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

Develop professional level skills in film direction, camera, sound, lighting, editing, 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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Top Ranking

Griffith named top creative arts school in Australia according to the 2017 Uni Reviews rankings

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Study film and screen media 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 Lord David Puttnam, multi-Oscar award-winning producer.

Get a hands-on education across various digital formats using the most advanced facilities, including a cinema. Acquire a thorough grounding in the history, practice and critical analysis of film. Choose from electives in editing, producing, cinematography, directing, scriptwriting and production design, among many others. You’ll take courses in screen production and screen distribution. You’ll have the advantage of supervised work placement.

Facilities and resources

Excellent facilities include 16mm and high-definition video; studio facilities providing multi-camera and sound stage capacity; motion capture; significant post-production labs and edit rooms; and state-of-the-art sound recording studios.

Practical experience

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 is currently working with local creators to produce global online content in the Queensland Creative Entrepreneurship Program, bringing together YouTube, the Queensland Government and LiveLab to offer content creators world-class skills.

5-Star Rated

Creative Arts at Griffith is rated 5-stars for Educational Experience and Teaching Quality by the Good Universities Guide 2018, a leading independent provider of high-quality education and career information.

Film and Screen Media Showreel

Amanda Eyley

Griffith Film School graduate

After graduating from Griffith Film School's Bachelor of Film and Screen Media Production, Amanda Eyley has forged a successful editing career in Sydney. She has worked across many popular films including Blinky Bill, Maya the Bee and Lego Batman. She has also worked on the Oscar-winning Mad Max: Fury Road as assistant editor to Margaret Sixel, who won the Academy Award for editing.

Amanda Eyley

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Degrees Campus OP rank
Bachelor of Film and Screen Media Production South Bank
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Bachelor of Film and Screen Media Production (Honours) South Bank
Doctor of Visual Arts South Bank
Graduate Certificate in Screen Production South Bank
Master of Screen Production South Bank
Master of Visual Arts South Bank
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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 21 January — Thursday 24 January

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Wednesday 15 May — Thursday 16 May

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Tuesday 23 July — Thursday 17 January

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Thursday 12 September — Thursday 17 January

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Monday 21 October — Friday 25 October

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Monday 28 October — Saturday 15 February

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