The MA in Film Studies examines film as an artistic, cultural, and political medium. The main objective of this program is to expose students to different methodologies of film and media analysis, in order to understand the role of moving images in society and history. The program encompasses aesthetics, theory, and research methods that will help enable students to navigate their own relationship to the complex and pervasive viewing experiences of our digital world. While exploring the latest developments in moving image culture, we encourage students to develop their own research projects. You will connect with a dynamic group of students and develop your own areas of interest and benefit from some of the best research labs in Canada. Our internationally-renowned faculty is comprised of academics from a multitude of disciplines and institutions and includes four research chairs. Montreal's exceptional range of film venues, museums, galleries and artist-run centres means that students live and work in an incredibly vibrant and inspiring urban environment.

VCR-Moving Image Collection

The VCR Moving Image Collection houses more than 41,000 titles, spanning from 1895 to the present year. This collection provides a historical perspective on the introduction of new teaching and learning technologies since 1968. It includes both older media formats and more current editions (DVDs, BluRays, etc).

These titles also include 11,500 historically significant archival 16mm and 35mm films, which range from experimental, to instructional and industrial documentary films, and to world cinema. The highlights include the National Film Board of Canada’s lending library until 1990, the British Information Services collection of travelogues and documentaries from the 1960s and 1970s, the Shastri Collection of Indian documentary films, and a growing collection of student films from Concordia’s Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. 

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Language of Instruction

The main language of instruction is English but students can submit work in French. 
We currently accept students in both mobility phases and they need not submit a letter of motivation.