Our hands-on Bachelor’s degree in Filmmaking at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences explores the technical, practical, and creative aspects of filmmaking. Study filmmaking and lay a strong foundation for your cinematic career!
Our hands-on Bachelor’s degree in Filmmaking at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences explores the technical, practical, and creative aspects of filmmaking. Study filmmaking and lay a strong foundation for your cinematic career!
Filmmakers are the all-rounders behind the scenes, and this bachelor programme will introduce you to the multi-layered world of filmmaking. By learning skills in screenwriting, directing, cinematography, and post-production, you’ll be prepared to tell your own unique stories and create powerful visual narratives.
On campus in Berlin, you will be at the centre of this modern filmmaking degree programme, which combines artistic, practice-oriented and theoretical modules.
6 semesters: 180 ECTS
Tuition fees
€ 5,500 per semester
+ Registration fee
€ 699
Summer semester: 01 Apr
Winter semester: 01 Oct
The lectures and other courses mostly take place on your campus. They are filled with current content by lecturers who come directly from the relevant industry.
During your studies, you will work on practical projects together with professors, fellow students and cooperation partners and gain your first practical experience before your internship at a company of your choice in the practical semester.
The Bachelor’s degree programme in Filmmaking covers the entire spectrum of the cinema, television and streaming business. The focus is always on practical experience, which is guaranteed by film study projects, experienced lecturers and cooperation with top cooperation partners.
| Modul | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Academic Writing and Research | 5 |
| Fundamentals of Directing | 5 |
| Fundamentals of Film Production and Media Law | 5 |
| Storytelling for Film: Screenplay and Dramaturgy | 5 |
| Fundamentals Sound, Light, and Camera | 5 |
| Filmic Experiments | 5 |
| Modul | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Global Awareness | 5 |
| Fundamentals of Editing | 5 |
| Camera Workshop | 5 |
| Storytelling for New Technologies | 5 |
| Location workshop | 5 |
| Documentary Filmmaking | 5 |
| Modul | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Communication OR Self-Reflection* | 5 |
| Interdisciplinary Artistic Project | 10 |
| Script Analysis | 5 |
| Advanced Aspects of Directing | 5 |
| Creative Producing | 5 |
| Modul | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Student Initiative Project OR Creative Thinking* | 5 |
| Orientation Project (Short Movie) | 10 |
| Creative Writing | 5 |
| Staging and Blocking | 5 |
| Grading and Finishing | 5 |
| Modul | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Technological and Media Literacy OR Civic Literacy* | 5 |
| Internship | 25 |
| Modul | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Entrepreneurship OR Social responsibility* | 5 |
| Graduation Project | 10 |
| Current Topics in Filmmaking | 5 |
| Bachelor Thesis | 10 |
In addition to the practical semester, and to perfectly prepare you for it, we at Macromedia University place particular emphasis on practical course content. Our instructors, who have direct experience in the field, will provide you with in-depth insights into common practices and forward-looking business strategies.
From day one, you’ll apply your acquired specialist knowledge in exciting and practical projects, benefiting from the expertise of our experts as well as from the collaboration with your fellow students.
In addition to numerous practical projects, the Filmmaking programme includes an internship semester. Here you can apply what you have learned directly in practice.
Macromedia University of Applied Sciences supports you in your search for internship positions where you gather valuable work experience and insights for your bachelor’s thesis.
From fiction to fact, from documentaries to drama: During your degree programme, we introduce you to the key tasks and skills that are needed in the cinema and television industries. Throughout, we focus on giving you hands-on, practical experience, with study projects, experienced professors and lecturers, and cooperative ventures with top partners.
Once you graduate, a whole world of job opportunities await you. Today, filmmakers find work in many different places – not just in film and television productions. Increasingly, companies from a wide range of industries want to present themselves on social media and seek professionals who can help them create image films and clips for this purpose.
You’d like to work as an assistant producer or camera assistant? Our Filmmaking bachelor degree prepares you for these roles. Assistant producers and camera assistants play a supporting role in the production of films, series and theatre productions. You’ll help to produce powerful works that delight audiences.
Once the filming has finished, VFX production assistants support the post-production work and help transform the raw footage into a fluid film. Here you’ll be taking care of the budget, organising workflows and keeping an eye on all post-production processes such as cutting, sound editing and cover design.
Creative content producers produce creative moving content for social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Sometimes this will be contract work, in which case your job is to produce a film that embodies the message your employer or client wishes to convey. Alternatively, you might choose to launch your own channel and create your own content.
You can apply and start your studies at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences at any time. There is no numerus clausus that restricts admission numbers to the programme.
Do you have questions about your application? The student advisory service will answer all your questions and help you get off to an uncomplicated start.
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Our student advisory service will contact you after receiving your application and will be happy to answer questions.
If your application is successful, we will send you a study contract, which needs to be checked, signed and returned to confirm your enrolment.
To give the greatest flexibility, you have the option to pay tuition fees by semester, by month, with a one-off payment, or with a deposit plus monthly payments.
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Scholarships and other funding options provide financial support to talented applicants. Macromedia offers partial scholarships, and you can also apply for scholarships with other organisations.
Scholarship optionsErasmus+ opportunities
KfW-Förderbank offers student loans to German citizens and EU nationals which let you decide on the loan amount and to arrange flexible repayments.
Study first, pay later education fund. Brain Capital only requires repayments after you have completed your studies and are earning a fixed minimum income.
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Citizens of the European Union, who live in Germany may be entitled to receive BAföG as financial support during their studies or school time.
