Master Film

Education

The standard period of study in the MA Film of the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts is 4 Semesters (2 years). This equals 120 ECTS. The maximal duration of the programme is 8 Semesters.

The programme has three specializations: Animation, Short Motion, and Interaction. The Students of all three specializations study together and chose from the same courses. Mentoring and coaching are individual and growing parts of the program are composed of eligible courses. We are specializing in storytelling and in documentary forms inside and outside the cinema. We do not specialize in live action films.

Modules

The Modules of the MA Film are explained on the Website of the Programme.

Lateral entrants/Career Jumpers

You have the possibility to study an MA Film as a lateral entrant (career jumper) with a bachelor (or equivalent) in a design-relevant topic (including social science, philological, historical and critical studies) and a strong portfolio of filmic work you have pursued.

Part-Time Studies

Due to the modular structure of our programme and the large extent of eligible content in our programme, we can offer highly individualized study paths for part-time students.

The following pages provide basic information about our courses for the students of the MA Film and give an overview of our staff and our activities for the visitors of this site.

Information about elegible courses

Eligible Courses in the MA Film

The programme of the MA Film can be put together individually by the students in some modules. Some parts of our teaching are clustered into Tracks. Students chose those tracks to specialize in their studies in a certain field (Film Financing; Self-Marketing; Expanded Cinema). The Fachmodule and the Exchangemodule have a list of free eligible courses from which the necessary number of units to pass the module can be generated. Those courses are both provided by the MA Film and partly from other study programmes of the Lucerne University of Arts.

Fachmodule

In this module students are able to choose from the list below, different courses depending on their own goals and project approach.

Business tracks

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• Self Marketing
• Film Financing
• Film Production
• Producer’s Day: Meet the Producers

Narration

• Scriptwriting

History

• Film and Media History
• FilmClub

Introductions

• Camera Introduction
• Sound Introduction
• Introduction to Editing

Skills

• Design Techniques
• Camera and Image-Making
• Character Design in Animation
• Editing & Montage
• Sound design
• Drawing as a Language
• Knowledge Mediation
• Found Footage
• Film Analysis
• WorkShops
• Sound Editing
• Drawing as a Language
• Storyboarding

Expanded Cinema

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• Expanded Cinema I + II (Part of Track Expanded Cinema)
• AR/VR (Part of Track Expanded Cinema)
• Video for the Stage (Part of Track Expanded Cinema)
• Film in Spatial Contexts (Part of Track Expanded Cinema)
• Expanded Cinema Guest-Workshop (Part of Track Expanded Cinema)

Viewing List

• Fachmodul C: Viewing List. (This is anexternal link, password-protected)

Additional Courses

• Courses of the BA Animation, which are open to MA Students. When attending these courses no Creditpoints are given.
• NAKUs

MA Film Team

• Head of Department: Fred Truniger
• Robert Müller
• Character Design, Drawn Animation, Deputy Head of Department: Ehmann Jochen
• Christina Zimmermann
• Marine Hugonnier
• Anja Kofmel
• Sieger Ted
• Carlos Isabel García
• Gassmann Thomas
• Ruth Stofer
• Elke Rentemeister
• Florian Krautkrämer

External lecturers:

• Marcy Goldberg
• Andres Brütsch
• Brigitta Weber
• Molleur Chantal

Rent Equipment

• For BA Animation and MA Film specific material check our Rental
• Additional equipment can be borrowed from https://ausleihe.hslu.ch

Exchange/ Studying abroad

During your studies it is also possible to do internships or an exchange semester at one of our Partnerschulen if you wish. You can find more information this Exchange site.       

Grants, Scholarships and Foundations

The following table contains scholarships, residencies and project financing that can be applied for by filmmakers and artists.

Festivals

If you have any questions regarding the screenings of our films, please contact the promotion coordinator.

• List of filmfestivals
• Guidelines for festival submissions

Distribution and Sale

• Verkauf des Films / Sale of film / Vente du film
• Vertrieb / Distribution
• 6 Former and current Students of the MA Film
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• 7 Studentfilms
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Contact hslu.ch/master-film [link to the website]

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