University degrees: Courses, Postgraduate, Short-Courses, Summer University
The Film Academy Baden-Württemberg was founded in 1991 as a non-profit limited liability company. The project-oriented curriculum triggers learning by doing during all the different stages of a film and television production. More than 300 experts from the film and media business instruct the students and oversee their projects.
About 200 films of all genres and formats are being produced every year by teams of students enrolled in scriptwriting, directing (documentary film, feature film, advertising film, educational and scientific film), cinematography, editing, animation, series formats, interactive media, production, film music and sound design, motion design and production design.
In 2002, the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg established its own Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Post-production. Substantially independent in terms of content, organisation and finance, the Institute is taking over responsibility for the teaching of all students following the Animation course, for the digital post-production of all projects produced at the Film Academy, and for organising the annual fmx – International Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Interactive Media in Stuttgart.
Number of students/ full-time/: About 450 students
Number of international students: 1-5 foreign students
Number of teachers: Guest teachers and guest lecturers: app. 300 per year
Degree category / length of studies:
Diploma of the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg
4-year programme for “Production”
2-year programme for “Film Music and Sound Design”
4-year programme for “Film and Media”, which includes: documentary film, feature film, advertising film, educational and scientific film, cinematography, editing, animation, series formats, interactive media
2-year programme for “Film and Media”, which includes: motion design, production design.
Programme objective and content:
The objective of all courses is to provide all students with a comprehensive knowledge of filmmaking in their specific subject areas. Particular emphasis is put on the basic philosophy of preparing students as best as possible to work in the industry. It is for this reason that from the first semester onwards all courses combine theory and practice and the students work together in teams.
Entry requirements:
University entrance diploma; for 2-year courses at least a bachelor or pre-degree diploma
Basic knowledge of German language
At least 12 months of work experience
Entrance is decided upon through a portfolio review, an interview and an entrance exam.
Since it was founded in 1991, Film Academy Baden-Württemberg has become one of the world’s leading film academies. The project-oriented “learning by doing” concept has greatly contributed to this. The students are taught and mentored by more than 300 highly-qualified experts from the film and media industries. Around 250 films covering a range of genres are created by teams of students each year. Several win prizes at film festivals. The overriding objective of the programme is to prepare students in the best possible way for a successful career in the film and media industries.
Europe’s unique Ludwigsburg Media Campus is spread across two neighbouring sites, which separate the Film Academy (with its Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction) from the Academy of Performing Arts Baden-Württemberg and the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris. This closeness results in several interdisciplinary collaborations which characterise programmes of study at the Film Academy in the same way as its wide range of international programmes, which are continuously redeveloped. During their studies, about ¼ of students take part in an international exchange with partners in such countries as Argentina, France, Canada, Poland, Lebanon, South Africa, or Israel.
SCHOOL INFORMATION:
Akademiehof 10, 71638 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Tel. (49) (7141) 96 9-0
Fax. (49) (7141) 96 9-299
info@filmakademie.de
www.filmakademie.de
