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Study Details: MA 1 year full-time
The MA Film Production course at Salford is designed for bold, imaginative filmmakers ready to challenge conventions and shape the future of film. In an industry undergoing rapid transformation, this course nurtures adaptable artists and critical thinkers who are eager to explore new storytelling paradigms and production workflows.
Whether you're a recent media graduate, a passionate storyteller, or a working professional seeking to expand your creative practice, this course invites you to push boundaries. It encourages you to question established norms, reflect deeply on your artistic identity, and experiment with emerging technologies and collaborative methods.
Based at MediaCity, in the heart of the UK’s dynamic media landscape, you’ll engage in a rigorous, practice-led journey of creative exploration. You'll develop versatile skills across all areas of film production, working closely with peers and industry professionals on hands-on projects that foster innovation and teamwork.
This is a course for filmmakers who see limitations as creative opportunities. You’ll be encouraged to explore radical ideas—where filmmaking is driven not just by technology or economics, but by the artist’s vision and collaborative spirit. The focus is on developing a forward-thinking approach to film, preparing you to thrive in an industry that’s constantly evolving.
A 2:2 (with a portfolio) honours degree or above
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Upon graduating you will become agile, highly adaptable, fast-thinking decision-makers and team players, ready to explore a variety of career paths within the film industry both as an independent filmmaker or in-house practitioner.
The MA will provide subject specific knowledge and, through a practice as research approach, you may choose to develop your academic skills through PhD study and beyond.
Graduates showing strong academic and research skills can pursue a further academic research path through our doctoral (PhD) programmes on a full-time or part-time basis subject to a satisfactory proposal.
Core modules
Established and Innovative Practices
Collaboration and Co-creation
Major Project - Practical Project and Portfolio
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