Microcredentials Academy
Visit the Online Short Courses Portfolio. Here, you will find all specialized and up-to-date refresher courses.
- Production Management for Animation
University: IADT
Date Start/ End: 02.12.2024 - 07.04.2025
Language: English
Country: Ireland
Price: €1100This course will provide learners with a command of the practical management of industry standard digital animation productions, primarily 2D animation but also 3D and VFX. Each student will complete a live production plan as part of this course. They will have an opportunity to apply the skills they have learned on the course in a real world context.
- Script Continuity Training
University: LMTA
Date Start/ End: 03.05.2025 - 11.05.2025 + internship
Language: Lithuanian / English
Country: Lithuania
Price: €890The continuity of the script is the basis of every quality film. The script continuity supervisor is an indispensable specialist in film production, ensuring that the scenes are consistent, the details are in line with the director's vision, and that mistakes do not have to be corrected in post-production. It is a highly responsible position on the film set, requiring specific knowledge and training.
- Sound and Music in Animation
University: NATFA
Date Start/ End: 05.05.2025 - 16.05.2025
Language: Bulgarian
Country: Bulgaria
Price: €100Since the word animation is derived from the Latin animatio—meaning "to bring to life"—the entire process of creating an animated film relies on a combination of auditory and visual elements to construct a vivid and immersive artificial reality. Designing sound for animation is a complex and demanding process. Given the unique characteristics of this film genre, particularly the absence of production sound, crafting a compelling soundscape presents both creative opportunities and technical challenges.
- Visual Storytelling
University: LUCA
Date Start/ End: 01.09.2025 - 12.12.2025
Language: Dutch
Country: Belgium
Price: €635This module provides students with the language and tools for telling a story through audiovisual media (film/video.) In doing so, it follows the steps and chronology of a classic film process with pre-production (scenario language), production (camera direction) and post-production (editing). The genre and media in which to work is free to choose (social media, video, reportage, film...).
- Editor-Presenter on Television
University: BFM
Date Start/ End: 07.02.2025 - 30.09.2025
Language: Estonian
Country: Estonia
Price: €3500The editor-presenter on Television microcredential programme has been created in cooperation with the TLU Baltic Film, Media and Arts School (BFM) and TV3. The course offers the opportunity to acquire the necessary professional knowledge and initial experience to work in the television landscape, especially for those who do not have previous professional education, but who are interested in working in television and who, due to their knowledge, skills and previous field of work or experience, could become a valuable addition to our television stations and production companies.
- Green Consultant for Audiovisual Media
University: Lusófona
Date Start/ End: 05.11.2024 - 31.03.2025
Language: Portuguese and English
Country: Portugal
Price: 1800€This course trains professionals with in-depth knowledge of sustainability applied to the film and audiovisual industries. Through the integration of environmental management systems and restructuring of work processes, participants will learn to promote more sustainable practices. Complemented by case studies and a focus on effective communication, the course offers a holistic approach, considering the ethical, social, and environmental dimensions of the industry.
- Summer School / Toon Boom Harmony 2D Animation
University: VIA
Date Start/ End: 11.08.2025 - 28.11.2025
Language: English
Country: Denmark
Price: EU-citizens: € 1.140, non EU-citizens: € 2.070Spend three weeks learning 2d frame-by-frame character animation in the industry standard software Toon Boom Harmony, focusing on walking and acting while implementing the principles of physicality. Applicants should already have acquired basic knowledge of animation.
- The Summer School of Film Language
University: VSMU
Date Start End: 1.7.2025 -12.7.2025
Language: Slovak
Country: Slovakia
Price: 390€The course is designed for students interested in film education at institutions such as the Film and Television Faculty of VŠMU, the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, FMK UTB in Zlín, FAMU Prague, Czech Republic. It is also suitable for professionals working in television, media, arts, and culture, as well as current students from Slovak and Czech universities focusing on audiovisual education. Over the course of twelve intensive working days, participants will gain fundamental knowledge in screenwriting, dramaturgy, directing, cinematography, editing, and sound post-production. These skills will be explored across key genres, including news, journalism, documentary filmmaking, feature films, and television production.