From vision to screen.
Develop your voice as a director and learn how to turn a creative vision into a fully realized film.
Taught entirely in English, this one-year postgraduate film directing program combines mise-en-scène, directing actors, visual storytelling, shooting and post-production with regular practical directing experience.
You will learn how to shape a directorial vision, translate it into clear artistic and technical choices, and bring it to the screen in collaboration with cinematography, sound, production, editing and other creative departments.
Imagine. Direct. Bring your vision to the screen.
Campus
Paris West
Entry requirements
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent French or international qualification, in any discipline. A good level of English is required.
Qualification
hip
At a glance
Duration
1 Year – 60 ECTS credits
Languages
English
Next intake
September 2027
Pace
Full Time
Study format
On-Campus, followed by professional experience at the end of the program.
Format
On-Campus
Internship durations
12 weeks
Tuition fees - Non-French tax residents
€18,000
Directing means developing a point of view and knowing how to turn it into concrete choices: how to tell the story, where to place the camera, how to direct an actor, how to shape image and sound, and how to bring a team together around a shared vision. This program supports future directors from the first creative intention through to the completed work.
Soroush Marouf – International Program Director – Film & Audiovisual
This part of the program focuses on how to turn an idea, a script or an emotion into choices of performance, framing, movement, sound and rhythm.
You will develop your ability to shape a directorial vision, direct actors and give a story a coherent visual and sonic identity.
You will explore areas including:
A creative vision only becomes a film if it can be prepared, communicated and brought to life by a team.
You will learn how to:
The year is structured around projects of increasing complexity, giving you regular opportunities to experiment, receive feedback and progressively refine your directorial voice.
Projects may include a visual storytelling exercise, a dialogue scene focused on directing actors, an exercise centered on framing, movement or sound, a documentary project, a short fiction film and a final film.
Your final project is the culmination of the year and the centerpiece of your directing portfolio.
Throughout the program, you will develop an original project from initial concept through to final film.
You will define its artistic intention, develop the script, build your directing dossier and prepare the shot design, visual and sound choices, casting and rehearsals.
You will then direct the shoot and supervise editing, sound, color grading and post-production through to the final version.
The program concludes with a screening and presentation before a jury of film and screen industry professionals, accompanied by a directing dossier and a review of your artistic and professional positioning.
