An intensive, hands-on filmmaking track covering the full pipeline from script to screen, taught through workshops, on-set practice and studio visits with Brazilian production houses.
What you will learn
- Script development, storyboarding and shot design
- Directing actors and leading a set with professional protocol
- Camera, lighting and sound for narrative and documentary
- Editing, colour and post-production workflow
- Festival strategy, co-production and international distribution
Curriculum
12 weeks · 260 contact hours · 6 structured modules
- Story structure and character
- Treatment and screenplay format
- Script breakdown
Practical assignments
- Write and pitch an original short screenplay
- Complete two crewed exercise shoots in rotating roles
- Deliver a finished short film screened at the certification ceremony
Learning outcomes
- Lead a production from script through delivery to festival standard
- Operate confidently across camera, sound and post-production
- Navigate co-production and international distribution pathways
Who it is for
Directors, camera operators, editors, producers and film students with foundational experience.
Certification outcome
A completed short film produced in Brazil and screened at the certification ceremony.
Verified training sources
This track is mapped to named regulatory bodies, universities, peer-reviewed research and industry training pathways.
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Applications for IOP 2026 are open to professionals across Africa and to Africans residing in Brazil.
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