School of Film & Television

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.

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.

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.

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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 for Film and Television 2024

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)
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MA Film - using ARRI camera

Feature Filmmaking MA

This is a unique course, for unique filmmakers. On MA Feature Filmmaking, you’ll push your experie...

Feature Filmmaking MA
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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)

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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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)
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Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)

Take your first steps in building a career on this industry-focused course, which covers all aspects...

Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)
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Prosthetic Effects MA

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 & Film Production BA(Hons)

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

Television & Film Production BA(Hons)

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

School of Film & Television: Research & Knowledge Exchange

The School of Film & Television at Falmouth University has a collaborative, collegiate and compassionate Research & Knowledge Exchange culture. Discover our research projects and opportunities for future research.

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Film & Television | Final Year Show

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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Discover news from our community

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Online film and television master's

How an online master's in film and television can help you to excel in the industry

17 February 2023

In this article we explore three ways that online postgraduate study can help you to excel in the dy...

How an online master's in film and television can help you to excel in the industry
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MA Film & Television ARRI camera workshop

From script to screen: How to develop your film idea

25 November 2024

Get an insight into how the film production process works - from developing your initial idea to cra...

From script to screen: How to develop your film idea
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Game art castle by Nathan Bedford

Work by Nathan Bedford

A guide to Worldbuilding

31 October 2024

Worldbuilding shapes the sights, sounds, and experiences that draw audiences into a new universe. Bu...

A guide to Worldbuilding
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DEATH x DESIGN x CULTURE: Falmouth hosts conference exploring design’s role in death

30 October 2024

2024 welcomed the inaugural DEATHxDESIGNxCULTURE conference to Falmouth.

DEATH x DESIGN x CULTURE: Falmouth hosts conference exploring design’s role in death
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Dr Kingsley Marshall’s top horror films of the year, and of all time

29 October 2024

The Head of the School of Film & Television talks through his top horror picks for your viewing plea...

Dr Kingsley Marshall’s top horror films of the year, and of all time
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Dr Kingsley Marshall on what makes a good horror movie

22 October 2024

I’ve always been drawn to horror; the 1970s ‘Giallo’ movies from the Italian director Dario Ar...

Dr Kingsley Marshall on what makes a good horror movie
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Why Mums Don't Jump: the student animated film breaking health taboos

18 October 2024

The animated short film  Why Mums Don’t Jump (2023)  made by students at Falmouth University h...

Why Mums Don't Jump: the student animated film breaking health taboos
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Graduate's seaweed plastic documentary wins recognition at international film festival

15 October 2024

Television & Film Production BA(Hons) graduate Olaf Lawrence’s documentary about seaweed plastics ...

Graduate's seaweed plastic documentary wins recognition at international film festival
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Where Memory Flows: BA Film’s Dr Struan Gray Conducts Research on Rivers as Spaces of Memory in Chile

03 October 2024

Dr Struan Gray, Senior Lecturer on BA Film, has recently returned from a research trip to Chile and ...

Where Memory Flows: BA Film’s Dr Struan Gray Conducts Research on Rivers as Spaces of Memory in Chile
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The Severed Sun set for world premiere at Fantastic Fest

19 September 2024

The Severed Sun, the debut feature film from director and Falmouth University lecturer, Dean Puckett...

The Severed Sun set for world premiere at Fantastic Fest
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A new life awaits: my personal journey to AI | Dr Kingsley Marshall

18 September 2024

For so much of my life artificial intelligence has only ever been a feature of science fiction: ofte...

A new life awaits: my personal journey to AI | Dr Kingsley Marshall
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More Rookies recognition for animation alumni

30 August 2024

Graduate Gihan Fernando has received some of the highest accolades at the Rookie Awards 2024.

More Rookies recognition for animation alumni
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Film & TV master’s students on their placement at Verve Media

09 August 2024

Four students on the Film & Television MA course completed a week’s placement at Verve Media earli...

Film & TV master’s students on their placement at Verve Media
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Falmouth grads meet on set of Netflix’s The Devil’s Star

22 July 2024

Two Film BA graduates - who didn’t know each other during their studies - have started working tog...

Falmouth grads meet on set of Netflix’s The Devil’s Star
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'13 Cornish Ghost Stories': new anthology published by three senior lecturers

05 July 2024

'13 Cornish Ghost Stories', a chilling anthology of new Cornish ghost stories hit the shelves on 20 ...

'13 Cornish Ghost Stories': new anthology published by three senior lecturers
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Susan Lay’s journey from MA to filmmaking in Cornwall

04 July 2024

Susan Lay studied MA Film & Television, graduating in 2019, and has since gone on to write, produce,...

Susan Lay’s journey from MA to filmmaking in Cornwall
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The award-winning short films by Falmouth’s online filmmakers

19 June 2024

Falmouth’s online Film & Television MA student filmmakers are scooping awards for their films left...

The award-winning short films by Falmouth’s online filmmakers
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Dr Neil Fox

Professor Neil Fox publishes his first book, on music films

18 June 2024

Film BA and Film & Television MA lecturer Professor Neil Fox has published his first book, titled Mu...

Professor Neil Fox publishes his first book, on music films
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Lily Woodcock Animates Her Path to Success at Aardman Studios

11 June 2024

Introducing Lily Woodcock, a BA Film graduate from Falmouth University whose passion for film produc...

Lily Woodcock Animates Her Path to Success at Aardman Studios
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Etty Stanley’s ‘Wicked’ career moves

11 June 2024

Now working for Mark Coulier at Coulier Creatures FX after being scouted to work for Disney, we chat...

Etty Stanley’s ‘Wicked’ career moves
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Interview with 'King Henry' director and Film graduate, Harry Faint

06 June 2024

Hear from Harry Faint - BA and MA Film graduate and director of 'King Henry', a short film focused o...

Interview with 'King Henry' director and Film graduate, Harry Faint