Best Film Studies Master's Degree Programs for 2025 - WeUni

Performing Arts

Vytautas Magnus University

Music Education, Film Studies, Arts, Liberal Arts, Music, Art History

Master of Arts (MA)

The Performing Arts Study programme aims to develop highly qualified creative artists, music performers (instrumentalists, singers, soloists, musicians of diverse ensembles, orchestra conductors), who will have an impact upon the musical (cultural) tradition not only through their creative works and other artistic means, professionally performing works solo but also by analysing, commenting on, personally developing individual creative activities, searching for the most influential artistic work interpretations, fostering historical traditions of the music art and influencing the musical development processes.

English

2 Years

European Film Business and Law LL.M. | MBA

Erich Pommer Institut gGmbH

Germany

Film Studies, Business Administration, Law

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The developments in the digital single market, the noticeable increase in skill shortage, and the effects of a global pandemic are posing new challenges for the European audiovisual and entertainment industry at the crossroads of creative, legal, and business. The importance of digitalization as well as the inevitable focus on transformational leadership and resilience is more evident for tomorrow's film and TV companies today than ever before. The executive master's degree program European Film Business and Law LL.M. | MBA equips professionals and executives in film and TV with the necessary skills and tools to master those challenges with competence, ensuring the sustainable development of their companies and overall dynamic market growth in Europe. The program offers comprehensive insights into the European audiovisual and entertainment landscape from a business as well as a legal perspective. Next to top-class academic expertise, the program offers a significant amount of practice-relevant knowledge, interdisciplinary knowledge exchange, as well as access to top industry experts and their networks.

English

2 Years

Master of Film and Television

Victorian College of the Arts (The University of Melbourne)

Australia

Film Studies, Communication

Master's Degree

The Master of Film and Television offers you intensive, studio-based training in writing, directing and editing of your own productions, with complementary studies in research methods, screen language and technical crewing.

Visual Effects or 3D Animation

ArtFX

France

Arts, Design, Film Studies

Master's Degree

“Become the actor of the visual innovations of tomorrow”

English

5 Years

Master Degree CG Animation & FX

ESMA CG School

France

Arts, Design, Film Studies

Master's Degree

Our CG Animation training is proposed at ESMA School in french version in Montpellier, Toulouse, Nantes, Lyon & Montréal ; and in english at the Lyon and Montpellier campuses. Recognized as part of the “top 2 Animation School” by Shelley Page, from Dreamworks, ESMA is now well-known all over the world. To give the opportunity for everyone to integrate our CG course, ESMA has launched the English version of its training on the Lyon and Montpellier campuses.

English, French

5 Years

Master in Scenic Direction

School of Dramatic Art of Valencia

Spain

Arts, Design, Film Studies

Master's Degree

Professional profile of the Higher Degree in Dramatic Art in the specialty of Stage Direction and Dramaturgy The professional profile defined in the specialty of Stage Direction and Dramaturgy corresponds to that of an artist who contemplates the process of theatrical creation as a whole and understands, uses, coordinates, and manages the various languages that participate in the creation of a show. Develops a personal artistic project while, with the possible collaboration of artists and specialists, harmonizes and arranges the different elements of scenic creation in a given space and time, trying to elicit emotions, sensations, and ideas in the viewer through the word and the image. This professional will be qualified for the exercise of research and teaching.

Spanish

Master in Photographic Creation and New Audiovisual Formats

ESCAC - Escuela superior de Cinema y Audivisuales de catalunya

Spain

Arts, Design, Film Studies

Master's Degree

The Master in Photographic Production and Storytelling will train you to be an author responsible for the creation of images and applied narrative in still photography and in the artistic direction of photographic productions. The Master is clearly focused on photographic creation, editing and production and is fed back and complements ESCAC's extensive previous experience in the film sector, providing as a great novelty the hybridization of photographic and film formats.

Spanish

9 Months

Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design (MA, MDes and MFA)

OCAD University

Canada

Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Design, Film Studies, Fine Arts, Arts, Interior Design

Master's Degree

Drawing experienced artists and designers from around the world, encouraging them to investigate and produce works that combine art, design, writing, and interdisciplinary academic study to create new forms of visual and social research and creative production. Drawing experienced artists and designers from around the world, encouraging them to investigate and produce works that combine art, design, writing, and interdisciplinary academic study to create new forms of visual and social research and creative production. The Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media, and Design (IAMD) draws experienced artists and designers from around the world, encouraging them to investigate and produce works that combine art, design, writing, and interdisciplinary academic study to create new forms of visual and social research and creative production. Each student’s primary discipline and chosen emphasis among art, design, or media practice and theoretical inquiry will determine whether the degree earned is an MFA, MDes, or MA. Students thrive in a creative environment led by an accomplished faculty. Matchless opportunities for innovative learning are offered through visiting experts, internships, independent studies, and the Annual First-Year Graduate Student Exhibition.

English

2 Years

Master in Producing

American Film Institute

United States of America (USA)

Arts, Film Studies

Master's Degree

Developing in-depth knowledge of all aspects of creative and physical production, Producing Fellows graduate with an ability to think creatively and lead with confidence and authority.

