Introduction

The Cinematography Direction diploma is a specialized 3-year academic program in which film students are prepared to face all the challenges and commitments required by the Cinematography Department of a professional audiovisual project.

In this way, the student will be invited to learn about each aspect and each task for which the photography direction team is responsible, and will also be able to assume any conversation, any creative process and any practical execution of a project with all departments and profiles that constitute the Spanish film guild.

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Diploma

Dates

1 October 2025 to 26 June 2026

Enrollments

Enrollment Period
1 February 2025 to 20 September 2025

Timetable

From October to December:

Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

January & February:

Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

From March to June:

Monday to Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Formation hours

More than 1400 teaching hours + joint practices.

Information

  • Small groups.
  • Specialized Masterclasses.
  • Own title.

Target audience

This diploma has been designed for anyone who wishes to explore their artistic concerns within the framework of a cinematographic work from its lighting and visual facets. It is highly recommended to have linguistic virtues, general culture, photographic interests and the capacity for both effort and group work. Any previous training in audiovisual, art history, photography or fine arts will be beneficial to the student.

Who you'll become

As director or director of photography of a cinematographic work. Once you successfully complete the degree, you will be able to assume photographic authorship of a fiction project, working together with all the departments involved in the development of a film. You will know all the vocabulary, all the techniques and all the debates that enliven cinematographic creation from its photographic approach. Likewise, you will be able to collaborate in making decisions that cover issues of lighting, optics, framing, composition and colorimetry.

In any member of the photography direction department of a work of fiction, thus knowing the responsibilities and functions of a camera operator, a camera assistant, a camera assistant, a machinist, a DIT, a Video Assist, a colorist or a gaffer and an electrician.

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Our way of teaching

You will begin by acquiring all the vocabulary essential for understanding and thinking about cinematography. Once this common language is established, you will assimilate all the necessary protocols for carrying out a film work, whether it is typical of a pre-production, filming or post-production phase. Immediately, you will experience the creative process within the framework of a so-called institutional cinema and then explore the counterproposals developed throughout History. Finally, you will synthesize everything you have learned in a final stage where you can formalize your own vision in accordance with the contemporaneity of our discipline.

Study plan

For more information about our study plan, fill out the form and contact us.

Professors

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Lara Vilanova
Profesora de dirección de fotografía
Nominación mejor fotografía en Cortometraje documental – Camerimage 2022 Mejor Fotografía – CINESPAÑA 2018 Nominación mejor fotografía en documental – Fenix ​​2018 Nominación mejor fotografía en documental – Camerimage 2018
Izaskun Artegui Alcaide
Izaskun Artegui Alcaide
Research workshop tutor
Professor and researcher at the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
alba lozano
Alba Lozano
Script teacher
His short film “Non Grata” (2022) wins the Best Short Film Award at the Alicante Festival (Goya Qualifier)
rodrigo de pablo
Rodrigo De Pablo
Cinematography teacher
Ha trabajado para productoras como; Movistar + o Telecinco Cinema
Artur Pol Camprubi
Artur-Pol Camprubí
Cinematography teacher
"Hafreiat" and "Tolyatti Adrift", documentaries in which he is the photographer, have won awards and mentions at different festivals
Ernesto Baez
Ernesto Báez
Cinematography Tutor
Director de fotografía de la serie de Disney + No abras nunca esa puerta
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Ane Berriotxoa
Profesora de dirección de fotografía
Su cortometraje "Bat" fue seleccionado en el too cool for school de Cannes
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Jordi López
Profesor de cinematografía
Montador del largometraje "Matar a Dios"
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Xabier Elkorobarrutia
Editing teacher
Guillermo Rivera
Guillermo Rivera
Direction tutor
Crítico de la fundación MONTRESSO
Ainara lopez
Ainara López
Film editing tutor
He has worked under the orders of Nacho Vigalondo, Julio Medem, Gracia Querejeta
David caina
David Caíña
Script tutor
Director de teatro y guionista

Enrollment, registration and prices

Request all the information by filling out the contact form, writing us an email, calling us by phone or visiting us in person.

We will send you all the necessary information so that you can register.

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Contacts

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Escuela de Cine del País Vasco
Email:
info@ecpv.es
Address:
C/ Mina San Luis 20, Miribilla Bilbao
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Customer service schedule

  • From Monday to Friday:
    9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays and Sundays closed