About Creative Production (Film), MA - at Catalyst - Institute for Creative Arts and Technology
“The film of tomorrow will resemble the person who made it.” – François Truffaut
The MA in Creative Production (Film) is a postgraduate programme for filmmakers and audiovisual artists who want to turn bold ideas into powerful, innovative work. Rooted in a flexible framework of negotiated and self-directed learning, this course is built for those ready to explore their cinematic voice, challenge their craft and rethink the boundaries of storytelling.
At the heart of the programme is your own evolving research question – one that you’ll investigate through a series of creative, theoretical and technical projects. You’ll engage in rigorous practice-based research, supported by seminars, workshops, supervision, and Catalyst’s professional filmmaking facilities. Your journey is supported, but not prescribed: the aim is not to deliver answers, but to spark curiosity, deepen creative inquiry and offer tools for transformation – as a director, producer, editor, writer, cinematographer, or interdisciplinary maker.
Throughout the programme, you’ll take part in collaborative workshops in cinematography, directing, editing, sound, post-production and screenwriting. Alongside these, thematic sessions in areas such as creative nonfiction, hybrid cinema, representation and expanded media will help you situate your work within a wider artistic and political context.
Whether you’re rethinking genre, exploring new forms, or developing a deeply personal vision, this programme offers the space, support and challenge to bring your next body of work to life – and redefine what cinema can be.
What Is Creative Production?
Creative production is an intentionally broad term that not only encompasses traditional film production and cinematography, but also audiovisual art, interdisciplinary and multimedia works, narrative and world-building and creative nonfiction. You’ll investigate for yourself the most appropriate production methods to express your ideas as fully as possible. Then, go through a cycle of critique and hone back in on your proposal, allowing it to morph with newly-discovered concepts, meanings or influences.
Watching and reflecting upon yourself doing the action is an invaluable process. One which can convert vulnerabilities into strengths, barriers into new pathways and fears into exciting new frontiers for exploration. Consider this a turning point – a moment to define or redefine the next chapter of your career whilst asking yourself this essential question: Who are you and what does your work contribute to the field of cinema and audiovisual arts?
An international learning community
Our international creative campus is located at the historic Funkhaus in Berlin – it’s hard to imagine a better location for creative endeavour and learning! Through the lens of an international cohort of students, we aim to promote and support the exchange and debate of philosophical, political, social and ethical issues from a range of different cultures and backgrounds.
Our engaged postgraduate community is then well-placed to spearhead these conversations and create work that addresses the challenges of a multicultural but ever more connected world – to see our shared human concerns, whilst celebrating our diversity and our mutually enriching differences.
Is this programme for me?
Here are a few reasons why people decide to take our MA programme:
- Developing and growing your own individual project, creative concept or film idea.
- Strengthening and refining your creative vision and approach.
- Deepening the relationship with your work within and beyond your own parameters.
- Establishing your own distinct approach to creative production with research.
- Expanding your understanding of other creative pathways.
- Navigating between different aspects of film inquiry and concepts.
- Engaging in independent practice-based research.
- Developing new and innovative film production techniques.
- Receiving mentorship from field and industry experts.
- Realising the full potential of your creative work.
- Joining a progressive learning community supported by a dedicated team of experienced facilitators.
- Living and working in Berlin, one of the most exciting cities on the planet for filmmakers.
Our team
Our tutors are industry-acclaimed experts in their field, with a passion for passing on their knowledge to others. Here a few of the experienced and friendly tutors that will be supporting you throughout your learning process: Jon-Carlos Evans, Maria Gisèle Royo and Leandro Goddinho.
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