Diploma in Arts, lettres et communication : option Cinéma at Cegep regional de Lanaudiere in Québec, 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.
Arts, lettres et communication, option Cinéma (500.AG) is a two-year préuniversitaire DEC offered at the Cégep de Lanaudière's Joliette campus, with admission in the fall. The program combines the theoretical, historical and practical study of cinema with coursework in art history, literature, Quebec culture, linguistics and languages. Students learn about the world of film and communications, explore other modes of artistic expression such as photography, writing and theatre, study visual language and the elements that shape media imagery, use specialized photo and video equipment and software, and develop critical judgment through the analysis of major cinematic works. The Joliette campus offers partnerships with cultural organizations, including the Centre culturel Desjardins and Cinéma RGFM, and involvement in multidisciplinary creative projects and cultural activities such as film competitions and conferences with writers, artists and filmmakers. The program suits students who are creative, curious about visual communication and drawn to cinema, and who are preparing for university studies in fields such as film, communications or cultural studies. It can also be combined with the Musique program through the Cégep's double DEC option.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The programme page states only that admission follows the general admission conditions of Cégep régional de Lanaudière, without listing further programme-specific prerequisites. Under those conditions, domestic applicants need a Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES) or a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) plus three specific courses — langue d'enseignement de 5e secondaire, langue seconde de 5e secondaire and mathématiques de 4e secondaire — or, for applicants who have interrupted full-time study for at least 24 consecutive months, training and experience the college judges sufficient. Applications go only through admission.sram.qc.ca, for a non-refundable CAD 30 fee; for Fall 2026 the college lists three rounds, the first-round deadline falling on 1 March 2026. International applicants use the same SRAM portal, and must submit a French-language test accepted by SRAM (waived only for applicants from France) before an admission letter, CAQ and study permit can follow.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service régional d'admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) for whichever of the cégep's three campuses they choose: for Fall 2027 entry the round-one deadline is 1 March 2027, with the system opening mid-January 2027 and later rounds running into May while places remain; Winter 2027 entry is already open, with a round-one deadline of 1 November 2026. International applicants follow a separate SRAM timeline: applications for Fall 2027 opened 15 March 2026 and close 14 March 2027, while Winter 2028 applications open 1 June 2026 and close 31 May 2027. Admission is not open-ended rolling, but SRAM runs successive rounds for as long as places remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
