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
Animation BA(Hons)
Bring your ideas to life through the world of animation. We’ll support you in developing original,...
Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)
On this dynamic course, you’ll cultivate the practical, creative and theoretical skills needed to ...
Feature Filmmaking MA
This is a unique course, for unique filmmakers. On MA Feature Filmmaking, you’ll push your experie...
Film & Television MA
Based in our world-class film school and supported by specialist, award-winning staff, you’ll hone...
Film & Television MA (Online)
Establish your unique voice and develop the skills and knowledge needed to establish an impactful an...
Film BA(Hons)
Develop your filmmaking abilities, honing your practice and deepening your understanding of cinema. ...
Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)
Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on a...
Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)
Take your first steps in building a career on this industry-focused course, which covers all aspects...
Prosthetic Effects MA
Launch your career in prosthetic effects with this unique course. Working hand-in-hand with world-cl...
Television & Film Production BA(Hons)
Discover how to create everything from high-end dramas with full scale crews through to fast moving ...
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.
Third-year Film BA(Hons) student, Jemima, reflects on working as a producer on the graduate short film, 'Carclew
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George MacKay and Callum Turner on the set of Rose of Nevada. © Ian Kingsnorth
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Animation students scoop RTS award
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‘The Birdwatcher’ premieres at UK’s leading horror film festival
21 March 2025
Students from across Falmouth’s School of Film & Television, Fashion & Textiles Institute, and Gam...
Graduate's seaweed plastic documentary wins more recognition at Royal Television Society Awards
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Film graduate Rachel Clear Burton on working as a production coordinator
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Rachel Clear Burton has enjoyed a series of exciting achievements, including the success of her fina...
Graduate cinematographer Bryan Gavigan on his BAFTA Cymru win
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Film graduate Bryan Gavigan scooped a BAFTA Cymru award for his work on the crime drama Passenger. B...
Film graduate brings Grenfell stories to life
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Film BA(Hons) graduate Lydia Knights has produced a compelling documentary film for the community fo...
From script to screen: How to develop your film idea
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Get an insight into how the film production process works - from developing your initial idea to cra...
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A guide to Worldbuilding
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Worldbuilding shapes the sights, sounds, and experiences that draw audiences into a new universe. Bu...
DEATH x DESIGN x CULTURE: Falmouth hosts conference exploring design’s role in death
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2024 welcomed the inaugural DEATHxDESIGNxCULTURE conference to Falmouth.
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
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I’ve always been drawn to horror; the 1970s ‘Giallo’ movies from the Italian director Dario Ar...
Why Mums Don't Jump: the student animated film breaking health taboos
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The animated short film Why Mums Don’t Jump (2023) made by students at Falmouth University h...
Where Memory Flows: BA Film’s Dr Struan Gray Conducts Research on Rivers as Spaces of Memory in Chile
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Dr Struan Gray, Senior Lecturer on BA Film, has recently returned from a research trip to Chile and ...
The Severed Sun set for world premiere at Fantastic Fest
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The Severed Sun, the debut feature film from director and Falmouth University lecturer, Dean Puckett...
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More Rookies recognition for animation alumni
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Graduate Gihan Fernando has received some of the highest accolades at the Rookie Awards 2024.