Film

The Film discipline offers foundational studies at Bachelor’s level in the Major Film or the Major Production Design. The latter focuses on the scenic design of films in close collaboration with directing and cinematography. The Master Major Film includes the study programmes Fiction Directing, Documentary Film, Screenwriting, Cinematography, Film Editing and Creative Producing, enabling students to deepen their existing filmmaking experience.

Major Bachelor of Arts in Film

The Bachelor of Arts in Film Major provides students with the foundations of professional filmmaking and encourages the development of an individual cinematic voice. Students explore different forms of storytelling, creative approaches and production processes. The programme focuses on practical work on film projects, the exploration of cinematic techniques and collaboration in creative teams.

The Bachelor's programme comprises two Majors:

  • Major Bachelor Film: The Major provides the foundations of cinematic storytelling and filmmaking. Students develop their own film ideas, experiment with different forms of expression and acquire the skills needed to conceptualise and realise film projects.
  • Major Bachelor Production Design: The Major focuses on the visual creation of cinematic worlds. Students explore production design, spatial design and the development of visual concepts for film productions.

Major Master of Arts in Film

The Master of Arts in Film Major offers advanced artistic and professional training and enables students to specialise individually in six Majors:

  • Directing Fiction: Development and realisation of original fiction film projects with a distinctive personal artistic vision.
  • Screenwriting: Development of film stories, dramaturgical concepts and original forms of storytelling.
  • Documentary Filmmaking: Artistic and critical exploration of reality and its representation through film.
  • Cinematography: Advanced exploration of visual composition and the development of an individual cinematic visual language.
  • Film Editing: Shaping cinematic narratives through editing, rhythm and dramaturgy.
  • Creative Producing: Development, support and realisation of film projects at the intersection of artistic vision and production.

Students deepen their professional expertise, develop an individual artistic profile and realise their own projects. They benefit from exchanges between the various filmmaking disciplines and close connections to professional film practice.

Explore the degree programmes.

Contact

Head Programme
Sabine Boss


Deputy Head of Programme
Chantal Haunreiter

Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Darstellende Künste und Film
Bachelor & Master of Arts in Film
Toni Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96
Postfach, 8031 Zürich

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