About Global Film Industries - Msc in Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

The course offers students, a critical and practical study of contemporary global film cultures and histories of cinema, with an emphasis on the place of the Scottish industry in the world.

The course will appeal to those already working in areas of the film sector, who wish to progress to senior level in pre-production (finance, location), distribution (marketing, sales), exhibition (cinema, festival management), policy or film education by developing their knowledge of the global film industry and professionalising their leadership skills and managerial practice. This course is also for those who want to work in the film industry, with a particular emphasis on those roles identified as key skills gaps – for example entrepreneurship, marketing and project management.

You will be qualified for a broad range of film production, distribution and exhibition positions within a wide spectrum of film businesses and organisations. Potential careers include production management, coordination, fundraising, marketing, programming, curation or audience development, as well as many other roles across the global film industries.