Overview

The Screenwriting course programme offered by The London Film School focuses on the development of the individual screenwriter’s voice. You will be supported and challenged throughout your one year MA as you explore that voice through your screenwriting. You will work collaboratively within a diverse, international cohort and within the conservatoire atmosphere of LFS.

Education

The development of your feature screenplay, at the heart of your MA, is undertaken in small Feature Development Groups of 3 or 4 students, chaired by a tutor. Regular Group meetings are structured around the giving and receiving of feedback and the deep exploration of your feature project from the initial idea through several draft screenplays.

The ambition and variety of students’ screenplays reflect both the depth of their creativity and the breadth and diversity of their backgrounds and interests. In addition to your feature screenplay, you will have opportunities to write short screenplays and to develop a television series idea.

Screenwriting is filmmaking and MA Screenwriting situates screenwriting in filmmaking, collaborative, industrial and cultural contexts. You will join filmmaking students for screenings and discussions and you will have opportunities to collaborate with them and to script edit their screenplays.

You will be supported with workshops that introduce you to a range of creative writing exercises and pitching, empowering you to generate and develop ideas, produce scripts and take them out into the marketplace with confidence.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Screenwriters Craft

The Screenwriter's Practice

Writing the Feature Film

Audience

You will be exposed to a wide range of high-profile visiting industry professionals. Recent visitors include Tony Grisoni, Jed Mercurio, Frank Spotnitz and colleagues from Big Light Productions, Howard Overman, Mick Audsley, the postgraduate, Berlin-based Serial Eyes television series writing programme. In your third term, you will be assigned an industry mentor who will support you.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00

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More details

Where availability permits, late applications may be accepted.

Language

English

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Film Studies Creative Writing Liberal Arts View 114 other Masters in Liberal Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelors degree with Honours; or

An equivalent (international) or higher qualification; or

An equivalent professional qualification; or

Substantial professional experience in film or a related area.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

18611 GBP / year

≈ 18611 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

16248 GBP / year

≈ 16248 GBP / year

Additional Details

Tuition Fees, 1-year programme

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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