Studio Practice (Filmmaking) (Top-Up)

Your voice. Your crew. Your film. One year to make it happen.

This one-year top-up is for filmmakers who are ready to specialise, collaborate at a professional level, and leave with a graduate film on their showreel. Built on over 60 years of filmmaking education at UCA Farnham, the course places hands-on practice at its core and with practice as research to support your development.

You'll lead a department on a graduate film production, develop a solo practice-as-research project in your specialist area, and build the professional toolkit you need to get your break into the industry. Fiction and documentary sit at the heart of the course, enriched by film theory, world cinema, and the collaborative energy of a campus where actors, musicians, production designers, and games students are right next door – and available to crew with.

If you prefer a closer, more community feel, UCA’s creative campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, and Maidstone could be for you. Each campus is home to a vibrant community of like-minded creatives, with supportive and passionate academic staff to help you bring your ideas to life.

As a UCA student, you’ll have access to their specialist creative facilities, from VR studios and digital editing suites to traditional craft workshops and your own dedicated art space. Here you can experiment, find inspiration, and get all the support you need.

UCA know you're more than just grades – that's why they’ll look beyond your certificates to get an understanding of your passions, personality, and portfolio.

Applying through Clearing could lead to a degree you’ll love. Join UCA’s creative community this September.