Overview
UCA has been named the number one specialist creative university in The Guardian Good University Guide 2018 and the Complete University Guide 2018, and you have the potential to achieve and create great things here. We produce Oscar and BAFTA winning filmmakers and animators, and we’re proud that our students regularly win awards in recognition of their work – including animators such as Michael Dudok de Witt and the creators of ‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘Hey Duggee’.
Our Film and TV courses have been ranked in the top 10 in the UK by the Guardian university league tables 2018 and are perfectly placed to provide a creative environment in which students can learn and hone their skills. The friendships students form often lead to collaborations across various creative disciplines, further enriching their knowledge.
On each of our courses, the staff team at UCA will nurture your abilities and encourage you to aim high. Some of our tutors have worked with Aardman Animation, the BBC, British Animation Awards, Channel 4, Disney, Game of Thrones, Steve McQueen and Sheffield Doc/Fest, and a number of staff and visiting professionals have BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, HBO and Discovery connections.
Whether you choose film, television or animation, you’ll join a team of graduates who leave UCA with professional skills and an understanding of teamwork in the workplace. You will apply advanced problem-solving skills to interpret briefs and translate them into original and imaginative output.
Film & TV courses
Film & TV courses are available to study at the following locations;
UCA Farnham
Maidstone TV Studios
UCA Rochester
Distance learning
Not ready for an undergraduate degree?
Visit our pre-degree course page to find out how you can progress through to a degree.
Get a prospectus
Our undergraduate and pre-degree prospectus is bursting with information.
Open Days
Explore our campuses, facilities and creative courses at a UCA Open Day.
Virtual Tours
Take a look around our campuses and view 360 images of some of our creative studio spaces and workshops.
Careers in Film & TV
Our Film & TV courses will expose you to a world of opportunities
Our Film & TV department has produced a host of distinguished alumni, including national award winners. Our famous alumni include William McGregor, director of the TV series Misfits (Channel 4) and Poldark (BBC), and Gareth Edwards, who directed Godzilla and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Recent graduates have gone on to work on Hollywood movies, BBC television programmes, and on projects with companies such as Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Conran Design Group, Incentivated, M&C Saatchi Mobile, and Tiger Aspect Productions. Our film and TV graduates have gone on to work in a diverse range of roles, including:
- Film and video directors
- Digital film editors
- Producers
- Production designers
- Camera operators
- Sound designers
- Location managers
- Independent film makers
- Screenwriters
- Distributors
- Exhibitors
- DIT operators
- Lighting and camera operators
- Sound operators
- Digital visual effects artists
- CGI animators
- Games designers
- Phone app creators
- Flash animators
- Experimental film and video artists
- Installation artists
- Digital photographers
With our excellent connections to the industry, UCA students have worked on major Hollywood productions such as Snow White and the Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart; HBO’s Game of Thrones; and Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley opposite Jude Law. We also have educational partnerships with the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House, technology pioneer Kodak and broadcasting organisations including BECTU, not to mention well-known film studios such as Pinewood Studios (home to the James Bond movies).
Our well-established industry connections include:
- Kodak
- BKSTS
- BECTU
- NAHEMI
- Envy
- The Royal Television Society
- The Guild of Television
- Cameramen
- Tangram Post Production
- Warp Films
- Working Title
- BBC
- Picture Productions
- Paramount Pictures
- ITN
- Mainframe
- Big Minded TV
- BBC
- ITV
- Propshop
- Pinewood Studios
- Artem
- Evolution
- The Royal Opera House
- The National Theatre
Case studies
Find out what some of our students and graduates think about their time at UCA
"I chose the Farnham campus because I felt it had the best atmosphere of all the universities I went to and the course seemed really hands-on which was a big selling point. The university has a wonderful reputation for arts and I feel like I made the right choice as I was constantly surrounded by creative inspiring people throughout the course. "
Emma Gilbertson
BA (Hons) Film Production, UCA Farnham, 2017
"The experience on the course has been amazing and will be a memorable journey that I will not forget. Digital Film and Screen Arts (DFSA) offers photography, editing using professional edit suites such as Avid, Art, documentary, VFX, Animation, and DOP – Director of Photography. "
Shahid Abu
BA (Hons) Digital Film & Screen Arts, UCA Farnham, 2016