Program objectives
Are you passionate about fiction or documentaries and want to make them your career without becoming an actor, director or technician? Careers in production, organization and planning, as well as in cultural mediation and the organization of image-related events or festivals, will be open to you thanks to this Bachelor in Film and Audiovisual.
- Master the full methodology of audiovisual production
- Know the history of cinema, series and audiovisual productions
- Master the regulations of the film and audiovisual sector
- Become a film and audiovisual production professional
- Follow the entire production chain of a film, a documentary, a series…
Project-based learning
In the 1st year, you are called on to work on events for which IESA arts&culture is a partner: reception, cultural mediation, stage management, audience studies, communication, press relations, community management… You will thus take part in events such as MaMA (Marché des musiques actuelles), the European Heritage Days, Parcours des mondes, the Festival Classique au Vert, Kiosquorama, Rock en Seine, FRASQ, Parcours Saint Germain, Jeune Création, the Salon des artistes animaliers, Mac Paris…
In the 2nd year: you produce a short film as a group. The main specialty courses are tied to this real-life project.
In the 2nd and 3rd years: you choose a personal short film or documentary production project that you carry out during your third year and present at the end of the program in order to obtain the certified title.
Internship schedule and assignments
- 1st year: part-time internship and/or participation in events (October-December), then full-time internship (February-April)
- 2nd year: 2 part-time internships: October-December and January-March, then 1 full-time internship: April-June
- 3rd year: 1 mandatory full-time internship: January-March, part-time internships possible from April to June
Skills
- Mastery of the production chain: from writing and directing to post-production and distribution
- Production management, taking into account the different elements that make it up
- Preparing Funding Applications
- Mediation and Analysis of a Film or Audiovisual Work
How to Join the Program?
Admission to the Bachelor takes place in two steps: you must register for an admission session and complete your application file. An admissions officer will then contact you by phone to arrange an appointment so that you can take part in an admission session consisting of a written test and an individual interview. At IESA arts&culture, we commit to sending you the admissibility results within 7 days.
Still have questions? You will find all the information in the "Bachelor Film and Audiovisual Lateral Admission" section (students holding a 1-year to 3-year post-secondary degree)
How Can We Meet?
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Career Opportunities
Upon completing the Bachelor Cultural Productions - Film and Audiovisual program, students have the skills needed to enter the professional sector of audiovisual and film production.
Learn more about career prospects after a Bachelor’s Degree (3 Years) in Cultural Productions - Film and Audiovisual.
The Bachelor Program
This bachelor’s program allows you to understand the film and audiovisual production chain and to specialize in production and distribution careers. You put your skills into practice in 3 real-scale projects, including the production of your own short film in the 3rd year, in partnership with students from CLCF and Cours Florent.
Program Overview
- History and analysis of film, series, and audiovisual productions
- Semiotics
- Philosophy of Film
- Production Management and Schedules
- Distribution
- Public/private funding networks
- Artists' Rights and Contracts
- Technical Careers
- Payroll and Accounting
- Quotes and Schedules
- Stage Management
Prerequisites
Are you passionate about fiction or documentaries? Careers in production, organization, and planning, as well as in cultural mediation and the organization of image-related events or festivals, will be open to you through this Bachelor in Film and Audiovisual.
- Entry into the 1st year: high school diploma
- Direct entry into the 2nd year: validated 1-year post-secondary degree (60 ECTS credits) and application file
- Direct entry into the 3rd year: validated 2-year post-secondary degree (120 ECTS credits) and application file
- International student: minimum French level B2 or equivalent
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