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The Origins of Auteur Theory


Take the full Filmmaker IQ course on Auteur Theory with sauce and bonus material at: https://filmmakeriq.com/courses/origins-auteur-theory/ Auteur – it’s a favorite term of cinephiles around the world. But what exactly is Auteur Theory? In this Filmmaker IQ course we peel back pages of time and explore the origins of Auteur Theory from the economically tumultuous adolescence of French Cinema to the culture war waged in the columns of competing American movie critics. 

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Summer 2026 Examinations

June 2026 Year 12 Mocks

Stranger Things, The First Shadow. The Phoenix Theatre, Friday 11th September.

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April 2026 Year 10 Mocks

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Examinations GCE ZEN Theory Auteur Film Studies YouTube Vertigo SOTD Wellbeing House Of Flying Daggers The Stories We Tell Invigilators Metfield Crashcourse A Level Drama Spike Lee Trips Mocks NEA Short Film Safeguarding Year 12

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