getting you into the film and television industry, we offer an immersive and demanding experience across the full range of creative production roles and responsibilities - in both the technical and conceptual aspects of filmmaking.

You can work on real paid jobs from our creative film agency MAYN, or get a role on one of our in-house micro-budget feature films while you study.

Our honorary fellows include the founders of Aardman Animation, Peter Lord and David Sproxton, Black Mirror and Doctor Who director Toby Haynes, and film producer and BFI executive Mary Burke.

School of Film & Television at Falmouth University

A CILECT School of Film and Television

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Our Film and Television courses

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Animation BA(Hons)

Bring your ideas to life through the world of animation. We’ll support you in developing original,...

Animation BA(Hons)
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Costume Design - 2023

Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)

On this dynamic course, you’ll cultivate the practical, creative and theoretical skills needed to ...

Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)
Film Television Ma 2022
Film Television Ma 2022

Film & Television MA

Based in our world-class film school and supported by specialist, award-winning staff, you’ll hone...

Film & Television MA
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Film Television Ma Online 2022

Film & Television MA (Online)

Establish your unique voice and develop the skills and knowledge needed to establish an impactful an...

Film & Television MA (Online)
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Film BA(Hons)

Immerse yourself in the world of film, where time, space, form and creative ideas translate into mea...

Film BA(Hons)
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Illustration students

Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)

Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on a...

Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)
Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)
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Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)

Kick-start a diverse and successful career by embarking on an exciting programme that covers all asp...

Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)
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Prosthetic Effects

Prosthetic Effects MA

Launch your career in prosthetic effects with this unique course. Working hand-in-hand with world-cl...

Prosthetic Effects MA
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Television - 2023

Television BA(Hons)

Discover how to create everything from high-end dramas with full scale crews through to fast moving ...

Television BA(Hons)
Writing For Script Screen Ma
Writing For Script Screen Ma

Writing for Script & Screen MA/PGDip (online)

This course is designed to equip you with the writing skills, industry knowhow, professional skills ...

Writing for Script & Screen MA/PGDip (online)

Media equipment and facilities

From animation studios and post-production suites to camera, lighting and audio equipment available to hire, our world-class media facilities help students get ready for industry.

Explore our facilities
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The School of Film & Television Guest Lectures

From the Director Toby Haynes and BFI Talent Executive Alice Cabañas, to the Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller, our film and television guest speakers come from all corners of the industry.

Read about guest lectures
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News

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Lecturer's film Long Way Back to be released in cinemas

25 August 2022

Long Way Back, the third feature film to be written and directed by Falmouth University Associate Le...

Lecturer's film Long Way Back to be released in cinemas
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New Holocaust education pack co-designed by Falmouth students piloted at local schools

02 August 2022

A Holocaust education pack, developed in collaboration with students and academics at Falmouth Unive...

New Holocaust education pack co-designed by Falmouth students piloted at local schools
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Enys Men premieres in Cannes

20 May 2022

Enys Men, the latest feature film to be written and directed by Falmouth University’s Distinguishe...

Enys Men premieres in Cannes
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MA Television Production students Tim Connell and Rich Mulryne working on 'Not Before Me', a film they took to the Cannes Film Festival

Film & Television MA now eligible for BAFTA scholarship

03 May 2022

Applicants to Falmouth University’s Film & Television MA will now be eligible for the BAFTA Sc...

Film & Television MA now eligible for BAFTA scholarship
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Graduate joins leading prosthetic effects company

26 April 2022

MA Prosthetic Effects graduate Camille Delattre chose to study at Falmouth due to the University’s...

Graduate joins leading prosthetic effects company
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Olivier Award win for Associate Lecturer Simon Harvey

11 April 2022

Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort Of), co-directed by Associate Lecturer Simon Harvey, has won Best ente...

Olivier Award win for Associate Lecturer Simon Harvey
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Students and staff work on the set of BBC drama London Kills

01 April 2022

Last summer, Falmouth tutor Nick Manley employed two graduates from the School of Film & Televis...

Students and staff work on the set of BBC drama London Kills
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Mark Jenkin releases music video for Radiohead side-project The Smile

31 March 2022

Mark Jenkin, Distinguished Professor of Film Practice at Falmouth University, has unveiled a new mus...

Mark Jenkin releases music video for Radiohead side-project The Smile
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Fresh From Falmouth September

Fresh From Falmouth: March Edition

30 March 2022

After a brief hiatus, Fresh From Falmouth returns with even more exciting stories from our wonderful...

Fresh From Falmouth: March Edition
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Sound/Image Cinema Lab film makes its way to SXSW in new Folk Horror documentary

22 March 2022

The award-winning short film Backwoods, which was developed by Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema lab, ...

Sound/Image Cinema Lab film makes its way to SXSW in new Folk Horror documentary
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Graduate scoops Best Director at prestigious film awards

18 March 2022

Congratulations to BA(Hons) Television graduate Will Wightman, who has won Best Director at the BFI ...

Graduate scoops Best Director at prestigious film awards
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Mark Jenkin becomes Falmouth’s first Distinguished Professor

16 March 2022

Filmmaker Mark Jenkin has been conferred as a Distinguished Professor of Film Practice at Falmouth U...

Mark Jenkin becomes Falmouth’s first Distinguished Professor
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Hamish Thompson

"Immediately, I realised that you don’t have to live in London to be successful in film"

18 February 2022

Since graduating with a degree in Film in 2020, Hamish Thompson has established himself as a...

"Immediately, I realised that you don’t have to live in London to be successful in film"
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Graduate nominated for 3 awards at BFI Future Film Festival

17 February 2022

BA(Hons) Television graduate Will Wightman been shortlisted at this year’s BFI Future Film Festiva...

Graduate nominated for 3 awards at BFI Future Film Festival
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Film and Television students & staff collaborate on short film Mab Hudel

21 January 2022

The Sound/Image Cinema Lab has added a new film to its portfolio. Students and staff have collaborat...

Film and Television students & staff collaborate on short film Mab Hudel
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Netflix screens lecturer’s adventure documentary

14 January 2022

Netflix is now streaming The Yukon Assignment, an epic father-son adventure documentary produced by ...

Netflix screens lecturer’s adventure documentary
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The Branches Are Hope

Film graduate Leeds the way at Film Festival

16 December 2021

MA Film and Television graduate Sema Basharan has won the Yorkshire Short Film Award for her inter-f...

Film graduate Leeds the way at Film Festival
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Broken Promises

Graduate creates powerful advert for Oxfam

26 November 2021

Prior to COP26, Animation & Visual Effects graduate Tim Wheatley created The Cycle of ...

Graduate creates powerful advert for Oxfam
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Origin

Falmouth film talent will be showcased at the Cornwall Film Festival

18 November 2021

Students and graduates from Falmouth’s School of Film & Television wi...

Falmouth film talent will be showcased at the Cornwall Film Festival
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Student crewed film another Cinema Lab success story

09 November 2021

Falmouth’s Sound/Image Cinema Lab gave students the chance to work in key production roles fo...

Student crewed film another Cinema Lab success story
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