English

2 Years

MFA in Media Arts

State University of New York Purchase College

United States of America (USA)

Arts, Digital Marketing, Film Studies

Master's Degree

The Media Arts Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program provides the academic, aesthetic, and technical tools to make art that matters. Purchase College’s excellent production facilities, teaching, research, and public engagement opportunities provide a fertile environment for graduate art studies.

English

Master in Cinematography

American Film Institute Conservatory AFI

United States of America (USA)

Arts, Film Studies

Master's Degree

Cinematography Fellows are challenged to become adept at making fast, informed, and inspired creative decisions to harness the visceral power of visual storytelling. Shooting on both digital and film, Fellows have the chance to work on 28 films a year and produce a 35mm visual essay. AFI gives them unprecedented access to lighting workshops and practical seminars taught by master-level cinematographers.

English

MFA Master Screenwriting/Directing

Columbia University School of the Arts

United States of America (USA)

Film Studies, Creative Writing

Master's Degree

The mission of the Film MFA in Screenwriting/Directing is to rigorously train storytellers in film, television, and digital media. The course of study at our film school includes two years of creative workshops and related courses, followed by one-to-two years of thesis and Research Arts work. Students are immersed in the principles and working methods of a variety of genres and dramatic forms. Through multiple exercises and short film and script projects (both short and feature-length), they are encouraged to explore their understanding of the medium, with the ultimate goal of establishing each student’s personal voice.

English

Film and Media Arts MFA

Temple University School of Theater, Film and Media Arts

United States of America (USA)

Arts, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

Explore the expanding boundaries between filmmaking approaches, driven by choices of subject and style, and learn to take creative control with the Master of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts in Temple’s School of Theater, Film and Media Arts. With an emphasis on independent film and video, this 54-credit master’s degree will help you develop the skills necessary to become an incisive, socially conscious filmmaker and pursue a professional career in film, video or digital media.

English

Master of Fine Arts in Production

Florida State University - College of Motion Picture Arts

United States of America (USA)

Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Film Studies, Fashion Design, Design, Photography, Fine Arts, Interior Design

Master's Degree

The Master of Fine Arts in Production program catapults you into high-caliber live-action movie production. Working with professional-grade cameras, equipment and facilities from the start, you’ll be immersed in an intensely collaborative setting.

English

Master of Fine Arts in Motion Pictures

University of Miami Department of Cinematic Arts

United States of America (USA)

Arts, Film Studies

Master's Degree

The M.F.A. in Motion Pictures guides students to advance their technical proficiency and critical thinking while learning innovative narrative skills. Students are encouraged to concentrate on more than one area of specialization: production, producing, and/or screenwriting.

English

3 Years

MS in Television

Boston University - College of Communication

United States of America (USA)

Film Studies, Communication

Master of Science (MSc)

With streaming options, top-flight talent, and big budgets, we’re in the midst of TV’s golden age. Will it be your time, too?

English

1 Year 6 Months

MA Screenwriting (Online)

Central Film School

United Kingdom

Digital Marketing, Film Studies, Creative Writing

Master of Arts (MA)

Designed to allow you to study from anywhere in the world, this online, part time MA Screenwriting course develops and nurtures screenwriters and prepares them for the professional film and television industries.

English

MA Moving Image and Sound

Norwich University of the Arts

United Kingdom

Music, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

Take your practice to new heights, refine your technical skills and explore the cultural and historical context of your work on our Creative Skillset accredited MA Moving Image and Sound Masters degree course.

English

1 Year

MA Cinematography

MetFilm School

United Kingdom, Germany

Arts, Film Studies

Master of Arts (MA)

The MA Cinematography course allows students to gain the knowledge and specialist skills required to be a cinematographer in today’s creative industries, engaging in a range of practical workshops and seminars to enhance their creative and technical skillset.

English

1 Year

MASTER'S DEGREE IN FILM AND TV SERIES PRODUCTION AND DIRECTION

Makkers School

Spain

Film Studies, Communication, Arts

Master's Degree

Production is the last link in the creative chain and at the same time the pillar on which the other departments are supported. Production is the one who reconciles, organizes, manages and makes the ideas of the client, agencies, directors and all the professionals that make up the team come to life while they are aware of every detail so that everything flows normally and in the most efficient way, making possible the realization of fiction projects and maximizing the economic benefit for the production companies that hire them.

Spanish

112 Best Film Studies Master's Degree Programs for 2025

Performing Arts

European Film Business and Law LL.M. | MBA

Master of Film and Television

Visual Effects or 3D Animation

Master Degree CG Animation & FX

Master in Scenic Direction

Master in Photographic Creation and New Audiovisual Formats

Interdisciplinary Master's in Art, Media and Design (MA, MDes and MFA)

Master in Producing

MFA in Media Arts

Master in Cinematography

MFA Master Screenwriting/Directing

Film and Media Arts MFA

Master of Fine Arts in Production

Master of Fine Arts in Motion Pictures

MS in Television

MA Screenwriting (Online)

MA Moving Image and Sound

MA Cinematography

MASTER'S DEGREE IN FILM AND TV SERIES PRODUCTION AND DIRECTION

Master's Degree, Film Studies