Short Film Courses at Film Oxford – the Alternative, Affordable Film School – both online and premises based courses
Our short film courses for adults (18+) are led by award-winning filmmakers, artists and digital creatives at subsidised prices. Learn the technical & creative skills you need to go on to write, create, direct, produce and distribute your own films.
Covid-19 – From September 2020 we will be offering a limited programme of courses in our building, plus some new online short courses As time progresses we will be bringing back more of our popular courses that are currently temporarily unavailable, as well as offering further new online courses. Got a question – do email us?
(Click on each course below for full details. Need help choosing? See our Course Guide.)
Beginners' courses
Short courses for beginners held at our Oxford premises (up to 8 participants)
Online Courses
New online short courses (up to 10 participants)
Introduction to Screenwriting – online course
Next course: Starts Tuesday 22nd September 2020 7pm-8pm for 10 weeks - last session 24th November - Places available
£120, £108 (early booking discount by 8th September); £86 concessions
Introduction to Screenwriting – online course is a ten week interactive beginners’ course for people planning their first screenplay or wanting to improve their screenwriting skills. It will arm you with the concepts and practices you need to be aware of, before diving in. Runs one hour per week over 10 weeks, for a maximum […] Read more
Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking – online course
Next course: Starts Monday 14th September 2020 at 7pm. 5 weeks, two sessions per week: Mondays and Thursdays - Places available
£138, £124 (early booking discount by 1st September), £99 concessions.
Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking – online course is designed for a new generation of storytellers. With interactive, step-by step learning, you will find your immersed from session one. It is run over 5 weeks – with two hour-long sessions per week – for a maximum of eight learners. If documentary film is your passion then […] Read more
Intermediate courses
Short Intermediate Courses held at our Oxford premises (up to 8 participants)
Tailor-made Courses
Film Oxford runs bespoke courses for organisations, businesses or individuals. If you want us to run a course for you that fits in with your schedule, whether at Film Oxford or your own premises or online, please get in touch.
Temporaily unavailable
Courses that are temporarily unavailable due to covid-19 social distancing regulations. We will restructuring these courses so we can bring them back as soon as possible!
