An advanced postgraduate programme designed to transform creators into independent, future-ready filmmakers equipped to conceptualise, produce, distribute, and monetise cinematic works across global media ecosystems.
The Master of Arts in Filmmaking is positioned at the intersection of cinematic narrative, cutting-edge production technologies, and sustainable creative entrepreneurship.
Core pedagogical pillars designed to build end-to-end cinematic competence, advanced virtual tool mastery, and venture viability.
Complete capability from script development and pre-production planning to shooting, editing, sound, and distribution.
Systematic advancement from screenwriting and cinematography to advanced directing and high-impact production environments.
Hands-on mastery in Virtual Production for independent filmmakers, AI-assisted media pipelines, and advanced post-production VFX.
Culminates in a major thesis film or series pilot accompanied by a viable market distribution and financial plan.
Live projects, professional internships, external juries, and masterclasses provide real-world production accountability.
Strategic frameworks covering streaming platform acquisition, audience analytics, and global film festival marketing.
Review the academic criteria and qualifying benchmarks required to apply for the M.A. Film Making programme.
A student who has passed a 3-year undergraduate degree (Level 5.5, a total of 120 credits) shall be eligible for admission to the 2-year M.A. programme. Preference will be given to candidates who have secured at least 50% marks (45% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved categories) in the qualifying examination.
Bridge Course Note: Students who have not studied requisite courses from the discipline related to the respective programme will have to undertake the prescribed bridge course(s).
Progress from camera fundamentals and narrative editing to Virtual Filmmaking, anthology production, advertisement directing, and the master’s graduation film.
Production-first studio labs, investor-facing project evaluations, masterclasses, and entrepreneurial distribution models.
Production-intensive learning aligned with professional film sets, live sound stages, and dedicated post-production labs.
Mandatory professional attachments and live projects with studios, OTT channels, production companies, and advertising agencies.
Direct interaction with leading film directors, cinematographers, showrunners, sound designers, and media venture capitalists.
Pitch presentations, market-readiness reviews, and capstone entrepreneurship mentoring covering OTT distribution, rights, and festival circuits.
Graduates are prepared for visionary leadership roles across global cinema, OTT streaming platforms, virtual production studios, and commercial media ventures.
Shape original cinematic narratives across fiction, documentary, and hybrid formats, driving end-to-end directorial vision and managing large crews.
Design and manage high-end pipelines in narrative editing, sound design, colour grading, VFX supervision, and real-time Virtual Production.
Develop scalable, episodic content strategies for OTT networks, digital-first streaming ecosystems, and platform audiences.
Direct commercials, high-end branded content, music videos, and commissioned campaigns balancing client objectives with creative excellence.
Establish independent production houses, consultancies, or media startups with sustainable financing, IP management, and distribution models.
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