Film Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts
in Film Art
A global joint degree offered by Emerson College & PCA
For centuries, the world’s greatest thinkers and artists have come to Paris to learn, create, and find inspiration.
This program gives you the chance to do the same.
Through a groundbreaking partnership with Emerson College, students may now apply to the new, joint global BFA in Film Art. In this one-of-a-kind program, you’ll get to create everything from experimental films and videos to gallery installations, web series, and public art — in short, you’ll be making the film and media art that shapes and defines our multicultural world. The program’s global learning environment will help you expand your intercultural competence, grow your communication abilities, cause you to challenge your own assumptions and frames of reference, and grant you a new perspective — in life, in learning, and maybe through your camera lens. As renowned French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard said: “I know nothing of life except through the cinema.”
Two Great Schools
The global BFA program in Film Art draws on the expertise and reputations of both Paris College of Art and Emerson College and spans locations in Paris, Boston, and the Netherlands. Students will benefit from the highest international standard of film and art education within an American academic framework.
Three Amazing Locations
In this BFA program, you will:
- Spend each academic year in the heart of Paris and spend your summer residencies alternating between Boston and the Netherlands
- Create film and media art, including short experimental films and videos, gallery installations, web series, and public media art
- Analyze and challenge your own assumptions and frame of reference while learning to see yourself as a citizen of a global, interconnected world
A Unique Film Curriculum
Combine digital filmmaking with traditional studio art practices while also engaging in media, cultural, historical, and critical studies. Broaden your understanding of contemporary art discourses and techniques, while you create compelling film art that shapes our world. Collaborate with peers from around the globe and expand your intercultural fluency and communication skills.
Faculty
Dulcia Mejers
Executive Director of Emerson College's European Center at Kasteel Well campus in the Netherlands
Rob Duckers
Assistant Director for Administration and Management at Emerson’s Kasteel Well campus in the Netherlands
Join us on Saturday, March 14, 2026
Join Paris College of Art for the Open House on March 14, 2026! Meet department chairs, staff, and students, explore student work, attend interactive workshops, and discover PCA’s creative programs. Enjoy a student panel and a guided walking tour of Paris galleries....More
Raphaël Rivière,Adjunct Faculty at PCA Presents "Promesse"
Discover "Promesse", the captivating new film now in cinemas, co-written by director and PCA faculty member Raphaël Rivière. A powerful story brought to life through an exceptional creative collaboration.More
Immersive Audio Showcase at PCA This Friday
This Friday, from 16H to 20H, PCA students from the Film Art, Fine Arts and Transdisciplinary New Media Departments will be sharing their audio compositions.More
Exhibition: Expanded Moving Image Practices Group Show
This exhibition represents the culmination of a semester’s work for FILM 310 students. After several months of exhibition visits, readings, screenings, discussions, and practical assignments, Expanded Moving Image Practices presents the fruits of our labor in a group show.More
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PCA's End of the Year Show 2025
Join the entire PCA community to celebrate the end of the academic year with exhibitions and a play from May 3 to 6, 2025!More
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From Here to There, 2025 graduating class End-of-Year Design Show
This end-of-year show will feature work from graduating students in the Communication Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, and Certificate programs, as well as work from Foundation students and works in progress in Film Art and other programs.More
GBFA Ciné-club Screening with Pierre Menahem
Mark your calendars! For this edition of the GBFA Cinéclub, we're thrilled to screen two award-winning shorts by writer and director Pierre Menahem, including one that was featured in the 2022 Cannes Official Selection.More
GBFA Ciné-club: Permanent Green Light by Zac Farley & Dennis Cooper
The Film Art department is happy to invite the PCA community to their upcoming Ciné-club screening, with writer-visual artist filmmaking duo Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley!More
Expanded Moving Image Practices Exhibition
Join us as the talented FILM 310 students unveil the culmination of their semester's work in a dynamic group show!More
Alumna Spotlight: Dana Koops
An alumna of the Global BFA Film Art program—jointly offered by Emerson College and Paris College of Art—Koops first gained recognition with her undergraduate thesis film, "La Bibliotheque", a poignant exploration of grief inspired by the loss of her brother in 2022.More
GBFA Ciné-Club Presents: A Special Evening with Agnès Godard
The next guest for our upcoming ciné-club is a "heavyweight" of international cinematography, Agnès Godard, who worked with some of the greatest filmmakers of all time. She is one of our most prestigious guests since the start of the ciné-clubs!More
GBFA ARTIST TALK with Canadian filmmaker Kazik Radwanski
The Artist Talk will be moderated by screenwriter and PCA Faculty David Pickering and will be preceded by the screening of Matt and Mara (2024).More
Emerson and Paris College of Art celebrate 5 years of the Global BFA in Film Art program
From left to right, Paris College of Art Provost Michael Meere, Emerson School of the Arts Dean Kate Eichhorn, Global BFA Co-Director and Emerson Professor Daniel Gaucher, Global BFA Co-Director and PCA Film Chair Harald Hutter, Emerson President Jay Bernhardt, and Emerson...More
Graduation ‘24: Everything you need to know about this exciting day!
