Diploma in Documentary Film Production

Presentation of the diploma

The objectives

The aim is to train documentary filmmakers and producers in the audiovisual sector (cinema, television, radio, web).
This training is vocationally oriented: the degree is not intended for careers in research or teaching.

Over the last ten years, graduates have entered the job market either as assistant directors, directors, or producers for radio or television documentaries, or in executive positions in production companies, cultural institutions, or television channels.

In partnership with

Contacts

INA campus: educational coordination
Anna Percival
01 49 83 38 54
apercival [at] ina.fr (Contact by email.)

INA campus: registration and information financing vocational training
Aurélie Badoureaux
01 49 83 21 75
abadoureaux [at] ina.fr (Contact by email.)

ENS Paris-Saclay: Information Validation of studies, professional experience, or personal achievements (VAPP)
Madeleine Santos
01 81 87 48 90
madeleine.santos [at] ens-paris-saclay.fr (Contact by email.)

Enrollment is managed directly by INA Campus. VAPP applications must be submitted to ENS Paris-Saclay.

Requirements

This degree is open to candidates aged 27 or under in the year of enrollment for initial training, and to candidates over the age of 27 for continuing education.

The following may apply:

• Holders of at least a Master's 1 degree in arts (history, literature, economics, philosophy, sociology, information and communication, cinema and audiovisual studies, etc.) or sciences (physics, mathematics, medicine, biology, etc.);
• Holders of a degree from a business school, engineering school, institute of political studies, or higher education institution of the Ministry of Culture;
• For foreign students: holders of a degree corresponding to a Master's 1 (four years of higher education);
• Professionals (directors, cinematographers, editors, etc.) wishing to complete their training.

The M1 (or its equivalent) is assumed to have been completed by the start of the academic year and not at the time of application.

Required level of English: equivalent to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Prepared professions

• Designers and producers of audiovisual documentaries (film, television, radio, web)
• Sectors of activity: film, television, radio, and web

Programm

Modules, teachers, and duration

This high-level program offers theoretical and practical instruction in the form of classes and workshops (392 hours), which may be supplemented by internships. The program runs over two semesters.

The theoretical instruction includes several modules: history and aesthetics of the genre, audiovisual law, knowledge of archives and document research, audiovisual production and documentary markets, and documentary interview methodology. ..

Practical classes and workshops (image and sound capture and editing, design and production of documentaries for the digital environment) enable students to produce linear or interactive documentaries.

The courses are supplemented by master classes at SCAM (documentary screenings followed by meetings with their authors) and professional meetings (documentary festivals such as FIPADOC, Cinéma du réel, and Ecrans documentaires).

Classes and workshops take place from October to June. They are held at the INA in Bry-sur-Marne, which allows students to work with professional equipment and benefit from synergies with students from other courses offered by INA campus (editing, production, etc.).

The program is incompatible with other commitments. Students are therefore expected to attend the program full-time.

Tuition fees

• €3,500 for initial training (must be aged 27 or under in the year of enrollment);
• €7,500 for vocational training.

For any information on funding for professional training, please contact
Aurélie Badoureaux
01 49 83 21 75
abadoureaux [at] ina.fr (Contact by email.)

Daily life

Students have access to the INA's staff restaurant and its educational resource center.