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No matter what your background or experience, central film welcomes all prospective students to apply to our undergraduate and postgraduate course. Our admissions support pages will help you navigate through the admissions process with ease whilst preparing you to put your best foot forward at interview. 

Your Application

Discover the best way to apply for the course you are interested in and use our handy checklist to ensure you don’t miss anything with your application.

Supporting Evidence

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Whether you are applying for a BA or MA you will need to submit both a personal statement and visual portfolio. Learn about what this can include.

Preparing for Interview

All applicants that apply will attend an interview. Find out more about what this entails and how to best prepare.

UK Entry Requirements

Have a look at our UK entry requirements to see what grades you will need to apply with for our courses.

International Entry Requirements

Have a look at our international entry requirements to see what qualifications will be accepted from your country.

FAQ

Check out our Frequently asked questions to support you in your application.

Writing your personal statement:

You should limit your personal statement to about 500 words, and keep it as focused as possible.

  • We want to know who you are?
  • What your experience is and why you want to go to film school?
  • Why have you chosen the course you applied for? 
  • What are your future goals within the filmmaking industry?

Be specific, be clear and most importantly, tell us why we should choose you!

Visual Portfolio Requirements:

We are looking for people who are passionate about filmmaking and storytelling.

We would like you to demonstrate your creativity and storytelling ability and give us an idea of your voice no matter what piece you choose to submit:

BA Practical Filmmaking

Please choose one of the following for your portfolio submission:

  • A short film,  3-5 minutes in length (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website) Your name and role must appear in the credits
  • Storyboard or mood board (with accompanying 250 word synopsis)
  • Story told through Photography  (with accompanying 500 words)

BA Screenwriting

Please choose one of the following for your portfolio submission:

  • A short script (a minimum of 3 pages)
  • A short story or creative writing piece
  • A storyboard or mood board with a short story (500 words)
  • A short film that you wrote or contributed to (uploaded to vimeo/youtube) Your name and role must appear in the credits

MA Filmmaking:

Please choose one of the following for your portfolio submission: 

  • A showreel no longer than 10 minutes (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website). For each piece you submit in your showreel you must state your role must appear in the credits
  • A short film,  3-5 minutes in length (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website) Your name and role must appear in the credits

MA Screenwriting 

Please choose one of the following for your portfolio submission: 

  • A short script (a minimum of 3 pages)
  • A short story or creative writing piece
  • A storyboard or mood board with a short story (500 words)
  • A short film that you wrote or contributed to (uploaded to vimeo/youtube) Your name and role must appear in the credits
videos

Where appropriate, give us some context for your visual portfolio, outlining why your submitted these particular pieces.

  • How do they demonstrate your ability and interests?
  • What did you learn from the process?

You can tell us this in a separate statement or include it in your personal statement, but be sure to highlight why this is the best of your work and a true representation of you.

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MA

Visual Portfolio requirements:

We are looking for people who are passionate about filmmaking and storytelling.

If you have technical ability, demonstrate this through your showreel,or a scriptwriter, through your writing, but most importantly, we want to get an idea of your voice.

Visual Showreel requirements:

  • No longer that 10 minutes (no less than 5)
  • It should be one piece, uploaded to vimeo/youtube or similar
  • We are looking for storytellers at Central Film School, so try to demonstrate understanding of narrative and characterisation.

Screenwriters:

  • Examples of writing, creative writing, short stories or screenplays
  • Maximum 3 pieces
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