Introduction

Master’s in Film and Series Production in Bilbao: Learn to Finance and Manage Audiovisual Projects

The Master’s in Film and Series Production at ECPV is designed to train producers capable of financing, developing, and managing audiovisual projects.

Anyone who says that cinema cannot be studied is wrong. Cinema is both studied and learned! At the Basque Country Film School (ECPV), we combine theoretical training with hands-on experience, allowing students to analyze film while actively participating in the filmmaking process.

This program equips students with the skills to:

Understand the film industry and its production models.
Master project financing in both public and private sectors.
Develop distribution and exhibition strategies for cinema, TV, and digital platforms.
Manage production teams and coordinate all departments on set.
Explore alternative independent production methods for feature films, shorts, and series.

Bilbao: A Growing Hub for Film and Television

The master’s program takes place in Bilbao, a city that in 2024 experienced record growth in audiovisual production:

With this boom in production, Bilbao is becoming a key location for aspiring film and TV producers, offering numerous opportunities in cinema, television, and digital content creation.

The ECPV Master’s in Production is taught by active professionals, using a hands-on methodology tailored to the industry.

If you want to become a film and series producer in Bilbao and learn how to finance, develop, and manage projects from concept to release contact with us.

Master's degree

Dates

1 October 2025 to 26 June 2026

Enrollments

Enrollment is Open

Until 20 September 2025

Timetable

De octubre a junio:

De lunes a viernes de 10:00 a 13:00.

Formation hours

More than 450 teaching hours + joint practices.

Information

Small groups.
Specialized Masterclasses.
Own title.

Target audience

The master's degree in film and series production is a 1-year academic program in which the student is prepared to face all the challenges and commitments required to finance and create a professional audiovisual project.

In this way, the student will be invited to learn about each aspect and task for which the producer is responsible, and may also have any artistic and creative conversation with the different departments and execute the projects based on their needs. The future producer will have the ability, from the script reading, to see which financing system or which public the project is directed towards.

Who you'll become

Executive producer or production manager of a cinematographic work. Once the master's degree has been successfully completed, you will be able to assume responsibility for the production of an audiovisual work, choose its artistic, financial and distribution needs and execute them. You will have knowledge of both the techniques and the vocabulary.
In any member of the production department knowing the responsibilities and functions of each position.
In a connoisseur of cinema, by acquiring the capacity for criticism, work methodology and maturity when choosing projects.

Our way of teaching

You will start by acquiring a common language to understand the work protocols in the performance of this film work.

From the development phase of a script, the producer has the ability to see possible cracks, in the historical context, place and moment in which the story is being developed. You can also choose if a project needs standard and institutionalized financing or, on the contrary, it can benefit from a more alternative process.

Study plan

During this master's degree, the aim is for students to understand the artistic phases of a production and assimilate them, favor the growth of the work, be able to identify strengths and weaknesses and investigate ways to carry out said project in the best possible conditions, also assimilating the information, legal, financial and marketing and distribution of an audiovisual work.