Independent Filmmaking at Futureworks
Independent Filmmaking (BA (Hons), F3M6) at Futureworks asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on futureworks.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check futureworks.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 20% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- F3M6 · F3 physics + M6 law, unlisted subject
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 12%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities95%88%
Assessment and feedback91%88%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management91%82%
Learning resources79%89%
Student voice82%82%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£18.5k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working15% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
15%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M3 5FS
Subjects
moving image techniques design, and creative and performing arts
cinematics design, and creative and performing arts
cinematics design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
Cinematics and photography at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Animation Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Film & Screen Arts BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Photography BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Animation BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Animation BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Independent Filmmaking this course | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Animation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Film and Television BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Animation BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Character and Creative Effects BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More creative arts and design at Futureworks
- Animation with Illustration BA (Hons)
- Art of VFX and Virtual Production BA (Hons)
- Audio Engineering and Production BSc (Hons)
- Editing for Film, TV and Media BA (Hons)
- Game Art BA (Hons)