GEECT

University of South Wales (NFS/USW)

University of South Wales (NFS/USW)

Visit Website
  • Basic Facts
  • Mission & Strategy
  • Degree Areas
  • Key Teaching Staff
  • Successful Graduates

Basic Facts

  • Year of Foundation:

    1966

  • Year of Receiving CILECT Full Membership:

    2010

  • Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:

    1970

  • Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:

    HEFCW

  • Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):

    Tom Ware

  • Address:

    University of South Wales, Faculty of Creative Industries, 86-88 Adam Street, Cardiff CF24 2FN

  • Country:

    United Kingdom

  • Website:

    https://www.southwales.ac.uk

  • Points of Contact

    CILECT Contact Person:
    Head of School: Tom Ware
    Email:
    tom.ware@southwales.ac.uk
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Academic Subject Manager (Film): Dr.Lesley Harbidge
    Email:
    lesley.harbidge@southwales.ac.uk
    CILECT Contact Person:
    Nigel Orillard
    Email:
    nigel.orrillard@southwales.ac.uk
    CILECT Contact Person:
    John Burgan
    Telephone:
    +44 16 33 43 53 69 / 43 22 10
    Email:
    john.burgan@southwales.ac.uk

Mission & Strategy

The course has a practical emphasis that provides professional-level training, underpinned by academic content. It was developed in conjunction with the industry, to ensure graduates have the right skills and creative ability to enter the workplace. Formally part of the Newport Film School, Film has been taught at the University for nearly 50 years. Our expertise in film-making and the reputation of our alumni is acknowledged internationally across the industry.

Key Teaching Staff

Philip Cowan

Field of Teaching: Cinematography
Website Reference: https://staff.southwales.ac.uk/users/6815-pcowan01

Prof. Florence Ayisi

Field of Teaching: Documentary
Website Reference: https://staff.southwales.ac.uk/users/6797-fayisi01

Inga Burrows

Field of Teaching: Fiction / Experimental
Website Reference: https://staff.southwales.ac.uk/users/378-iburrows

Margaret Constantas

Field of Teaching: Fiction direction
Website Reference: https://staff.southwales.ac.uk/users/6807-mconst01

Vivian Mainwaring

Field of Teaching: Fiction / Working with Actors
Website Reference: https://staff.southwales.ac.uk/users/6819-vmainw1

Sally Lisk-Lewis

Field of Teaching: Senior Lecturer, Documentary
Website Reference: https://staff.southwales.ac.uk/users/7197-sliskl1

Nigel Orrillard

Field of Teaching: Film Screenwriting & Working with Actors
Website Reference: https://pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/persons/nigel-orrillard(e7441d64-b178-4313-9502-062aef6b5097).html
Major Achievements:

Nominated by BA and MA students for 14 Teaching Awards since 2008

Visiting Associate Professor
ESMAD, Porto, Portugal
2009/present

Course Leader MA / MFA Film
2004/2012
Newport Film School

The Wajda School, Warsaw
2006/2011
Script Consultant
to 57 European feature film projects on the EKRAN Media+ Programme

Six of my students were also able to complete the EKRAN programme

NYU Tisch
2010
Visiting Scholar

Two of my students were also able to study for three weeks at NYU

£11,500 Development Funding
1999
King’s Shadows (Writer)

£30,000 DM Davies Award
1998
May Day (Writer, Director, Producer, Editor)
Best Short Film
International Film Festival Cardiff

Shafeeq Vellani

Field of Teaching: Fiction / Screenwriting
Website Reference: https://staff.southwales.ac.uk/users/6818-svella01
Back to all Members
This profile is maintained by University of South Wales (NFS/USW). CILECT holds no responsibility over displayed information.