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Film and Media

ARU is the place to study a film and media degree. Our industry links will help you make contacts, find work placements, take part in live briefs, and give you opportunities to show your films publicly at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse and work at festivals. You'll also get full training in our specialist film facilities, including studios with green screen and MoCap equipment.

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Our courses

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BA (Hons) Film

Cambridge

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Drink Drive campaign video

A short film by ARU Film and Media students for Cambridgeshire Constabulary's Drink Drive campaign.

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Award-winning student films

Our student's films have a history of winning high profile awards from the likes of Nahemi/Kodak, Watersprite Festival, and the Royal Television Society - see clips from recent successes in our Break of Dawn showreel

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A Day in the Life with a Film and Media student

See what a typical day in Jacob's life looks like.

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Why I love Film at ARU

Find out what it is about our BA Film that Joe really loves.

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ScreenSkills

Our BA (Hons) Film Production is industry-recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries, and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.

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ARRI

We are an officially licensed ARRI Certified Film School, allowing you to get ARRI certification through our training programmes on the ARRI camera systems. Certified trainers: Nick Howard (Technical Team Leader) and Sam Holmár (Media Services Team Leader).

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albert

ARU’s BA and MA Film and Television Production courses are partnered with albert, the BAFTA-owned screen industry organisation for environmental sustainability.

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Blackmagic Design

We’re an official Blackmagic Design training partner, which means you can get certification in their DaVinci Resolve video editing software.