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From celluloid to digital

In the age of digital media, film studies as an academic discipline is challenged by a continuous transformation of its object of study. The profound changes of its material base, from celluloid to digital, as well as its screening practices, from theatrical to urban and mobile screens, ask for renewed theoretical and historical frameworks of understanding.

Film Studies at the University of Amsterdam

The Master's in Film Studies at the University of Amsterdam aims to train students to critically and creatively engage with such important shifts in film and cinema culture. The programme offers in-depth knowledge in various research fields, ranging from film philosophy, media archaeology and cultural memory to issues of transnational and global audiovisual practices.

Students have privileged access to historical sources and film collections. Internationally renowned film scholars are appointed as faculty and guest lecturers. Teaching in the programme is strongly informed by the way film is taught internationally, notably in the United States, Britain and France, thus giving students the opportunity to keep abreast of wider developments in the field.

The Master's programme Film Studies is not a Master’s in Film Production.

Degree certificate

Film Studies is an accredited degree programme of Media Studies. After successful completion of this programme, you will receive a legally accredited Master’s degree in Media Studies and the title Master of Arts (MA).

The Fascination 

In the video series 'The Fascination', Professor Patricia Pisters tells us about her profession. In the episode shown via the link below, she discusses the correlation between image and the brain. Does the screen exist as an external reality or in our minds?

Please note the following information is in Dutch:

Beroepsgeoriënteerde specialisatie

Nederlandssprekende studenten kunnen kiezen voor de beroepsgeoriënteerde specialisatie. Deze wordt gedeeltelijk in het Nederlands aangeboden. In de specialisatie werken de masterprogramma's Television and Cross-Media Culture en Film Studies samen met verschillende Nederlandse omroeporganisaties, televisieproducenten, filmmakers en filmdistributeurs.