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CINEMA - Escuela de Cinematografía y Medios Audiovisuales

University in Puebla, Mexico

CINEMA (Escuela de Cinematografía y Medios Audiovisuales) is a film school and higher-education institution in Puebla, Mexico, at Rosas 236, Colonia Bugambilias. It has trained filmmakers and audiovisual professionals since 2010. Its two degree programmes hold an RVOE (official recognition of studies) granted on 15 July 2025 by the Secretaría de Educación Pública of the State of Puebla.

  • Licenciatura en Cinematografía y Medios Audiovisuales (bachelor's degree, 8 semesters, on campus)
  • Maestría en Cinematografía (master's degree, 4 semesters)
  • Continuing-education workshops and diplomas in documentary, cinematography and film production

The bachelor's degree covers directing, screenwriting, production, cinematography, sound design, production design, editing and post-production. Teaching is project-based: students shoot a production every semester, from a self-portrait in the first semester to a graduation short film in the eighth. The next intake starts in August 2026. The master's degree combines practical and theoretical seminars and focuses on long-form audiovisual projects. Teachers are filmmakers working in the industry, and some short workshops, such as a documentary workshop presented jointly with EICTV, can be taken in person or online.

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Programmes

Licenciatura en Cinematografía y Medios Audiovisuales: 8-semester, on-campus bachelor's degree with RVOE SEP-SES/21/114/01/1697/2017/ACT-01-2025 (15 July 2025). Training covers directing, screenwriting, production, cinematography, sound, production design and art direction, editing and post-production, and project management. Each semester ends with a production:

  • Self-portrait, tonal fiction and documentary short (semesters 1-3)
  • Commercials and fiction short (semesters 4-5)
  • Music video and audiovisual series or non-fiction (semesters 6-7)
  • Graduation short film (semester 8)

Graduate programmes

Maestría en Cinematografía: 4-semester master's degree with RVOE SEP-SES/21/114/01/1691/2017/ACT-01-2025 (15 July 2025). It develops technical skills and the production of long-form audiovisual projects, with practical and theoretical seminars in every semester.

Accreditation

Secretaría de Educación Pública de México

Subjects taught

  • Communications
    • Communications
    • Film TV and video
    • Screenwriting for Television and Film
    • Audiovisual Entertainment Production
    • Cinema/Film Studies
    • Creative Writing
    • Media Studies
    • Video
    • Radio/TV/Video
    • Sound Professional
    • Sound Advanced
    • Sound Direct
    • Audio Digital
    • Music Postproduction
    • Visual Culture