MFA Advanced Film Practice - Edinburgh Napier University

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The MFA Advanced Film Practice programme aims to equip you with the creative, professional and technical knowledge you will need to enter the professional arena as a writer, producer or director. The programme is delivered through a series of lectures, seminars, screenings, workshops and tutorials. There are also regular masterclasses and visits from professionals working at the highest level in the industry. You will also write, produce and/or direct a short film project to professional standards with a budget provided by the Screen Academy.

You will also have the chance to meet and work with other post and undergraduate film students at Napier University, Edinburgh College of Art and the other members of the UK-wide Skillset Screen Academy network and to present your work to visiting industry professionals. You may also have the opportunity to collaborate with students or graduates of other European film schools through our ENGAGE programme of international workshops.

 

How to apply

 

Apply online using Edinburgh Napier application form and upload the following material where possible:

1. A full CV and personal statement highlighting what you consider to be your most significant experience and achievements in education, work and life, why you want to undertake the MFA-AFP and what you hope to achieve in your career in film (maximum two pages).

2. Tangible evidence of your achievements

-for writers, a completed short or feature film script - preferably of a film that has been produced (in which case, please include a copy of the film) - together with short extracts from other scripts (maximum additional 20 pages in total)
-for producers, a show reel of projects already produced plus a two-page summary of projects in production/development
for directors, one DVD (or VHS tape) of a completed (preferably short) film and showreel of other work
3. A proposal outlining the type of projects that you envisage writing, producing or directing if your application is successful (maximum two pages).

4. Please identify a writer / producer / director whose work you particularly admire and tell us why.

5. List your strengths and weaknesses
as writer/director/producer and identify which aspect of your discipline you want to develop and improve during the programme.
 

Connect with Industry at Screen Academy Scotland
Screen Academy Scotland, a Skillset Film & Media Academy runs a programme of Professional Practice development to support student and graduate professional development through interaction with working industry professionals. The Professional Practice programme at the  Academy offers mentoring and work placements as well as a range of masterclasses and Professional Practice workshops.

 

For a list of activities run through the Professional Practice development programme offered at Screen Academy Scotland please see the pdf document below

 

Teaching Staff
Paul Holmes - Programme Leader, MFA Advanced Film Practice
James Mavor- Programme Leader MA Screenwriting
Oscar Van Heek - Lecturer in Film Production

Visiting Lecturers at Screen Academy Scotland

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