ALUMNI MANAGEMENT

_Andreas Friedrich (Alumni Manager)
_Linda Daubner (Trainee)
_Christian Müller (Animationsinstitut)
alumni@filmakademie.de

Alumni Management ensures regular contact and exchange between graduates, students and the Filmakademie, for example by maintaining the alumni homepage, sending out newsletters, organizing events or forwarding offers for jobs, workshops and scholarships.

ANIMATIONSINSTITUT

_Dr. Jan Pinkava (Director)
_Stefanie Hoppe (Commercial Management & Administration)
_Stefan Binggeser (Head of Technology)

The Animationsinstitut at FABW trains outstanding talent at the highest level in the fields of animation, visual effects, technical directing, animation/effects production and interactive media. In addition to the digital post-production (grading, finishing, mastering) of all student projects at the Filmakademie, the Animationsinstitut operates the Research & Development department.
For more information, visit: https://animationsinstitut.de/

STUDY ANIMATIONSINSTITUT

The department of Studies Coordination at the Animationsinstitut creates the curriculum in consultation with the Institute Director and the heads of the various departments and ensures that teaching operations run smoothly.

HEAD OF PRODUCTION ANIMATIONSINSTITUT

Planning and organization of the film projects of the Animationsinstitut are carried out by the production management. It supervises the execution of projects, advises students and ensures - in close cooperation with the faculties - compliance with the technical and organizational specifications as well as the guidelines of the Filmakademie. It checks the correctness of the electronic project folder (ePro) in terms of calculations, legality and planning.

COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS / SOCIAL MEDIA

_Fenja Schnizer
_Andreas Friedrich
_Linda Daubner (trainee)
presse@filmakademie.de

The Communications & Public Relations office is responsible for, among other things, the public image and press relations at the Filmakademie (not including the Animationsinstitut, see Communications Animationsinstitut), for marketing, organizing tours and events, maintaining the press section of the Filmakademie website and the Filmakademie's social media accounts (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), and producing printed materials.


COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE ANIMATIONSINSTITUT

_Christiane Ortmann
_Julia Graf
_Amelie Kant
kommunikation@animationsinstitut.de

The Communications Department at the Animationsinstitut is responsible for the Institute’s external communitions.
Content suggestions to be considered for release through the Animationsinstitut's channels can be discussed directly with department staff or sent to the above-mentioned email address.

CONTROLLING

The central task of the Controlling department is to support all departments in the Filmakademie in business management issues. In addition to budget planning and monitoring, the main tasks are the generation of informative reports for the management and the supervisory board to aid the management of the company. Risk management and internal auditing tasks are also assigned to this department.

DISTRIBUTION AND LICENSES

The Distribution and Licensing department is responsible for both the non-commercial and the commercial use of Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg productions in the areas of TV, cinema and VOD/Internet. It is the point of contact for licensing inquiries and contracts. In addition, the team provide assistance on project completion and related rights issues.

STUDENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES OFFICER /
GENDER & DIVERSITY IN PROGRESS

Together with five other German film schools, Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg is part of an initiative which set itself the goals of creating awareness of gender representation in film, empowering women in the film business, and fostering a zero-tolerance approach to dealing with sexualized violence and any form of discrimination in 2018. The aim is to signal to other universities that thoughts and actions occur here in a gender-just way.

In addition, the Head of Studies organizes seminars and workshops on topics related to gender and diversity  as part of the programme "Gender & Diversity in Progress".  All events for this programme can be accessed via the teaching online calendar of the same name, the Wiki >Study Home >Gender and Diversity in Progress, and the FABW website.

FESTIVAL OFFICE

festivals@filmakademie.de

The festival office coordinates and organizes participation in national and international festivals, competitions and prizes in collaboration with the students.

Students can obtain information and advice about festivals, prizes and other competitions from the festival office. It is advisable to make an appointment by e-mail or telephone (see above).

FILM ACTING / CASTING

castingbuero@filmakademie.de

The casting office of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg is in close contact with actors, casting directors and agencies worldwide. FABW students can receive support and advice on casting their projects.

FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

_Marika Köpf, Director (authorized signatory)

All of the Filmakademie's activities are reflected in figures, which are managed by the Finance and Accounting department. Financial Accounting is responsible for the correct posting of receipts, proper payment and project accounting. This includes the processing of projects in the basic course and project course programs, the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris and third-party funded productions as well as payment transactions, dunning, fixed assets and general administration. At the end of the business year, the annual financial statement is the core activity in Finance and Accounting.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION -
BUILDINGS, INSURANCE & PROCUREMENT

_Veronika Heyden
_Benedikt Blanz

The department is responsible for, among other things, the organization and smooth running of the following tasks:
-    Building management (building services, reception, cleaning, access control, photocopying, parking, ticket machine, etc.)
-    Insurance - including film insurance
-    Procurement (not for film projects)
-    Events (not classes)

INSURANCE CLAIMS

Office hours:
Monday and Wednesday, 9 am - 4 pm
versicherungen@filmakademie.de

STUDENT CARD / ACCESS / KEY

Please contact by email
zutrittskontrolle@filmakademie.de  

RECEPTION, INCOMING AND OUTGOING MAIL, CASH DESK

Monday - Thursday 8-14
Friday 8-12
info@filmakademie.de

In the Mathildenstraße building, the reception is located on the ground floor, room M 0.15. The staff are happy to help with general administrative questions. Deliveries for film projects are also accepted at the reception. Please always state the project and recipient when sending material!

No acceptance of private email and shipments!!!

