Basic Facts
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Year of Foundation:
1986
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Year of Receiving CILECT Full Membership:
1986
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Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:
1998
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Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
1998
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Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):
Nathalie Coste Cerdan
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Address:
6 rue Francoeur 75018 Paris France
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Country:
France
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Website:
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Points of Contact
CILECT Contact Person:Assistant to the Director: Christèle GenestTelephone:+33 1 53 41 21 02Email:c.genest@femis.frCILECT Contact Person:International Relations: Julie TingaudTelephone:+33 1 53 41 21 45Email:j.tingaud@femis.frCILECT Contact Person:Festival OfficeTelephone:+ 33 1 53 41 21 16Email:festival@femis.fr
Mission & Strategy
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
La Fémis is the French state film school under the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. It is funded by the CNC (France’s National Centre of Cinematography and the Moving Image).
It is a member of the PSL Research University created from the strategic alliance of over twenty higher education and research institutions, including the École Normale Supérieure, Université Paris-Dauphine, Collège de France, Mines ParisTech, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique.
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Created in 1986 as a non-profit association, La Fémis currently holds the status of ’industrial and commercial public institution’ (pursuant to the law of 16 December 1996 and the decree of 13 May 1998).
La Fémis’ annual budget is in the region of €10.7M. The School is funded by various sources: a grant from the CNC (76%), the School’s own resources and additional subsidies (17%) and the remaining 7% from the apprenticeship tax paid by companies in the film and audiovisual sector.
The decree of 13 May 1998 set forth the School’s missions:
provide, in liaison with the professional industry, initial and continuous education and training in the disciplines of film, television and all other forms of communication and audiovisual expression, and confer a degree qualification;
promote and disseminate film and audiovisual culture as well as theoretical, artistic and technical research in the areas of cinematography and sound production;
cooperate with institutions in France and overseas that share similar or related objectives;
design, draft, produce, publish and distribute educational, artistic, technical and scientific documents concerning the disciplines in the cinematography and sound production sectors, in particular the audiovisual works and documents produced by students during their training at La Fémis.
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The School’s core activity is training students on the various disciplines of film: directing, cinematography, producing, screenwriting, editing, sound production, production design, continuity, distribution and cinema management.
Two new programmes were introduced at the start of the 2013 school year: ’TV Series Development’ and an ’art and design’ PhD (as part of PSL’s SACRe doctoral programme).
Admission is by competitive exam and is open to students who have completed two or more years of undergraduate education, depending on the programme.
For our initial education, the length of study varies between one and four years depending on the programme.
The School also offers continuous learning workshops in the areas of screenwriting, documentary development, production and cinema management for industry professionals.
Instead of having a permanent faculty staff, the School is supported by over 500 professional tutors who teach the var
Degree Areas
Main Curriculum / Initial Training (Directing, Production, Scriptwriting, Cinematography, Sound, Production Design, Editing)
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Degree Awarded
MA
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
438€
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Non-Residents
8000€ per year (International entry only for the main curriculum)
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
Yes
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
French
Student Practical Work Obligations
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Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)
2
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Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)
1
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Fiction Short Films (15-30 min)
2
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Documentary Films (under 30 min)
1
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Experimental Films
1
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Project Portfolios
1 for production design
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
No information
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
500.000€
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
11.000€ (by cash) + around 100.000€ in king (post-production facilities and shooting equipment)
Continuity Curriculum / Initial Training
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Degree Awarded
Specific Fémis diploma (Bachelor + 5 years of studies)
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
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Non-Residents
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
No information
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
Student Practical Work Obligations
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
No information
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
Distribution / Exhibition Curriculum / Initial Training
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Degree Awarded
MA
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
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Non-Residents
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
No information
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
Student Practical Work Obligations
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
No information
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
Creation and Series Writing / Initial Training
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Degree Awarded
Specific Fémis diploma (5 years of studies)
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
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Non-Residents
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
No information
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
Student Practical Work Obligations
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
No information
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
Residence Programme
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Degree Awarded
Specific Fémis diploma
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
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Non-Residents
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
No information
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
Student Practical Work Obligations
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
No information
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
Sacre PHD Programme
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Degree Awarded
PhD
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
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Non-Residents
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
No information
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
Student Practical Work Obligations
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
No information
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
Successful Graduates
Partho Sen-Gupta
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Partho Sen-Gupta is a Sydney based film writer and director. They were born in Mumbai in 1965. They worked as Art Director and Production Designer on feature films, TV series and commercials in India. They studied Film direction at La FEMIS (École Nationale Supérieure des Métiers de l’Image et du Son) in Paris. Their first feature film, ‘Let the Wind Blow’ (Hava Aney Dey) premiered at the Berlin Int. Film Festival. Their second feature film ‘Sunrise’ (Arunoday) premiered at the Busan IFF and since screened at 2015 Tribeca, Munich, BFI London, Sitges, Sydney etc. It won the Best Film and the Best Cinematography Awards at the 2015 Durban Film Festival, Black Tulip for Best Film at the Imagine Film festival and a Honorable Jury Mention at the Munich Film festival. It was nominated at the 2015 Asia-Pacific Screen Academy Awards. After it’s theatrical release in France, Germany, US, China it was acquired by Netflix. After living in France for over a decade, They now live and work in Sydney. Their third feature film ‘Slam’ set in Sydney, Australia premiered at the 2018 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. It then screened at various film festivals around the world. It had a theatrical release in Australia in 2019. The French theatrical release has been cancelled twice due to Covid19 is now reprogrammed for Dec 2021. Sen-Gupta also works as Senior Lecturer in Directing at the Australian Film, Television, Radio School (AFTRS).
Léonor Serraille
- Writer
- Director
Léonor Serraille was born in 1986 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is a writer and director, known for Jeune femme (2017), Mother and Son (2022) and Body (2016).
Céline Sciamma
- Writer
- Director
- Actress
Éric Rochant
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Eric Rochant was born on 24 February 1961 in Paris, France. He is a writer and director, known for The Bureau (2015), A World Without Pity (1989) and Les patriotes (1994).
Emmanuel Mouret
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Emmanuel Mouret was born on 30 June 1970 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. He is a director and writer, known for The Things We Say, the Things We Do (2020), Lady J (2018) and The Art of Love (2011).