The Documentary MA program is focused on the auteur concept of the creative documentary. During the two-year studies, the students are guided to find their author’s voice and develop their factual storytelling skills. Each student creates a short documentary each semester.

Each year, 15 individuals are given the opportunity to co-direct a 60-minute documentary with OTOXO Productions to be screened on BTV. Simultaneously, participants are provided with an intensive nine-month training course covering all elements of documentary studies and production. Following this, the participants are given three months of training focused on becoming film industry professionals, whilst at the same time, they follow these steps and become film industry professionals in their own right.

The Documentary Film Program at Prague Film School aims at creating an independent documentary filmmaker. Through intensive practical and theoretical work, each student learns how to adapt the narrative tools of drama to tell truthful stories about the real world that simultaneously entertain, educate, and inspire audiences. The course is designed to develop professional-level production and post-production skills.

The MA Documentary and Factual course focus on the creative, technical, and industry skills you need to develop documentaries and factual programming across the contemporary media landscape. Students will learn how to film reality from a variety of perspectives, understanding and sometimes challenging traditional interpretations of the documentary and its delivery.

DCU’s MA in Documentary Practice, backed by 30 years of film and TV teaching expertise, meets the rising industry demand for long-form documentaries. With access to a state-of-the-art media studio and industry-standard equipment, students gain the skills and experience needed to excel in documentary filmmaking.

The Graduate Certificate of Screen Arts and Production: Documentary is a chance to attain a short and targeted post-graduate qualification for students wishing to deepen, enhance or reframe their skills as a present or future drama practitioner in the screen industries. In this three-subject course, students complete one core subject focused on documentary screen storytelling and complement it with two out of six production-focused electives to round out their experience. The Graduate Certificate in Screen Arts and Production: Documentary is a stand-alone course that can be taken full-time or part-time. It is also a pathway into the Master of Screen Arts and Production, should students wish to keep studying.

Students who join the M.F.A. program in Documentary take advantage of the combined focus on both cinematic arts and journalistic approaches. You benefit further from the School’s many strengths such as Interactive Media, Strategic Communication, and Communication for Global Social Change.

The ESCAC Documentary Master's program is an immersion for the student in the practical and theoretical dimensions of the different formats of today's documentary.

MA Wildlife Documentary Production will give you the research, scriptwriting and technical skills you need to pursue a career within the wildlife documentary sector. You’ll study at our MediaCity campus, which is located in a hub of digital and media businesses plus home to the BBC and ITV. Our campus is equipped with industry-standard equipment including TV studios, green screen facilities, audio production facilities, stop-frame studio, computer suites and editing studios. You’ll also have lots of opportunities to engage with the industry through field trips and fascinating workshops.

MA Documentary and Factual will give you the skills and understanding needed to work as a director and/or producer in today’s factual content industries. Specific topics include finding and developing ideas, researching protagonists, learning interview techniques, researching and accessing contributors, creating stories, and pitching ideas.

For one month each year, 15 selected participants co-direct a series of 3-5 minute documentaries with OTOXO Productions. These shorts are distributed to festivals & media outlets around the world and streamed on the OTOXO platform. For these reasons alone we demand the highest quality of work from our participants and provide them with the highest quality of training to ensure it.

The Master Documentary Film program prepares authors dedicated to this cinematographic genre. The study program addresses all aspects of training professionals in the field, combining theory with practice. The stages of creating and making the documentary are assumed conceptually and concretely by students, they are thus encouraged to address research topics in the area of cinematic language, working methods, role and social impact of documentary film.

To train documentary makers with competence in the areas of Production, Script, Direction, and Post-production of documentary films; provide a theoretical framework that supports the documentary genre; generate a space that promotes documentary production; develop an interdisciplinary vision of the making of Documentary Cinema. To take the Master's degree, it is not a requirement to have prior audiovisual knowledge. In that case, the University will offer the necessary technical training free of charge.

If you have an idea for a documentary and want to turn your dream into reality, this intensive, 6-week course will provide the grounding you need to transform your initial concept into a gripping factual film. With hands-on training from practising documentary professionals, you will gain all the skills you need and make your own collaborative documentary ready to pitch and package to the industry.

With participation from The New York Times Op-Docs, this course gives developing storytellers the tools they need to complete a short film. Students will explore documentary styles, the language of film production, and the legal and ethical considerations involved in chronicling the lives of their subjects. DFW includes readings, pre-recorded video lectures, self-prep exercises, and screenings of classic and modern films. The course culminates with each student making a 3-5 minute digital doc. Students can book two one-on-one sessions with the instructor, and schedule time with their classmates to view work and provide feedback.