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.
A CILECT School of Film and Television

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 ...

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

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

Writing for Script & Screen MA/PGDip (online)
This course is designed to equip you with the writing skills, industry knowhow, professional skills ...

News

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...

Photo credit: Jake Cunliffe, Television BA(Hons) graduate
Filming wraps on Falmouth lecturer’s new folk horror film, crewed by students and staff
17 August 2023
Images above by Jake Cunliffe, Television BA(Hons) graduate Falmouth University’s emerging film...

Behind the scenes with the assistant to Barbie's Director of Photography
03 August 2023
Film graduate Faith shares her experience of working on Barbie.

How technology has changed the film industry
17 July 2023
Dr Jem Mackay explores the profound influence of technology on filmmaking

Entering the 2023 Kodak/NAHEMI Commercial Competition
26 April 2023
Students share thier experience of entering the 2023 Kodak/NAHEMI Commercial Competition.

Falmouth graduates leading the production of new LGBTQ+ short film
22 March 2023
Two Falmouth graduates are heading up the production team behind 'King Henry'.

Falmouth students win big at RTS Devon & Cornwall Student Television Awards 2023
21 March 2023
Three Falmouth film and TV projects will be considered for RTS Student Television Awards 2023 nomina...

Image courtesy of Jenna Hinton and Emily Smith
Landscape art project aims to boost wellbeing and creative curiosity
09 March 2023
A Cornish ‘sand art’ master has coached a group of Falmouth University students through a projec...

Middle Watch narrowly misses the win at 2023 BAFTAs
21 February 2023
The Falmouth community was rooting for the team behind short animation Middle Watch during Sunday’...

What it takes to be a filmmaker | Mark Jenkin
01 February 2023
Discover what BAFTA award-winning director Mark Jenkin thinks it takes to be a successful filmmaker.

Still from BAFTA nominated short animation Middle Watch
BAFTA nomination for short animation Middle Watch
24 January 2023
The BAFTA nominated short animation was partly funded by Falmouth University and co-directed by Falm...

Mark Jenkin’s ENYS MEN in cinemas 13 January
05 January 2023
ENYS MEN, Mark Jenkin's highly anticipated follow-up to the BAFTA-winning BAIT, will be hitting UK c...

Graduate’s video production company hired by Airbnb and BBC World Service
21 December 2022
Film BA(Hons) graduate, Ollie Couch discusses how he co-founded the video production company, Here N...

Film graduate on creating the music video for 'Face it Alone' by Queen
16 December 2022
Graduate Jake McBride of Animind Studios recently spoke to Creative Boom about how they created the ...

Sound/Image Cinema Lab wins bronze at Reimagine Education Awards 2022
08 December 2022
Falmouth University film teaching and research project Sound/Image Cinema Lab has been awarded bronz...

Rachel Harrison and Ben Pisacane with Tim Peake
Falmouth pair work with Tim Peake for Spaceport Cornwall broadcast
18 November 2022
Graduate Rachel and student Ben got to work with British astronaut Tim Peake as part of the Universi...

Graduate Spotlight: Adventures on the silver screen with James Pearce
17 November 2022
BA Television graduate shares the highlights of his TV industry career since leaving Falmouth Univer...

Future proofing Britain’s booming film and TV industry
03 November 2022
With UK film and TV production at an all-time high, there has never been a better time to join this ...

The difference between studying Film and Television
05 October 2022
Explore the key distinctions between studying Film and Television at Falmouth.

Enys Men to be released in the UK by the BFI
05 October 2022
Enys Men, the latest feature film to be written and directed by Falmouth University’s Distinguishe...

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...