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Make your creative ambitions a reality, with a film and screen media production degree at Griffith

Develop professional level skills in film direction, producing, camera, sound, effects, production design, lighting, editing, new technologies, digital composing, scriptwriting and research. Leverage our strong industry links, work placement opportunities, mentoring programs, master classes and guest lectures with industry specialists. Follow in the footsteps of other successful graduates and submit your projects to national and international film festivals. This course guides you in developing the practical skills and knowledge essential to working successfully in the media industry. You'll graduate with the skills, show reel and contacts to realise your screen media dreams.

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Study film and screen media production at Griffith

Learn from the world’s best

Griffith Film School students learn from acclaimed figures such as Hollywood directors Gil Bettman and Mark Travis, Indonesia’s number one filmmaker Garin Nugroho, Academy Award-winning animator Adam Elliot and leading international documentary maker Professor Doe Mayer. Access an exciting calendar of guest lectures and master classes, including by multi-Oscar award-winning producer Lord David Puttnam CBE

Get a hands-on education across various digital formats using the most advanced facilities, including an on-campus cinema. Acquire a thorough grounding in the history, practice and critical analysis of film. You’ll have the choice of electives in editing, producing, cinematography, directing, scriptwriting, sound, visual effects and production design, among many others. You’ll also take courses in screen production and screen distribution, which will help you learn about finding support and audiences for your screen production work.

Facilities and resources

Access high-end digital cinema cameras and dollies, LED lighting and sound recording equipment consistent with current local and international industry practice. Computer labs running industry-standard 2D and 3D animation software alongside real-time game engines are used to develop craft skills and prototype new projects.

Studio facilities allow students to work on sound stage, multi-camera, motion capture and virtual production projects, then complete them in our post-production suites, recording studios and 95-seat cinema.

Industry exposure

Your studies will be enhanced by a supervised work placement and regular exposure to national and international artists-in-residence working across film and screen media production. Build your portfolio and develop vital contacts and networks through our key industry links. Work on projects for real clients through our commercial multimedia production arm, LiveLab, led by BAFTA award-winning creative director Richard Fabb. LiveLab works with local creators to produce global online content and were a part of the Queensland Creative Entrepreneurship Program, that brought together YouTube, the Queensland Government and LiveLab to offer content creators world-class skills.

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More scholarships than ever before!

From 2024 Griffith will be offering over 1000 scholarships helping students to cover living and education expenses.

Scholarships are free to apply and offer support for academic achievement, relocation, First Peoples, sports achievement and others. One application form, all scholarships considered.

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Career outcomes

Enter the film and screen world with the competence and flair to practise your craft anywhere you choose

Our skilled graduates are also presented with abundant opportunities in their home state, thanks to established studio facilities, a unique environment and government incentives attracting productions across a wide range of genres and budgets. Depending on your areas of specialisation and choice of electives, your career options could include roles in the mainstream film and television industries working on:

  • Commercials
  • Music videos
  • Corporate videos
  • Streamed online content
  • Film festivals and awards
  • Video/digital art practice

Griffith graduates continue to win international accolades for their creativity, motivation and professional approach to their career development.

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Monday 3 March — Saturday 14 June

Trimester 1 - 2025

Our first teaching trimester starts on 3 March.

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Monday 14 July — Saturday 25 October

Trimester 2 - 2025

Our second teaching trimester starts on 14 July.

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Monday 3 November — Saturday 21 February

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Our third teaching trimester starts on 3 November.

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