MFA Film Production
The University of Windsor has one of the longest-running MFA programs in Canada, founded in 1979. We encourage appliations from filmmakers working in a wide variety of contemporary practices and genres.
The MFA in Film Prodution is a two-year practice-based research program. The curriculum balances a theoretical framework with studio courses that enable the independent production of a short film project with the support of an academic advisor. Graduate students create films over the course of their studies, culminating in a thesis film and written support document.
Our faculty members are distinguished scholars and creators wtih extensive publishing records, contributing influential books, articles, and creative works across diverse fileds of study. They have establisehed national and international reputations with expertise in fiction, experimenal, and documentay film from expository and cinéma-vérité approaches to poetic and expanded 'i-doc' models.
Faculty films have been screened on CBC, NFB, CTV, PBS, AMC, Channel 4 UK, Arté, Crave, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and Criterion and have been exhibited at most major internaltional festivals, including TIFF, MoMA, HotDocs, Kaminari (Japan), London Frames (UK), Berlin, Sheffield, and Sundance. Their work has been honourred at the Canadian Screen, Realworld, Genie, Gemini, Gémeaux, Directors Guild of Canada, and Canadian Editors Awards.
Our graduates have gone on to establish successful careers as producers, directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, post-production supervisors, and educators.