Film and Television Bahçeşehir University (BAU)

Overview

Throughout the  Film and Television programme from BahçeÅŸehir University (BAU) students develop a professional-level creative and technical portfolio that rivals graduates from USC, NFTS, FAMU, or La Fémis. 

They master dramatic writing for film and serialized television using Final Draft and Celtx, directing actors with classical and contemporary techniques, cinematography with Arri Alexa, RED, and Sony Venice systems, advanced lighting and grip practices, non-linear editing and color grading in DaVinci Resolve and Avid Media Composer, visual effects pipelines with Nuke, Houdini, and Unreal Engine real-time rendering, Dolby Atmos sound design and mixing, multi-camera live television and OB-van directing, documentary and reality formats, series bible and writers’-room practices, international co-production finance and distribution strategies, festival programming, and audience analytics

Careers

Graduates of the English-medium Bachelor of Film and Television enjoy near-perfect employment rates and immediate access to the most glamorous and globally connected segment of Turkey’s creative economy. 

They are instantly hired as directors, screenwriters, showrunners, cinematographers, editors, and producers by the country’s dominant drama exporters (Ay Yapım, Tims&B, O3 Medya, Gold Film, TMC, Pastel Film), streaming giants with permanent Istanbul production offices (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount+), international co-production partners (BBC Studios, Fremantle, All3Media, ITV Studios), advertising agencies, music-video companies, and Hollywood studio service productions that now shoot major blockbusters and series in Cappadocia, Istanbul, and Antalya.