BUILDING SERVICES / JANITOR

Room G 0.15, building Gewächshausweg, access via the Akademiehof
Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
hausmeister@filmakademie.de

HEAD OF PHYSICAL PRODUCTION

_Thomas Lechner

Planning and organization of FABW projects are carried out by the Head of Physical Production. In close cooperation with the faculties, he monitors project management, advises students and ensures compliance with technical and organizational specifications and safety regulations for filming in accordance with the FABW guidelines. In addition, this is where the eProject folder is checked for the correctness of its calculations, legal and planning accuracy.

Head of Production at the Animationsinstitut and the cenral contact person for the course of study Animation/VFX is Anna Matacz (see Animationsinstitut).

HEAD OF STUDIES

_Juliane Voigtländer
_Linda Krämer
_Steffi Schlupeck, Assistant to Head of Studies
studienleitung@filmakademie.de

The department Head of Studies creates the curriculum of the Filmakademie in consultation with the office of the Managing Director and individual departments. It ensures that teaching operations run smoothly and mediates in the event of conflicts of appointments or interests.
One of the main areas of focus for the Head of Studies’ conceptual considerations is the efficient interdisciplinary integration of course offers and classes relevant to the entire campus.

INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

internationaloffice@filmakademie.de

The International Office is the central point of contact for all questions regarding the internationalization of the Filmakademie. It coordinates the worldwide partner and exchange programmes with other film schools and partner institutions, organizes the curriculum of the International Class (ICLA) and provides mobility scholarships for outgoing and incoming students. Furthermore, it is the central point of contact for all questions and activities concerning the transition of project course programmes to bilingual (German-English) instruction.

IT-OFFICENET

_Oliver Ruof, Head of IT-OfficeNet

The IT-OfficeNet department is the central planning, coordination and support body for IT issues at FABW. It operates the Filmakademie's network and the central data processing systems for administration and teaching. This also includes the administration of all software and servers used. The department supports users in all questions concerning the handling of hardware and software.

LEGAL ADVISOR

_Peter Beutel

This post involves negotiating, drafting, and finalizing contracts for co-productions, collaborations, commissioned productions, and all other contracts (typically associated with film productions). In addition, students are provided with legal advice. Legal issues that arise in the course of student film productions, such as copyright issues, music rights, “Gema” issues, performer contracts, author contracts and legal disputes such as claims for damages, insurance cases, etc. are also dealt with here.
The office of the legal advisor ensures that projects run as smoothly as possible and are legally compliant, so that ideally the later use of materials to generate returns for the Filmakademie and for those involved is possible.

LIBRARY / VIDEO & MEDIA LIBRARY

bibliothek@filmakademie.de

Opening hours: Mon - Fri, 10am – 18pm
Online catalog: http://bibliothek.filmakademie.de
Filmakademie Productions: https://mediaportal.filmakademie.de/

The library / video & media library of the Filmakademie is located on the ground floor of the Metropolis building (MET 0.41, barrier-free access) and has an extensive film collection consisting of 17,000 DVDs and 1,000 Blu-Rays of all genres, as well as 31,000 books. The collection focuses on film and media studies in all thematic aspects, which are oriented towards the teaching events and artistic topics of FABW, and is supplemented by a selection of related subject areas (photography, art, literature, comics, etc.).

Only members of the Filmakademie (lecturers, staff, students) can borrow media from the collection. Work and research spaces are available. Curated film lists on selected topics are posted on Letterboxd (https://boxd.it/9ZFaP). About 50 magazines are subscribed to.

MANAGING DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR

_Prof. Thomas Schadt

MANAGEMENT ASSISTANTS

_Jessica Lissok
_Andrea Macos
_Heide Schwarze
assistenzgf@filmakademie.de

MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABILITY AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

_Sebastian Uhlig

In regards to teaching, the Filmakademie management is responsible for, among other things, the conception and planning of the curriculum for all students and the guests of the exchange programmes, recruitment of teachers, study coordinators and project supervisors, decision-making  on third-party funded productions and special projects,  development of media locations for alumni and start-ups as well as regional, national and international cooperation with editorial offices, production companies, agencies, multipliers, service providers, industry associations and distribution partners and active networking for students and graduates.

In the area of administration, responsibilities include job planning, human resources planning and development, finance and accounting, controlling, risk management and financial statements, business structure and management of IT services in terms of technology, facilities and equipment, evaluation and handling of legal issues, general administration in terms of procurement and business organization, as well as the International Office for the implementation of the Filmakademie's internationalization strategy.

OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS / EXAMINATION OFFICE

_Beate Pfennigwerth, Head of Student Affairs / Examination Office
studienreferat@filmakademie.de

The Office of Student Affairs / Examination Office is responsible for all issues related to general student administration. The Examinations Office is the point of contact for all questions regarding study and examination regulations, for checking and documenting certificates of achievement, and for coordinating matters concerning examinations between students and lecturers of the departments.

PERSONNEL & FEES

_Günter Herwig, Director (authorized signatory)

The Personnel & Fees department is responsible for the procurement, hiring, supervision and accounting of the Filmakademie's employees, temporary staff and interns. All guest lecturer contracts for the Filmakademie are issued and financially processed here. FABW's production teams can receive advice on contracts, copyright, insurance coverage and incidental costs for external production staff. Financial processing, accounting and archiving of all production staff is also carried out here.

THIRD-PARTY FUNDING - HEAD OF PRODUCTION

_Yves Alain Lambert
_Ute Härter, Department Assistant
_Christian Müller, Third-Party-Funding Animationsinstitut
drittmittel@filmakademie.de

The Head of Production of third-party funding organizes and supervises projects that Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg carries out with external partners. Primarily corporate films and commercials are realized, but also fiction film projects, documentaries and projects with animation/VFX content. Externally commissioned productions are usually realized according to the requirements of the customers and are financed accordingly.