The Film School of the

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...

(AUTH) is a higher educational

film school A film school is an educational institution dedicated to teaching aspects of filmmaking, including such subjects as film production, film theory, digital media production, and screenwriting. Film history courses and hands-on technical training ar ...

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. It offers a five years 1st and 2nd circle program leading to an Integrated Master degree in Film.

Schools directions

There are 8 areas in Film where students can specialize: 1. Screenwriting 2. Directing 3. Film Production 4. Cinematography 5. Editing 6. Sound 7. Art Direction 8. Film History and Theory

Schools MA Programs

The Film Department has two Master programs. 1. Creative Writing and Screenwriting (Since 2018, co-organized with

University of Western Macedonia The University of Western Macedonia (UoWM; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Μακεδονίας) is a multi-campus university in Western Macedonia region of Greece. It was founded in Kozani in 2003 (Presidential Decree No. 92 / 11 ...

). 2. Film and Television Studies (Since 2019).

History

The Film department was founded by the 3255/2004 ΦΕΚ 138/Α/22.7.2004 law of the Greek State and began its operation during the academic year 2004–2005. It is one of the four departments of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Fine Arts (with the three others being School of Drama, School of Music Studies and School of Visual and Applied Arts).

Honorary doctorates

Michael Cacoyannis Michael Cacoyannis ( el, Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, ''Michalis Kakogiannis''; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), sometimes credited as Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriot theatre and film director, writer, producer, and actor. ...

(2005)

Pantelis Voulgaris Pantelis Voulgaris ( el, Παντελής Βούλγαρης; born 23 October 1940) is a Greek film director and screenwriter. His first feature film ''To proxenio tis Annas'' in 1972 won the first prize in Thessaloniki International Film Festiv ...

(2012)

Costa-Gavras Costa-Gavras (short for Konstantinos Gavras; el, Κωνσταντίνος Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933) is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for films with political and s ...

(2013)Article
Greek Reporter website

External links

Film Schools website

References