Film Direction

You'll be trained in directing actors, script analysis, visual storytelling, shot design, shooting planning, and team leadership. And all from a practical, professional, and deeply human perspective. Because before we are filmmakers, we are people telling stories to other people.

The program prepares you to integrate into a real filmmaking environment and, at the same time, to develop your own unique voice. Our graduates are part of nationally and internationally acclaimed productions, and every year new voices emerge from our classrooms to successfully direct their first films.

It's not just about learning to direct, but about becoming someone that cinema needs: a vision capable of connecting technique, emotion, and humanity.

The Diploma in Film Direction lasts three years, with a common first year where you will learn the fundamentals of all departments and begin to specialize in yours, and two more years of specialization, during which students evolve from learning the technical and narrative fundamentals to directing complex and professional projects.

Through continuous practice, active participation in class, guided directing exercises, and the completion of a final project, you will develop both your technical and creative skills.

The program is structured in three stages of development:

1. Exploration

The first year is dedicated to discovering audiovisual language, narrative, and teamwork. It's a space to experiment, make mistakes, and find your own vision.

2. Guidance and Decision-Making

The transition to specialization, guided by tutors who help students define their path according to their skills and creative ambitions.

3. Creation and Consolidation

The specialization year, where theory becomes filming and practice becomes professional experience.

The evaluation assesses your development as a director, your mastery of cinematic language, and your ability to lead a team through all phases of a production. Through continuous evaluation of projects and work, your ability to maintain communication and deliver projects year after year is assessed.

Yes, you will collaborate with students from other specialties and take part in real film shoots, helping you build a strong professional network from the very beginning.

Furthermore, we are members of the two Basque producers' associations, EPE-IBAIA and APIKA, integrating ourselves into the sector's professional network and contributing to initiatives that strengthen the booming cultural industry.

We encourage student participation in programs such as Zineuskadi's Talentuaren Gunea, presenting projects to producers throughout Spain.

Prior experience is not required, although it will be considered an asset. This diploma program is designed for those starting out in film directing.

It's for those who feel that a story doesn't end with the script, but rather when someone watches it and is moved.

It's for those who observe the world with curiosity, empathy, and an almost physical need to translate it into images. If you are moved by how a scene is told through rhythm, silence, gaze, and movement, here you will find the place to transform that sensitivity into cinematic language.

You don't need an artistic background: you need determination, listening skills, and a desire to learn by doing. Directing is not about imposing, it's about guiding; it's not about controlling, it's about inspiring. This diploma program is for those who want to lead teams, develop their own vision, and grow on set, shot by shot, decision by decision.

Yes, the course encourages the development of original ideas. You will be able to submit personal proposals and work on them under the guidance of the faculty.

You will complete several practical exercises, including short films and scenes, covering all phases of the filmmaking process: scriptwriting, shooting, and post-production.

From the first year, you'll be directing scenes, working with actors, finding the perfect shot, and making real decisions. This isn't a course to watch from the sidelines: it's a creative training ground, an artistic community, and a space where you'll learn to lead your own cinematic vision.

The faculty at ECPV is comprised of active professionals working in film, television, advertising, theater, and contemporary art.

Directors, cinematographers, editors, costume designers, production designers, screenwriters, and producers bring the realities of the industry into our classrooms every day.

They don't just teach how to make films, but how to think, how to work, how to manage teams, and how to solve problems that aren't covered in manuals.

Their contribution goes beyond simply sharing knowledge: they guide creative processes, review projects, advise on career paths, and help each student understand their strengths.

At ECPV, faculty and students aren't separated by distant hierarchies; they are part of the community.

We talk, we debate, we question, we build together.

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The presence of ECPV-trained staff on high-profile film shoots guarantees a professional standard that directly contributes to the success of each production. This international exposure, combined with the rigor of the training received, demonstrates that the school is a true bridge between learning and active participation in the most demanding audiovisual industry.

Yes, you will receive a diploma from the school certifying your participation and the knowledge acquired during the three years of film directing training.

Yes, you will have access to professional cameras, lighting and sound equipment, and editing rooms to carry out your projects following industry standards. Watch facilities

The ECPV provides students with a comprehensive and advanced range of digital and analog film cameras.

These professional tools, used in high-level productions, allow students to become familiar with industry technical standards and work with state-of-the-art equipment from their first projects until the end of their training.