UNC-Wilmington's new MFA in Filmmaking and MA in Film Studies

[Berliner, Todd]

My Dear SCSMI Colleagues,

I ask that you please forward the following announcement about our department’s graduate programs in filmmaking and film studies to anyone you think may be interested.  We are currently in our second year of these integrated programs and are now accepting applications for the third cohort.

Thank you.

Best,

Todd

 

Applications for the Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking and a Master of Arts in Film Studies at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington are being accepted, beginning on September 15, 2021. Information about both programs can be found here and application information here. Successful applicants will be eligible for teaching assistantships, out-of-state tuition remittances, and/or financial aid. 

 

The new MA in Film Studies is a two-year advanced course of study in the history, theory, and aesthetics of cinema. Through courses in historiography, film theory, international cinema, and film production, the program aims to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of the field, providing a strong foundation for careers as educators, journalists, researchers, film professionals, curators, arts managers, and for doctoral study in film studies or related disciplines.  

 

The new MFA in Filmmaking is an intensive studio-academic apprenticeship in a variety of filmmaking modes, including narrative, documentary, and experimental. The curriculum offers workshop-style courses in film production, as well as a range of critical-studies courses (e.g., film history, theory and criticism), and a required applied-learning experience. The immersive three-year terminal degree program prepares students as complete filmmakers equipped to use cinematic language in a wide variety of expressive and commercial applications. 

 

Both graduate programs emphasize experiential learning, reflecting the founding principle of our department that the study of cinema and the artistic production of motion pictures complement one another. 

 

 

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     Todd Berliner

    Professor
    Department of Film Studies
    University of North Carolina Wilmington
    601 S. College Road
    Wilmington, NC 28403-5950

    910-962-3336
    fax 910-962-7678

    berl...@uncw.edu

    www.uncw.edu/toddberliner

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― Victor Shklovsky