Key information
Start dates
March
Delivery mode*
In person
(Bedford Park)
Prepare for a rewarding career in the film industry.
Discover how to make short films, documentaries, music videos, commercials, and experimental works in this practical course. You'll be taught by filmmakers and passionate teachers who are actively involved in the industry, and - uniquely - you'll learn how to shoot on 16mm film for your final major project.
Learn to shoot 16mm film
Flinders University is one of the only places you can learn to shoot on 16mm film. This produces a unique aesthetic - think vintage, retro and period.
Meet filmmakers
Our passionate teachers, research experts and filmmakers have decades of experience in the field, and will connect you to the industry.
Create a portfolio
Graduate with a portfolio of creative work to show future employers and creative collaborators.
Take your skills to the silver screen.
If you have a unique vision, film and television offer the unique opportunity to share your stories with the world. You’ll be studying towards an exciting career that could take you anywhere, like one of these:
Film producer
Love to manage a creative project from start to finish? Becoming a producer might be a great career for you to explore. Producers are responsible for planning and ensuring film productions remain on-schedule, and are also involved in hiring, distribution and the commercial success of a particular project.
Their tasks can include working with creative professionals to ensure a shared creative direction is agreed upon, sourcing and approving studio hires and locations, pitching story ideas to secure financing, and more.
Cinematographer
Cinematography is the art of capturing a visual story. Cinematographers - sometimes known as directors of photography, or 'DP' - are responsible for ensuring that the series of shots taken as part of a film production form a logical narrative to tell a specific story.
Not only does a cinematographer shoot a film and work with the camera and light crews on set, but they are often responsible throughout the production lifecycle, from an initial creative idea, to storyboarding, and into post production.
Sources: Seek Australia, 2025 | Indeed Australia, 2025
Film and television crew
When you watch the credits of a film or television program, you might notice the many crew positions which are listed. There are countless opportunities when a production is in full swing - whether it's helping out with the cameras, working as a gaffer or film loader, or even as an intimacy coordinator.
Advertising coordinator
Advertising coordinators are responsible for managing all things related to advertising: whether it's doing market research to ensure marketing campaigns are data-driven, or even designing or creating advertising content themselves. It's a varied, fast-paced role that could take you far within the film and television sectors, or even beyond.
Film programmer
If you love watching films, this could be the role for you. Film programmers select the films to be shown in festivals, cinemas or on television: they need to ensure that the works are of a certain quality and would be of interest to the relevant target audience.
Visual Effects
Sound Production
Performance
Learn from the experts.
Our incredible teaching staff are experts in their fields and well-connected to industry.
Connect with industry.
You will benefit from our strong connections to industry that will provide you with practical, real-world industry experience through placements.
Frequently asked questions.
Over the years, many questions have been asked by students before. For the quickest answers view our frequently asked questions or browse the full list @ Ask Flinders.
In our Film and Television (Screen Production) course, you will make short films, documentaries, music videos, commercials, and experimental works. Topics are taught by filmmakers and passionate teachers who are actively involved in the industry. We teach you how to shoot on 16mm film for your final major project.
Our Film and Television (Screen Industries) course is aimed at emerging filmmakers and offers a flexible study program, allowing you to pursue your interests and explore film style and history, major filmmakers and industries, and theoretical concepts. You will also work on student-led productions, learn technical skills and operate filmmaking equipment. We teach you how to make a TV pilot as your final major project.
In Flinders University's Screen Production degree you will get the opportunity to shoot a feature film with one of our two ARRI Alexa 35 cameras. These are the gold standard for digital cinematography and the most used feature film camera in the world. 9 out of 11 Oscar-nominated films in 2024 were shot with one of these. Flinders is one of the only universities with an ARRI accreditation and you can graduate as a ARRI-accredited filmmaker yourself.
Unlike some professions which require an undergraduate (or even postgraduate) degree prior to entry, a degree is not required for aspiring directors. However - and this is really important to remember - studying film gives you an advantage by introducing you to a network of people you might have never met otherwise.
Our teachers are well-connected to the film and television industries, and your fellow students could be your future collaborators. At Flinders, you'll join a welcoming, creative community.
There are plenty of career opportunities to explore! You could become a film director, distribution manager, independent producer, cinematographer, freelance director, video editor, crew on film and tv projects, film programmer, independent creative producer, a marketing coordinator, content creator and more.
- Applications are completed via SATAC
- Visit: satac.edu.au
The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2025. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.
Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published
| ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds | ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors | Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 95.20 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 76.17 | 80.42 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 57.75 | 61.00 |
| Applicant background (Semester 1, 2025) | Number of students | Percentage of all students |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) | 44 | 37% |
| Vocational education and training (VET) study | 5 | 4% |
| Work and life experience | <5 | <5 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) | 28 | 24% |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test) | <5 | <5 |
| Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways) | 17 | 14% |
| International Students | 18 | 15% |
| All students | 118 | 100% |
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