Diploma in Arts, lettres et communication : option Cinéma at Cégep de Saint-Laurent in Montréal, Canada is a diploma in Film & Animation programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition is CAD 3,740 per year for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Film & Animation
Duration: 2 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
Last checked September 2026 · Source: cegepsl.qc.ca ·
Program details
Overview
Cinema et communication is a two-year pre-university DEC that develops both practical filmmaking skills and a broader understanding of film and communication theory. Coursework is organized into four strands: film theory, exploring cinematic language and codes and situating different practices within film history; media and communication, examining how the media landscape works, including documentary form; general culture, a course in artistic and literary movements that situates cinema alongside the other arts; and film practice, where students make their own short films and creative projects starting in their first session. Students have opportunities to screen their films at festivals and attend industry outings such as Regard sur le court-metrage, the Festival du nouveau cinema and the Rendez-vous du cinema quebecois, and to attend talks with professionals from Quebec's film and communications industries. Practical courses are held in a dedicated pavilion that once housed the National Film Board of Canada, equipped with a green-screen studio, multiple editing suites and film-equipment loan services. No specific secondary-level prerequisites are required for admission, which is offered each Fall.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This two-year Préuniversitaire Arts, lettres et communication option (Cinéma) may receive more applications than it has seats; when that happens, selection is based on school-record quality. It states no course prerequisite of its own beyond Cégep de Saint-Laurent's general conditions applied for through SRAM: a DES; a DEP plus 5th-secondary language of instruction, 5th-secondary second language and 4th-secondary mathematics; or judged-equivalent training. The Cégep states that it weighs French-language mastery in admission decisions generally, and particularly for the Arts, lettres et communication programs.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic and international applicants to Cégep de Saint-Laurent apply through the shared SRAM portal (admission.sram.qc.ca) serving Montréal-region cégeps. For Winter 2027, applications opened 15 September 2026, Round 1 closes 1 November 2026 and Round 2 closes 25 November 2026, with unfilled seats carried forward. SRAM has not yet posted Fall 2027 domestic dates. Internationally, SRAM's Fall 2027 window runs 15 March 2026 to 14 March 2027; its next window (Winter 2028) runs 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2027. Admission is rolling by round, not a single fixed date. Cégep de Saint-Laurent's own website (cegepsl.qc.ca) was unreachable (repeated connection timeouts) this session; the dates above come directly from SRAM. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
