Summer Film School 2026
The 2026 Film Academy Edinburgh Summer School dates are Monday 27th to Friday 31st July.
Register an interest
CURRENT FILM ACADEMY MEMBERS; currently attending weekly students should go to the Members page for their Summer School, which is on different dates.
Cost
The cost of the entire 5-day course is £275 per student (10% discount on each additional sibling).
A place is reserved by clicking on the booking portal below and paying a £50 deposit through PayPal (once paid please remain on PayPal briefly and you should be redirected to a confirmation page). When all 14 places per group are filled we operate a waiting list. The balance is due by 19th of June (you will receive an invoice in May); the place is not guaranteed until the balance is paid in full.
Siblings must book separately.
Subject to our terms and conditions.
The dates are Monday 27th to Friday 31st July. All students are required to bring a packed lunch and water bottle each day (see course overview below).
The Film Academy Summer School covers both behind-the-scenes crew roles and in-front-of-camera acting; a degree of flexibility is required in terms of student roles during the main film shoot.
All necessary documentation will be sent out between 20th and 26th June.
See the Terms & Conditions for our cancellation and refund policy.
If you require any further information at this stage, please contact The Film Academy through theContact Us page.
SUMMER SCHOOL 2025
Where
The Film Academy Edinburgh has hired and will run all courses in the professionally equipped spaces in the Cre:8 building of Edinburgh College’s Milton Road campus.
The Summer School takes place on the Milton campus of Edinburgh College, which is at 24 Milton Road
East, EH15 2PQ.
Please note; The Film Academy is independent of Edinburgh College – please do not contact the
College in regards to The Film Academy Edinburgh.
SUMMER FILM SCHOOL; COURSE OVERVIEW
An exciting and fun 5-day filmmaking adventure where young people will learn all the tricks of Hollywood to make their own short films, online videos, experiencing the challenge and fun of making movie magic! With workshops in the secrets and techniques of being an actor, how to direct, operate camera and sound equipment, write a script and storyboard, all the way through to post production editing on state of the art iMac edit suites. On the last day the students will see their hard work up on the big screen.
Guided by experienced film industry professionals, and working with professional film making equipment, students will be encouraged to explore their creativity, build their confidence, work collaboratively and develop new skills such as planning and organising in a series of hands-on workshops on making movies. It will provide students with the opportunity to take on all the front-of-camera and behind-the-scenes roles involved in making a short film. In fact, the A to Z of cinema.
The skills learned through making a film apply to all walks of life, and provide young people with a strong base for the future. A special screening of the students’ film will be held at the end of the course on the Friday, with parents invited to attend. All students will receive a certificate of course completion and a digital download link of their work.
A typical week’s Schedule (subject to change)
Day 1 starts at 9:15am and wraps at 4:15pm. From Tuesday onwards it is a 9:30am start with an
approximate wrap time of 3:45pm (except Friday when the showcase will start at 3:45).
MONDAY:
By midday you will have devised and written your first short film!!
In the afternoon you will be in workshops on acting and screen writing.
TUESDAY:
Today is all about skills training; you will have workshops on Production and Editing in the morning, then in the afternoon you will divide into cast and crew and begin pre production for your main film.
WEDNESDAY:
An all day film shoot. You have just 5 hours to get the majority filmed.
THURSDAY:
The second shoot day. You must wrap the film before lunch!
In the afternoon you’ll devise and write your own one-page short film, what we call a “flash film”, followed by a team quiz to test your film knowledge.
FRIDAY:
In the morning you will rehearse and then be given just 45 minutes to put all your skills to work and film your own devised short film.
The afternoon comprises of different workshops from outside industry professionals, and we wrap the week with a showcase of your work, when parents/guardians and friends are invited to come a see and you receive a certificate of completion.
Then you’ll likely sleep all weekend!
