Which Filmmaking specialisation suits a graduate in Film applying to UK with 15 years of work experience?

Fifteen years already answers the question a fresh graduate's application has to guess at, which is whether you can lead a set or a budget, so your specialisation should put that answer front and centre rather than retrain you from scratch.

Directing: Best If You've Already Led Creative Work

• Example program: Goldsmiths' MA Filmmaking, Directing Fiction, asks for a relevant degree and practical arts or media experience.
• Best fit: you've directed ads, TV, documentaries or music videos.

Producing: Best If You've Managed Budgets and Crews

• Example program: MetFilm School's MA Screen and Film Production, built for graduates and working professionals.
• Best fit: your 15 years involved production management, budgeting or client and crew coordination rather than pure craft work.

This Information Is Also Available On

Goldsmiths, University of London's own MA Filmmaking, Directing Fiction, program page, and the University of Portsmouth's admissions page on considering equivalent professional experience.

My Advice

In my experience, applicants with your kind of seniority write a personal statement that reads like a fresh graduate's, listing skills instead of answering the one question every admissions panel at this level actually asks: why do you need this degree now, after 15 years, rather than simply keep working. Build your statement and portfolio around that question directly, and mention Portsmouth's stated willingness to weigh equivalent professional experience if your formal qualifications feel thinner than your CV.