Engaging the History, theory,
and production of world cinema
history
theory
production
“The Film Studies Program examines the moving image globally across a range of industrial and artisanal contexts, and encourage students to understand cinema as an art, business, and technology.”
Kaveh Askari
director of film studies
MSU Film Studies Program
Degree Areas
Film Studies
BA & MINOR
In-depth training in the analysis of cinematic style and aesthetics, the history of film, and theory and criticism.
Film Studies
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Focusing on the methodologies, practices, and disciplinary concerns relevant for conducting advanced research and teaching in film studies.
Fiction Filmmaking
MINOR
Bringing film production and analysis together students to produce theoretically informed and culturally engaged work.
Documentary Film Production
MINOR
Exploring the challenges of representing reality through documentary filmmaking.
featured News
Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival Returns to MSU
Assistant Professors Elizabeth Tuttle and Jena Whitaker in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University are excited to announce the return of the MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival. The 2024 festival is slated to bring one classic and five contemporary French films to MSU’s campus
Fiction Filmmaking Capstone Class Premiers Short Film on April 24-25
After two semesters of immersive learning in film production, editing, and marketing, the 2023-2024 Fiction Filmmaking Capstone Class at Michigan State University will premiere its film, Feast Your Eyes, about the life of an amateur TV show producer who becomes captivated by his subject’s repressed hunger for human flesh. A
FILMETRY Festival Will Celebrate ‘Poetics of Cinema’ APRIL 19
FILMETRY, a film festival that celebrates the union of film and poetry, will give extra emphasis to that union in this year’s festival, when poetry goes to the movies on the page and the screen. As part of the festival, which is free and open to all, 11 short new