Experience the full filmmaking production process in the creative and cultural hub of Montreal, Canada, and have your work shown on the big screen.
Montreal Summer Film Program is not offered Summer 2024.
As the vibrant cultural capital of Quebec, Montreal serves as the urban backdrop for this highly creative and immersive 6-credit Urban Indie Filmmaking course. You will engage in all aspects of film production including screenwriting, directing, producing, cinematography, sound recording and video editing.
Enhanced by Montreal’s dynamic art scene, numerous festivals, and diverse cultural events, the Urban Indie Filmmaking course aims to foster innovative and creative projects and to nurture passionate, aspiring filmmakers. Working in small collaborative groups, you will write, produce, shoot, and edit films using professional-level equipment and facilities at our Montreal campus. Whether working in narrative fiction, documentary, or music video, you will acquire the necessary skills in the cinematic arts to begin your career as an indie filmmaker.
This month-long program stresses the importance of maintaining a proactive and professional environment. This filmmaking study-abroad experience includes weekly screenings, master classes, a speaker series with industry professionals, and visits to local production companies and studios, such as Eyesteelfilm, Parafilms, 4U2C, Cineground, Framestore, and Mel’s “La cité du cinéma.” Final projects will be screened at a major independent downtown theater.
Production and editing equipment will be provided. You are encouraged to bring your own computer capable of editing video.
Contact the Study Abroad office at studyabroad@champlain.edu about the application process and the Montreal campus.