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IB Film

Reading, contextualising and making films, working in production roles such as director, cinematographer, editor, sound and writer.

  • Group 6, the arts
  • SL and HL
  • First assessment 2023

What Augment has for Film

For Film, Augment has the syllabus and how the subject is assessed. There are no questions, notes or flashcards for it yet.

Both are below, and they come straight from the subject guide, so they are worth reading before you choose your subjects.

Counted on 20 October 2026

The Film syllabus

4 topics and 21 subtopics, first assessment 2023. HL is everything here; 6 parts marked HL only are left out at SL.

  1. 1Exploring film production roles

    1. 1.1Film production roles: cinematographer, director, editor, sound and writer
    2. 1.2Filmmaker intentions
    3. 1.3Industry practices and essential skills
    4. 1.4Filmmaking exercises, experiments and completed films
    5. 1.5Reflecting on production work in a portfolio
  2. 2Reading film

    1. 2.1Film elements
    2. 2.2Cultural context
    3. 2.3Analysing film sequences and film texts
    4. 2.4Technical and critical film vocabulary
    5. 2.5Writing a textual analysis
  3. 3Contextualising film

    1. 3.1Film across time, space and culture
    2. 3.2Film movements
    3. 3.3Film genre and film style
    4. 3.4Film theory
    5. 3.5Comparing films from contrasting cultural contexts
    6. 3.6Presenting a multimedia comparative study
  4. 4Collaboratively producing filmHL only

    1. 4.1Core production teamsHL only
    2. 4.2Setting intentions from films and filmmakersHL only
    3. 4.3Pre-production, production and post-productionHL only
    4. 4.4Creative choices in a production roleHL only
    5. 4.5Evaluating collaboration and completed filmsHL only

How Film is assessed

From the subject guide, with a table for each level.

Standard Level

2 exams, internal assessment 40% of the grade.

ComponentTimeMarksWeight
Film portfolioInternal

Coursework · 24 marks

Filmmaking work in three production roles: up to 9 portfolio pages (3 per role) and a film reel of up to 9 minutes (3 per role) including one completed film.

Coursework2440%
Textual analysis

– · 28 marks

A written analysis of up to 1,750 words of an extract (up to 5 minutes) from a prescribed film, covering its cultural context and film elements.

–2830%
Comparative study

– · 32 marks

A recorded multimedia comparative study of up to 10 minutes comparing two films within an area of film focus.

–3230%

Higher Level

3 exams, internal assessment 25% of the grade.

ComponentTimeMarksWeight
Film portfolioInternal

Coursework · 24 marks

Filmmaking work in three production roles: up to 9 portfolio pages (3 per role) and a film reel of up to 9 minutes (3 per role) including one completed film.

Coursework2425%
Textual analysis

– · 28 marks

A written analysis of up to 1,750 words of an extract (up to 5 minutes) from a prescribed film, covering its cultural context and film elements.

–2820%
Comparative study

– · 32 marks

A recorded multimedia comparative study of up to 10 minutes comparing two films within an area of film focus.

–3220%
Collaborative film project

– · 24 marks

An original film of up to 7 minutes made in a core production team, plus a project report of up to 2,000 words.

–2435%
Every paper, the IA and grade boundaries

Questions about Film

Useful for Film

  • Assessment and boundariesEach Film paper in full, the internal assessment and grade boundaries by session.
  • Grade calculatorTurn marks into a grade, or six grades and the core into Diploma points.

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