DESCRIPTION

ESRA Film School offers a state recognized Postgraduate International Filmmaking program in Paris specialized in Screenwriting and Directing. The program provides for foreign students with an undergraduate or Bachelor diploma in litterature, Media or Film : filmmaking, screenwriting, and Directing: combining theoretical knowledge about the history and art of cinema, with ‘hands-on’ technical training using film, sound, and lighting equipment. While classes deepen their knowledge and appreciation of filmmaking – as an art, a process, and an industry – students also participate in group projects and can borrow school equipment to write, direct, and shoot their own short movies.

The program offers graduating students an overview of the various jobs involved in the production of films and television while emphasizing Screenwriting and Directing.

Classes and Projects run for two years and are extended by the possibility of a professional internship at the end of classes and after finishing work on the final films. The program consists of regular classes and practical work interrupted only by specified school holidays, production preparations, filming and post-production. Although students are responsible for searching for their internship, ESRA International provides necessary official documents, insurance, and other support according to the internship’s location in France or abroad.

Students are also able to apply for passes to attend the Cannes International Film Festival in May via the School’s dedicated allocation system.

The program on its own covers the fundamentals of Screenwriting and Directing as well as basics in Cinematography, Editing, and Production. The average teaching time is 25 hours per week.