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Umass Film Studies is an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary program that offers a film major (BA), a graduate certificate in Film Studies, as well as two online certificates: undergraduate in film studies, and graduate in videographic criticism The Certificate Program in Film Studies offers a comprehensive course of study in the history, criticism, theory, aesthetics, and production of the mo

ving image in the unique context of an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary program. The Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies is the home of the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival, an annual series that brings to the campus and Five College community important new international films and visiting filmmakers. Certificate students are encouraged to participate in the Festival’s one-credit colloquium and internship program as well as in the annual Five College Student Film and Video Festival which showcases the best work of students in the Five Colleges and offers valuable opportunities to Certificate students interested in production to screen their film and video projects and to participate in producing and organizing the Festival.

Happy Fall 2025 everyone! We’re so excited to kick off the new semester. Here are some important dates you might want to...
08/29/2025

Happy Fall 2025 everyone! We’re so excited to kick off the new semester. Here are some important dates you might want to keep track of. 😉

Start this Fall a Graduate Certificate in Videographic Criticism ONLINE at the University of Massachusetts
08/19/2025

Start this Fall a Graduate Certificate in Videographic Criticism ONLINE at the University of Massachusetts

Reminding you of our ONLINE Graduate Certificate in Videographic Criticism. Scan the QR code or visit our website for mo...
07/07/2025

Reminding you of our ONLINE Graduate Certificate in Videographic Criticism. Scan the QR code or visit our website for more information!

07/01/2025

LAST DAY TO ENROLL!!! "This summer (July 07-August 15) take the online class FILM-ST 330 - Film Auteurs: Hitchcock!! You will complete a Film Studies major or certificate requirement in only 6 weeks! (3 credits- Instructor: Daniel Pope)
If the cinema is a deeply collaborative artform, what can we learn about a film, or a set of films, by considering the director as an auteur, a single creative vision guiding all aspects of the filmmaking process? In this class, we will study the work of renowned auteur Alfred Hitchcock in the context of cinema in the early-to-mid-twentieth century. Hitchcock’s prolific career exerts a profound influence on the history of cinema and on filmmaking, television, and pop-culture today. From his origins and early career in Britain, to his move to Hollywood where his thrillers earned him the moniker “Master of Suspense,” to the success of his television projects, Hitchcock pushed against—and past—limits of censorship, filmmaking techniques, and the conventions of both film narrative and of moviegoing culture, cultivating along the way his distinctive “Hitchcockian” style and cinematic sensibility. We will explore a selection of works from Hitchcock’s filmography, contextualize his work in film history, address the dark aspects of his life and career, and examine auteur theory, its value, and its limits.

This summer (July 07-August 15) take the online class FILM-ST 330 - Film Auteurs: Hitchcock!! You will complete a Film ...
06/28/2025

This summer (July 07-August 15) take the online class FILM-ST 330 - Film Auteurs: Hitchcock!! You will complete a Film Studies major or certificate requirement in only 6 weeks! (3 credits- Instructor: Daniel Pope)
If the cinema is a deeply collaborative artform, what can we learn about a film, or a set of films, by considering the director as an auteur, a single creative vision guiding all aspects of the filmmaking process? In this class, we will study the work of renowned auteur Alfred Hitchcock in the context of cinema in the early-to-mid-twentieth century. Hitchcock’s prolific career exerts a profound influence on the history of cinema and on filmmaking, television, and pop-culture today. From his origins and early career in Britain, to his move to Hollywood where his thrillers earned him the moniker “Master of Suspense,” to the success of his television projects, Hitchcock pushed against—and past—limits of censorship, filmmaking techniques, and the conventions of both film narrative and of moviegoing culture, cultivating along the way his distinctive “Hitchcockian” style and cinematic sensibility. We will explore a selection of works from Hitchcock’s filmography, contextualize his work in film history, address the dark aspects of his life and career, and examine auteur theory, its value, and its limits. College of Humanities & Fine Arts at UMass Amherst

06/27/2025

Learn how to produce your own film —and get University of Massachusetts credit. No need to be a UMass students. Anybody can enroll. FILM-ST 311 Film Production (taught online from 07/07 through 08/15) covers the phases of project development, financing, pre-production, production design, and executive production, together with post-production and distribution/commercialization. Taught by producer Nefeli Forni:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw5RMUe4NEE
https://www.umass.edu/universityplus/class/summer-2025/58651/film-production-how-the-craft-works
College of Humanities & Fine Arts at UMass Amherst

Whether you’re looking to complete the 18-credit certificate, fulfill a GenEd requirement, or get ahead on the requireme...
06/27/2025

Whether you’re looking to complete the 18-credit certificate, fulfill a GenEd requirement, or get ahead on the requirements for your Film Studies major, this summer you can complete 14-week classes in just 6 weeks, all at your own pace. Choose from four exciting online courses, from July 07-August 15, at UMass Film Studies:
FILM-ST 330 - Film Auteurs : Hitchcock
Hitchcock’s prolific career exerts a profound influence on the history of cinema and on filmmaking, television, and pop-culture today. From his origins and early career in Britain, to his move to Hollywood where his thrillers earned him the moniker “Master of Suspense,” to the success of his television projects, Hitchcock pushed against—and past—limits of censorship, filmmaking techniques, and the conventions of both film narrative and of moviegoing culture, cultivating along the way his distinctive “Hitchcockian” style and cinematic sensibility.
FILM-ST 284 - The Undead Souths: Southern Gothic and Francophone Mythologies in Film & Television (Gened AT DU)
This course will explore themes of the Southern Gothic: the sense of horror and dread, moral corruption, and psychological abjection, all seemingly meant to assimilate the South and its citizens to the category of a degenerate and menacing otherness.
FILM-ST 311 - Film Production: How the Craft Works
This course will focus on a diversity of challenges in the art of film production. It will cover the phases of project development, financing, pre-production, production design, and executive production, together with post-production and distribution/commercialization.
FILM-ST 390T - Writing for the Screen: Creating the TV/Streaming Series Pilot
We will study TV/Streaming pilot scripts to learn how they are constructed and how successful series are developed. Students will work on their own TV/Streaming projects. As students work through a series of assignments/writing prompts, they will address plot, character development, story structure to enunciate required elements for original script projects.

Still time to register for these Summer classes!!
06/26/2025

Still time to register for these Summer classes!!

There’s still time to register for Summer Session II classes!!! Get those credits!
06/11/2025

There’s still time to register for Summer Session II classes!!! Get those credits!

Come see what our students have been working on tomorrow at the Roif Awards!! 1-3pm ILC S350. Hope to see you there!
05/13/2025

Come see what our students have been working on tomorrow at the Roif Awards!! 1-3pm ILC S350. Hope to see you there!

We hope to see you at the faculty showcase on May 9th!!
05/07/2025

We hope to see you at the faculty showcase on May 9th!!

Hey hey!! Want to learn more about the new Film Studies major? You should come to the group advising session tomorrow Ma...
05/07/2025

Hey hey!! Want to learn more about the new Film Studies major? You should come to the group advising session tomorrow May 8th!

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