School of Film & Television
Focusing on getting you into the film and television industry, we offer an immersive and demanding experience across the full range of creative production roles and responsibilities - in both the technical and conceptual aspects of filmmaking.
We’ve taught filmmaking at Falmouth for over 50 years. Our state-of-the-art kit and facilities, placement opportunities, industry connections and sheer enthusiasm for telling stories help us produce award-winning, employable graduates.
Our honorary fellows include the founders of Aardman Animation, Peter Lord and David Sproxton, Black Mirror and Doctor Who director Toby Haynes, and film producer and BFI executive Mary Burke.
A CILECT School of Film and Television
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Our Film and Television courses
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Animation BA(Hons)
Bring your ideas to life through the world of animation. We’ll support you in developing original,...
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Costume Design for Film & Television BA(Hons)
On this dynamic course, you’ll cultivate the practical, creative and theoretical skills needed to ...
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Film & Television MA
Based in our world-class film school and supported by specialist, award-winning staff, you’ll hone...
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Film & Television MA (Online)
Establish your unique voice and develop the skills and knowledge needed to establish an impactful an...
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Film BA(Hons)
Immerse yourself in the world of film, where time, space, form and creative ideas translate into mea...
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Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)
Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on a...
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Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons)
Take your first steps in building a career on this industry-focused course, which covers all aspects...
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Prosthetic Effects MA
Launch your career in prosthetic effects with this unique course. Working hand-in-hand with world-cl...
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Television & Film Production BA(Hons)
Discover how to create everything from high-end dramas with full scale crews through to fast moving ...
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Media equipment and facilities
From animation studios and post-production suites to camera, lighting and audio equipment available to hire, our world-class media facilities help students get ready for industry.
Discover news from our community
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How an online master's in film and television can help you to excel in the industry
17 February 2023
In this article we explore three ways that online postgraduate study can help you to excel in the dy...
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The award-winning short films by Falmouth’s online filmmakers
19 June 2024
Falmouth’s online Film & Television MA student filmmakers are scooping awards for their films left...
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Professor Neil Fox publishes his first book, on music films
18 June 2024
Film BA and Film & Television MA lecturer Professor Neil Fox has published his first book, titled Mu...
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Lily Woodcock Animates Her Path to Success at Aardman Studios
11 June 2024
Introducing Lily Woodcock, a BA Film graduate from Falmouth University whose passion for film produc...
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Etty Stanley’s ‘Wicked’ career moves
11 June 2024
Now working for Mark Coulier at Coulier Creatures FX after being scouted to work for Disney, we chat...
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Interview with 'King Henry' director and Film graduate, Harry Faint
06 June 2024
Hear from Harry Faint - BA and MA Film graduate and director of 'King Henry', a short film focused o...
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Industry visit: ARRI visit gives School of Film & Television students a career boost
23 May 2024
ARRI – the global leader in technology for the broadcast, film and television industry – paid ou...
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Glorious Failures | with BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin
22 March 2024
What could BAFTA-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin possibly know about failure? Watch this interview wit...
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'Barbie' and beyond: how Film BA graduate Faith Glenister is breaking into camerawork
22 February 2024
As Barbie bids for best picture at the 2024 Oscars ceremony, we thought it was the perfect time to ...
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New music videos for Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson produced by Falmouth lecturers, alumni and students
15 February 2024
School of Film & Television Associate Lecturer Ryan Mackfall has directed two new music videos for r...
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Graduate spotlight: Ben Peddle - an award-winning graduate scriptwriter
19 January 2024
Introducing Ben Peddle: a 2023 BA(Hons) Television (now BA(Hons) Television & Film Production) gradu...
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Rolling Stone rates Falmouth-produced horror in top 5 films
19 December 2023
Mark Jenkin's 'Enys Men' lands fourth place in Rolling Stone's '10 Best Horror Movies of 2023' list.
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Introducing: The Cornish Sound Unit (a music project by Mark Jenkin & Dion Star)
06 December 2023
Mark Jenkin and Dion Star perform Enys Men live score as The Cornish Sound Unit.
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From ‘Doc Martin’ to ‘Doctor Who’: Graduate Charles Jackson's TV career to date
28 November 2023
From landing his first job with 'Doc Martin' to joining the VFX team for 'Doctor Who', Charles Jack...
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Falmouth student wins Best UK Feature at Raindance Film Festival for his work on ‘Red Herring’
27 November 2023
Red Herring, directed by Kit Vincent, tells the story of the director’s discovery of a late-stage ...
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Creative collaboration expert Dr Jem Mackay on its power in filmmaking
20 November 2023
Dr Jem Mackay, course leader for Falmouth’s Film & Television (Online) MA, is a filmmaker and arti...
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Falmouth course leader's feminist journal reaches publication milestone
16 November 2023
Dr Anna Misiak has just published the twelfth issue of 'MAI Feminism & Visual Culture' (MAI), an onl...
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Award-winning filmmaker Jane Pugh on the ‘storytelling impulse’
08 November 2023
School of Film & Television lecturer Jane Pugh is an award-winning screen and stage writer. In this ...
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Why I chose to study MA Film & Television online
01 November 2023
Film & Television MA (Online) student Rich Scott tells us all about why he chose to study for his ma...
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Falmouth graduate wins South West Award at Encounters Film Festival
20 October 2023
Fine Art BA(Hons) graduate and Falmouth Campus Stores staff member Sam Bestwick has won the South We...
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Career-boosting placements at Eastenders and Warner Bros for aspiring production students
20 September 2023
Second-year Post Production & Visual Effects BA(Hons) students August Goff and Tia Mullins secured w...