Turn a passion for filmmaking into a career by joining our acclaimed BA (Hons) Film and Television Production degree course at ARU.
Study at an award-winning university
We're the Times Higher Education (THE) University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Join the award-winning students on our BA (Hons) Film and Television Production degree and develop your skills in script, cinematography, editing, producing and directing in studio and on location. If you don't want to just watch film and television, but make it, this is the course for you.
As a production course, this is all about the filmmaking. Your modules will be around 80% practice-based to 20% context and research.
Over the three years you'll gain key skills, from ideas development and scripting to pre-production planning and shooting, through to post-production skills in editing and colour grading. You can choose to keep a broad skillset or start to specialise in particular craft areas like producing, camera or editing.
You'll shoot on digital formats from HD to 4K and analogue 16mm film. By the final year, you and your crew will be working with feature film industry level equipment like our new Arri Alexa Mini cameras.
You'll learn from highly experienced filmmakers, television producers and technical officers in our specialist facilities. With an emphasis on collaborations, you'll have opportunities to work with students from all the year groups as well as your lecturers on this small, focused and friendly course.
Whether your career aspirations are to crew on high-end TV drama or film, work in post-production, set up your own company as a videographer, create stunning cinematography or innovative online content, reinvent what television is, or use film to make change in the world, the skills you learn on this course will set you up to start that journey.
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Still from "The Captive", co-produced by Alessia Mavakala
See more of our students' workCreated by ARU Writing, Film Production, Acting and Drama students for the Imperial War Museum’s D-Day commemorations. Brian Butler was a local Sightsetter in one of Belfast’s main gun turrets.
Created by ARU Writing, Film Production, Acting and Drama students for the Imperial War Museum’s D-Day commemorations. Captain Parham was remembered by Belfast’s sailors as a very gentle and humane leader.
Created by ARU Writing, Film Production, Acting and Drama students for the Imperial War Museum’s D-Day commemorations. Bob Shrimpton was part of HMS Belfast’s ASDIC (sonar) equipment team.
Created by ARU Writing, Film Production, Acting and Drama students for the Imperial War Museum’s D-Day commemorations. Charles Simpson was one of Belfast’s five Engineering Lieutenants.
'Eternity’s Grace', by students Yegor Chmilewsky, Christopher Buckenham, Emily Miles, Guilherme Pires and George Cocea, won in the Camerawork and Drama categories at the 2024 Royal Television Society East Student Awards.
ARU MA Film Production student Megan Wiggins shares her highlights from the 2023 CFF, and its benefits to the community and ARU students.
A film by second year students. Directed by Alannah Beaumont and starring BA Drama student Marcia Motty-Campos.
Gabi graduated from our BA (Hons) Film Production in 2020 and now works as Senior VFX Co-ordinator with Cambridge-based visual effects studio Vine FX.
Gabi's storyEnjoy a highlights video of the Royal Television Society East Student Awards Ceremony, hosted at ARU in March 2023
A film by 2022 graduating students. Winner of the GTC Bill Vinten Cinematography Award and Watersprite Cinematography Award.
Agata now works at BBC News, and has won awards for her films from the Guild of Television Camera Professionals and Watersprite Film Festival. Read about her experiences on the course.
Agata's storyWatch clips from selected films by our BA (Hons) Film Production students.
2022 student film Hidden has been winning great acclaim on the awards and festival circuits, including Best War Film at the International World Film Awards.
Watch the official video teaser for HiddenSophie talks with James Ward, head of school for Cambridge School of Creative Industries, about her role, courses, and career journey.
Josh is Senior Lecturer in Film Production at ARU. Hear him talk about his 25 years of industry experience using video storytelling for education, communication & social justice.
ARU Spotlight Podcast: Josh NewmanA montage of work by graduating students on the BA (Hons) Film Production course
Clip from A Short Film About My Dad, winner of The Sir Lenny Henry Award at RTSE Student Awards 2021.
"ARU was so welcoming when I first arrived in the UK, I had no problems feeling at home ... I found out so much about myself and this experience helped me grow immensely."
Weronika's storyAs part of your studies at ARU, you’ll have access to all of our creative industries facilities including:
Our new digital workshop includes a variety of computer aided manufacturing machines, helping you learn up to date manufacturing and design processes as well as supporting many traditional techniques. These technologies include:
You’ll benefit from extra-curricular events such as:
We'll also support you to take part in filmmaking initiatives such as 60 Second Shakespeare and the Kodak 16mm Commercials Competition; and take on smaller film jobs to gain valuable work experience.
Our Creative Showcase shines a spotlight on what makes ARU creative and cultural – our spaces, places and people. Find out more about our community, the difference we make, the stories we tell, and the things that inspire us. You can also explore the work of our graduating students in our digital graduate showcase.
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Our BA (Hons) Film Production degree course will prepare you for employment or self-employment in film, television and the creative industries; the ever-expanding field of online screen content including music, dance, marketing and fashion promos; as well as high-end small screen (streaming) drama and documentary.
This course carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark, which indicates courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries.
We place an emphasis on creativity and storytelling, as well as solid, transferable skills such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, resourcefulness, and risk management.
You’ll also learn highly valued specialist skills such as editing, cinematography, production management, budgeting, producing and directing – invaluable as you launch a career in this highly competitive but growing and diverse creative industry.
Gain crucial work experience and industry contacts at Cambridge’s two annual film festivals. Get involved with Cambridge Film Festival, one of the longest running film festivals in the UK, as an intern in the lead up to the festival, a volunteer during it, or even as part of the CFF Youth Lab and Jury. At Watersprite International Film Festival, the biggest student film festival in the UK, you can become part of the central organising committee and lead subcommittees like marketing, filming, events, judging. Watersprite gives you a huge opportunity to build your networks and make connections with industry guests, mentors and student filmmakers from around the world.
You might also decide to continue on to a Masters course, such as our MA Film and Television Production. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and get 20% off your fees.
Informed by employers, our courses support an integrated approach to employability. You’ll have opportunities to develop the skills and abilities they are looking for and gain a deeper understanding of how your academic learning relates to the world of work through Live Briefs and Ruskin Modules.
You will need to dedicate time outside of your course to develop your employability, through placements, internships or volunteering or through our partner scheme Students at the Heart of Knowledge Exchange (SHoKE). You can evidence this experience on your CV and talk about it in interviews to give you that all important edge.
Our Employability and Careers Service offers a range of expert advice and support to build your unique professional profile, including tailored career appointments, advice on writing your CV, and help to complete job applications. You’ll have 24/7 access to the Careers Centre, our comprehensive online digital resource, which empowers you to start building a Personal Career Development Plan from the very start. Design your future at ARU.
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.
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).
We’re an official Blackmagic Design training partner, which means you can get certification in their DaVinci Resolve video editing software.
"I really want to thank ARU, but especially my course leader Hans Petch, for the outstanding support we have received. He continuously goes above and beyond for us and it's such a privilege to be part of this life-changing course."
Kai WisslerBA (Hons) Film Production & winner of Royal Television Society East student award 2023
Awards put Film students and graduates in spotlightOur friendly, bustling campus is a stone’s throw from the centre of Cambridge, often described as the perfect student city.
Our favourite places in Cambridge Did you know...? Facts about Cambridge Watch: Our CambridgeDo you have a question that we haven't answered so far? Talk to our application experts. You can also ask our Student Ambassadors about life at ARU.
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Our links with local and national organisation will help you make contacts and find work placements in the industry. Our recent students have found internships and placements with companies including the BBC, Pinewood Studios, StudioCanal UK, Sight and Sound magazine, and Watersprite Film Festival.
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