7 Best Filmmaking Courses in Singapore (2026)

Filmmaking courses in Singapore range from a short evening workshop that ends with a screening to multi-year diplomas and degrees that cover directing, cinematography, sound and post-production. This list brings together seven providers that describe film production teaching on their own websites, drawn from arts charities, private training academies, polytechnics, the Institute of Technical Education and private colleges. Each entry says what the provider itself publishes about its programme and who it appears to suit. Fees, intakes and entry requirements change, so use the links to confirm current details. If you only want editing or photography rather than making a film, our video editing and photography course lists are better starting points.

Objectifs, an arts centre devoted to photography and film, runs a Digital Filmmaking workshop that its page pitches at beginners with no prerequisites. The page describes a hands-on route through a whole short film, covering storyboarding, scripting, directing, cinematography, sound and editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. Participants work in teams on narrative, documentary or experimental pieces, shoot on location and finish with a screening. Objectifs says a prosumer HD camera and audio equipment are lent out and that make-up lessons are not offered for missed sessions. The page lists seven sessions plus the screening and notes SkillsFuture Credit eligibility, but gives no fixed dates and asks people to email for the waitlist. Objectifs Junior separately lists film workshops for ages six to fourteen.

Bras Basah / Bugis
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic offers two routes. Its CET Academy lists a part-time Diploma in Filmmaking for adult learners, which the page says is compressed to 1.5 years. The modules include Directing & Performance, Scriptwriting Fundamentals, Cinematography & Lighting, Sound Recording & Design, Video Editing, Colour Grading and a team short-film capstone, plus a bootcamp-style Filmmaking Lab. Classes are on weekday evenings and alternate Saturdays, and the page says applicants with no formal film training are welcome, with stated entry requirements. For school leavers, the School of Film & Media Studies lists a full-time Diploma in Film, Sound & Video. The CET page mentions SkillsFuture Credit among payment routes; check intakes and eligibility with the polytechnic.

Clementi
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Equinet Academy is a private training academy whose media courses page lists in-person videography classes, two days or sixteen hours each. Titles include Advanced Cinematic Mirrorless/DSLR Videography & Video Production Techniques, Advanced Cinematic Smartphone Videography, and Mirrorless & DSLR Videography Essentials. The page describes the cinematic smartphone course as one to plan, direct and shoot cinematic video, and the essentials course as covering exposure, LOG capture, audio and stabilisation. It also lists longer certification pathways, including a Certified Digital Videographer programme of two modules and thirty-two hours. Equinet says SkillsFuture Credit is accepted on eligible courses. The emphasis is on camera craft for working creators and marketing teams, so it suits shorter, skills-first learning rather than a full film education.

Tanjong Pagar
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LASALLE College of the Arts lists a three-year, full-time BA (Hons) Film aimed at people who want a degree-level grounding in screen storytelling. Its programme page says students gain competency across seven disciplines: screenwriting, producing, directing, cinematography, sound, post-production and production design. The first two years combine film practice with critical film studies, and the final year includes a dissertation and a graduation project. Teaching takes place across the McNally and Winstedt campuses. LASALLE states there is one intake a year in August and that applicants submit a portfolio with a one-page synopsis of a short story for the screen, followed by an online interview for those shortlisted. The page gives dates for the August 2027 intake, so check them with admissions.

Bugis / McNally Street
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Temasek Polytechnic's School of Design lists a Diploma in Digital Film & Television as a polytechnic route into screen production. The course page organises its subjects across three years and names screenwriting, directing, cinematography, sound, editing and production design among them. Subject titles shown include Introduction to Directing, Directing, Cinematography, Camera in Motion, Audio Post, Video Editing and Advanced Editing, with a final-year project group at the end. The page gives a planned 2026 intake figure and the 2026 Joint Admissions Exercise aggregate range, and the School of Design is based on the polytechnic's Tampines campus. Anyone considering it should read the entry rules and how admission works on the official course page.

Tampines
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ITE College Central teaches a Higher Nitec in Film & Video Production, which the Institute of Technical Education lists as a full-time course of 24 months. ITE's page describes the content as storytelling evaluation, pre-production, camera operation and assisting, camera movement, lighting setups, multi-camera production, sound recording and post-production. It positions the course as hands-on, with projects on current technology and an internship, and says graduates typically find work with film and television production companies on dramas, movies and advertising. Roles it names include camera operator, focus puller and production assistant. This is a skills-based, technical route rather than a degree. Entry rules and admission exercises differ between the course versions ITE lists, so check the current entry requirements before applying.

Ang Mo Kio
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MDIS lists a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Film and Television Production on its media and communications pages, awarded by the UK's Teesside University. The page describes it as a top-up degree available full time and part time, MDIS's landing page says students get hands-on experience from cinematography to production, with scope to direct feature films, produce documentaries and create television content, and mentions learning from industry experts and building a professional network. The pages do not state intake dates, so confirm timing, entry requirements, study mode and the programme's current status directly with the institute. As a top-up, it points to applicants with earlier study, so ask MDIS what prior qualifications it expects.

Queenstown / Stirling Road
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