It's that time of the year where Graduation is on everyone's lips. Keep on reading to get all the details about the event!More
A Conversation with TV Screenwriter, Jen Regan.
Jen Regan, LA-based television screenwriter will be our next PCA Talks speaker on April 25 at 5 pm.More
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In The Making, 2024 graduating class End-of-Year Design Show
This end-of-year show will include work by graduating students of the Communication Design and the Fashion Design departments, as well as the graduating students of the Interior Design undegraduate and graduate degrees, Foundation and Certificate studentsMore
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PCA's End of the Year Shows 2024
Join the entire PCA community to celebrate the end of the academic year with exhibitions, a musical theater performance and a fashion show, from May 7 to 9, 2024More
PCA Chair of Film Art holds a screening of his film "Up the River with Acid"
Harald Hutter, Chair of PCA's Film Art Department invites the PCA community to the screening of his film, "Up the River with Acid," released in 2023.More
Film Director and PCA Faculty Raphaël Rivière's documentary "Le Centre" on French Television
This documentary follows, over the course of one year, the daily life at the football academy of As Saint-Etienne, one of the most iconic football team in FranceMore
PCA Talks presents: the GBFA* Ciné Club
Join us for a projection of Behind Our Eyes, by Anton Bialas, followed by a conversation with the filmmakerMore
MTNM Lunch Talks Presents: Virgile Novarina
Join us for a new MTNM Lunch Talk on March 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM CET to meet with Virgile Novarina, a French artist, filmmaker, photograph and writer whose work focuses on the exploration of sleep.More
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Boss blog gives you tips on the best websites to visit to start your internship search.More
"The Role of Narrative in Our Understanding of Everything” with Alexis Niki
Fashion Film and Photography faculty, Alexis Niki, talks about “The Hidden Story - The Role of Narrative in Our Understanding of Everything” at Drinking Dialogues (DD)More
BFA Film Art Class of '22 Hunter Cibula to be a Judge in FAME Festival 2020
BFA Film Art Class of '22 Hunter Cibula was selected to judge for the FAME Festival 2020.More
BFA Film Art Student Timofey Pozhitkov Interns at Y/Project
PCA students have many opportunities to intern during Paris Fashion Week. This season, our students interned at Y/Project, Rick Owens, Phillip Lim, Boon showroom, Kiki de Montparnasse, and ALC. Find out about Timofey's experience with Y/Project!More
Mobile Film Festival - Call for Entries!
The Mobile Film Festival, in partnership with YouTube and the UN, has put out a call for entries for this year's festival. This article outlines the details on how you can apply.More
The Photography, Film and Liberal Arts departments host the screening of the film 'Message in a bottle' by French director Pascale Labout
The MOVE CINE ARTE is a travelling festival of films about art with its main stages in Sao Paulo, Venice and Paris. The festival welcomes films and video productions focused on all types of artistic languages: architecture, painting, sculpture, theatre, animation, video...More
John Chua exhibits his feature film at UFVA's 2019 conference
PCA Chair of Film Art John Chua's film is selected to screen at the University Film and Video Association 2019 conference. Dr Chua dedicated his work to documenting the existence of female genital mutilation as a dehumanizing practice accross the world.More
Fine Arts Class of '20 Harriet Ryu and Ioi Choi Presents: Boudin Rouge
Fine Arts Class of '20 Harriet Ryu and Ioi Choi Presents: 'Boudin Rouge' in Espace F15 Gallery from March 9-23, 2019.More
Move Cine Arch International Architecture Film Festival
'Move' is a biennial festival, dedicated a year to art and year to architecture. This traveling festival is setting foot in Venice, São Paulo and Paris. The new edition has welcomed films and video-art productions focused on architecture, landscape, representation of space, urbanism,...More