IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN by Filmakademie alumna Mascha Schilinski won the Jury Prize at Cannes. The screenplay, co-written with Louise Peter at FABW, explores the female perspective over a century.

In 2025, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg awarded a record nine Deutschlandstipendien. The €300 monthly support is funded equally by the federal government and private sponsors.

The MIK Ludwigsburg will present the exhibition "Zwischenheimat. Photography by Thomas Schadt" from April 19 to June 15, 2025. It features photographs alongside excerpts from his award-winning documentary films.

FABW graduates Julian R. Wagner in the category Best Production Design for SEPTEMBER 5 and Jan Stoltz in the category Best Visual Effects for HAGEN – IM TAL DER NIBELUNGEN have each won one of the coveted “LOLAS.”