Master Film Studies
Developing a personal cinematographic vision, understanding the film-making process and apprehending the stakes of production so as to pave the way for graduates to smoothly join professional circles – such are the main objectives of this programme. This Master course, which is unique in Europe, is aimed at the holders of a Bachelor’s degree, or with equivalent experience, wishing to further their knowledge in one of the following fields: directing, writing, editing, sound or producing.
Through courses and workshops provided by renowned lecturers in each field, the students develop a personal project throughout the curriculum. For their master project, they are involved in the production (directing, writing, editing, sound or producing) of a short, medium or full-length film of a previously set genre (fiction, documentary, TV series, art-house, transmedia…). Some films gain international visibility through renowned festivals or by being shown on TV.
This Master programme relies on a partnership between ECAL and HEAD/Geneva University of Art and Design and on collaborations with Lausanne University (UNIL), Zurich University (UZH), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK), the Swiss National Film Archive in Lausanne, Swiss National Broadcasting RTS, and la Manufacture (school of performing arts) in Lausanne, University of Music Lausanne and Swiss Literature Institute in Bienne.
Admission
Registration deadline, interview www.ecal.ch/en/admission
Term
4 semesters
Yearly fees (materials included)
CHF 2225.–
Credits
120 ECTS
Language
French and English
Qualification issued
Master of Arts HES-SO in Cinema, major in Direction, Scenario, Editing, Sound or Production
Heads
Lionel Baier (ECAL)
Nicolas Wadimoff (HEAD – Genève)
Coordinator
Jasmin Basic
Professors and Visiting Lecturers
Elsa Amiel, Paris
Claire Atherton, Paris
Nathalie Baye, Paris
Jean-Pierre Beauviala, Grenoble
Pierre Bismuth, Bruxelles
Stéphane Bouquet, Paris
Louise Bourgouin, Paris
Serge Bozon, Paris
Jean-Stéphane Bron, Paris
Robert Cantarella, Paris
Djinn Carrenard, Berlin
Lolita Chammah, Paris
Michael Cimino, New York
Donigan Cumming, Toronto
Abdel Raouf Dafri, Paris
Thierry de Peretti, Ajaccio
Dieter Fahrer
Philippe Faucon, Toulon
Laetitia Fèvre, Paris
Emmanuel Finkiel, Paris
Jennifer Fox, New York
Pauline Gaillard, Paris
Amos Gitaï, Haïfa
Delphine Gleize, Bordeaux
Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Paris
Nicolas Humbert, Hambourg
Mike Hoolboom, Toronto
Jean-Christophe Hym, Paris
Antoine Jaccoud
Simon Jaquemet, Zurich
Tom Kalin, New York
Anurag Kashyap, Mumbai
Alanté Kavaïté, Vilnius,
Marthe Keller, Paris
Stéphane Kuthy, Zurich,
Joachim Lafosse, Bruxelles
Sébastien Lifshitz, Paris
Eric Loret, Paris
Noémie Lvovsky, Paris
Vincent Macaigne, Paris
Ursula Meier, Bruxelles
Peter Mettler, Toronto
Luc Moullet, Paris
Bettina Oberli, Zurich
Ruben Östlund, Göteborg
François Ozon, Paris
Vasco Pimentel, Lisbonne
Aude Py, Paris
Katell Quillévéré, Paris
Philippe Ramos, Paris
Charlotte Rampling, Paris
Gianfranco Rosi, Rome
Emmanuel Salinger, Paris
Ulrich Seidl, Vienne
Florence Seyvos, Paris
Eyal Sivan, Tel-Aviv
Bela Tarr, Sarajevo
Marianne Tardieu, Paris
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Cécile Vargaftig, Paris
Teresa Villaverde, Lisbonne
Production and broadcasting
Jean-Guillaume Sonnier (ECAL)
Assistant
Alice Riva (HEAD)
