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Master's Programme in Film and Television

This site contains the student study guide for the Master's Programme in Film and Television. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies. All the materials and instructions are for all the majors of the programme. If you are interested in applying to the programme, follow the link at the bottom of the site to the application page.

Master's Programme in Film and Television is organized by the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

Majors of the Master鈥檚 Programme in Film and Television

There are nine majors in the Master鈥檚 Programme in Film and Television:

  • Documentary Film,
  • Screenwriting,
  • Film Editing,
  • Cinematography,
  • Film Directing,
  • Film and Television Producing,
  • Film Sound Design,
  • Production Design and
  • Costume Design: Performing Arts & Film

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How to apply

Cinematography, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

In Master鈥檚 Programme in Film and Television, major in Cinematography, the student deepens his/her vocational competence to achieve a greater mastery of the overall artistic, production and technical entity of his/her professional area in various film, TV and advertising productions.

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Costume Design: Performing Arts and Film, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

The Costume Design major of the Master鈥檚 Programme in Design for Theatre, Film and Television aims at creating the future professionals for the field of costume design, supporting the development of a dynamic artistic vision and a research-oriented approach for the performing arts and the film and media creative industries.

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Documentary Film, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

The goal of the major in Documentary Film is to form innovative, critical, and analytical documentary filmmakers for both the national and international arenas. The students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the history and conventions documentary filmmaking. Moreover, the program will encourage students to engage future perspectives of documentary filmmaking as a storytelling, art and research form.

Students will be able to develop their artistic and research skills through creative enquiry, practice and collaboration. They will be able to combine practical mastery and conceptual thinking, increasing their professional competence and situating them at the forefront of the documentary filmmaking field.

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Film Sound Design, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

In film and television production, sound design plays a vital role in creating an end product that gives the viewer a holistic, artistic experience.

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Film Directing, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

Master鈥檚 programme in Film and Television, major in Film Directing in Elo Film school Finland strengthens the student鈥檚 capacity to generate and develop cinematic ideas, storybuilding and narration skills in addition to developing the director鈥檚 personal cinematic style and directorial identity.

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Film Editing, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

The aim of the MA degree is to develop the student into an expert of viewing and seeing, a storyteller and an artist.

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Film and Television Producing, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

The goal of the Master鈥檚 Programme in Film and Television, major in Film and Television Producing, is to deepen the student鈥檚 skills in their chosen direction 鈥 towards independent audiovisual entrepreneurship, a research or development project in the film producing field, a deeper understanding of artistic leadership or some corresponding advanced competence planned together with the student.

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Production Design, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

The major in production design involves training artistic designers who are responsible for the visual, operational and production entity of a film production.

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Screenwriting, Master of Arts (Art and Design)

The aim of the Master's Degree Programme in Screenwriting for Film and Television is to strengthen the student's individual expression, skills in writing for film and the abilities required in artistic and production-related process work and group work. Master鈥檚 students become familiar with the central theoretical questions in the field and its research.

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Tuition fees

Tuition fee for tuition-fee students in this programme:

  • Study right started on or before 1 August 2024: 15,000 EUR / academic year
  • Study right started on or after 1 August 2025: 20,000 EUR / academic year

For more information, please see the Tuition fees and scholarships webpage in the Student Guide.

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