For compulsory courses, student attendance is recorded and checked electronically. Attendance, among other things, forms the basis for admission to examinations during the course of study.

If students are unable to attend a required lesson for an important reason, they must inform the Office of Student Affairs and their faculty of their absence in advance by email to the address: abwesenheit@filmakademie.de.

Students at the Animationsinstitut may excuse themselves via the email address abwesenheit@animationsinstitut.de (Students in Interactive Media should also inform Anna Brinkschulte, students in Technical Directing Prof. Volker Helzle).

All other students should email, as mentioned above, abwesenheit@filmakademie.de as well as notify their respective faculty. For 1st and 2nd year students, these are the study coordinators or project supervisors for the current quarter or course semester.

ALL apology emails must include the following information:
-    Date, title and instructor of the missed lesson (s),
-    Own name, enrolled course of study with specialization, and year of study (1-4)
-    Student‘s matriculation number
-    A valid, concrete reason for the error ("for private reasons" is not sufficient)
-    Medical certificate: After 3 days of illness, an original medical certificate must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs.

OPENING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR FOR ALL STUDENTS ON CAMPUS
MON, 23.09.2024
Guest: Henry Selick

CAMPUS WORKSHOP FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
TUE, 24.09.2024 - FRI, 27.09.2024 for 1st year students (foundation course) and 1st year ADK students

INTRODUCTORY WEEKS FOR 1ST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
MON, 23.09.2024 - FRI, 25.10.2024

INTRODUCTORY WEEK FOR 2ND YEAR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
MON, 23.09.2024 - FRI, 25.10.2024
VFX driving licence 1 (of 3), ePro, occupational safety, introduction to cinematic storytelling: Right and wrong images with Prof Thomas Schadt, Lily Erlinger

ENTRANCE EXAM FOR STUDENTS OF THE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSES, 1ST YEAR
TUE, 24.09.2024 - FRI, 27.09.2024
Introduction to cinematic storytelling: Right and wrong images with Prof. Thomas Schadt, Lily Erlinger (2nd year students only from 26/09/2024!)

INTRODUCTORY WEEKS FOR LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE 3RD YEAR AND DA 1
MON, 23.09.2024 - FRI, 25.10.2024

PRODUCTION WEEKS, 1ST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
MON, 28.10.2024 - FRI, 29.11.2024, 4 weeks

RESEARCH WEEKS, 1ST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
MON, 02.12.2024 - FRI, 18.12.2024, 2.5 weeks

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
SAT, 21.12.2024 - TUE, 07.01.2025, 2 weeks

PROJECT WEEKS, 1ST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
MON, 09.01.2025 - THU, 06.03.2025, 9 weeks

SEMESTER BREAK / LECTURE-FREE PERIOD
MON, 10.03.2025 - SUN, 06.04.2025, 4 weeks

START OF SUMMER SEMESTER 2025
COMPULSORY FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM 1ST YEAR TO DIPLOMA /
SYMPOSIUM INPUT/OUTPUT FOR ALL STUDENTS 2025
MON, 07.04.2025 - TUE, 08.04.2025

START OF SUMMER SEMESTER 2025
COMPULSORY FOR ALL STUDENTS FROM 1ST YEAR TO DIPLOMA
MON, 08.04.2024 and TUE, 09.04.2024

SCRIPT WEEKS, 1ST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
MON, 14.04.2025 - FRI, 16.05.2025 and MON, 26.05.2025 - FRI, 06.06.2025, 7 weeks

EXPERIMENTAL FILM 1, 1ST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
WED, 11.06.2025 - FRI, 01.08.2025, 8 weeks

CLOSING TIMES 2024/2025
German Unity Day: THU, 03/10/2024 // All Saints' Day: FRI, 01.11.2024 // Christmas holidays: FRI, 23.12. 2024 - FRI, 03.01.2025 // Lecture-free period: MON, 10.03.2024 - FRI, 04.04.2024 // Easter holidays: FRI, 18.04.-21.04.2024 // Labour Day: THU, 01. 05.2024 Ascension Day: THU, 29.05.2024 // Whitsun: MON, 09.06.2024 // Corpus Christi: THU, 19.06.2025 // Lecture-free period: from MON, 04.0.2025

COURSE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR / KEY DATES
WINTER SEMESTER
MON, 23.09.2024 - FRI, 07.03.2025
SUMMER SEMESTER
MON, 08.04.2025 - FRI, 01.08.2025

The Filmakademie is open around the clock from Monday to Friday, Saturday until 10 pm and then again from 7.30 am on Monday. FABW is closed on Sun-days until further notice due to the energy-saving measures in force. The doors can be opened with a student ID card at the access terminals. The doors to the Mathildenstraße and Murnau buildings are open during the day on week-days.

If you have any questions regarding access and keys please contact
zutrittskontrolle@filmakademie.de

At https://meine.filmakademie.de/, students can enter and update their per-sonal data. Students can login with the login details provided by the IT de-partment (see "User account"). Personal passwords as well as additional in-formation such as residential address, mobile number, profile picture, filmog-raphy and biography can also be added and updated. (see "Change of ad-dress"). Many other IT systems and departments (e.g. Office of Student Affairs, eDISPO, eProject) will take students’ personal information from here. Addi-tionally, a guide with the Filmakademie’s most important web addresses can be found here.

Alcohol is prohibited throughout the Filmakademie, both on the grounds and in the buildings.

Contact:
alumni@filmakademie.de

The alumni network enables graduates to stay in touch with each other, the Film-akademie and with current students. Graduates should register in the database on the alumni homepage https://filmakademie-alumni.de. During registration, students will also be given the opportunity to subscribe to the alumni newsletter to receive current information on events, workshops, job offers and other topics. Alumni meetings are held at various industry events, e.g. as part of the Berlinale or the FMX - Film & Media Exchange.

Students are not permitted to bring animals of any kind to the Filmakademie.

Contact:
beratung@filmakademie.de

Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg stands for a place of work and study characterised by respect and tolerance, where friendly, appreciative and re-spectful interaction is cultivated. Discrimination and harassment are not toler-ated.

Nevertheless, situations may arise during your studies or at work that are un-settling, irritating, discriminatory or frightening. We are available as counsel-lors to provide support in these situations. Counselling is anonymous and confidential.

Guideline for protection against discrimination and harassment (PDF) in accordance with the General Equal Treatment Act at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.

The AStA is elected by the Student Council and is composed of students from different courses of study. Its tasks are to bring student concerns to the attention of management, to critically question and improve the structure and teaching of the Film-akademie, and to create opportunities for exchange and relaxation away from the classroom.

Further information about the AStA as well as current members can be found in the Wiki. If you have specific questions, you can also contact the AStA directly, either by email to asta@filmakademie.de, by using the AStA mailbox in the student mail room or by visiting the AStA office in the Mathildenstraße building, room M 0.12.

As in any other city, it's worth buying a bike for faster, environmentally friendly transportation in and around Ludwigsburg. You can get used bikes cheaply at one of the region's bike flea markets:
www.adfc-bw.de/ludwigsburg/service/fahrradflohmaerkte/

Anyone who wants to rent a bike can do so at the bike station at the train sta-tion. Repairs are also offered there and individual bicycles are for sale.

Seminar rooms at the Filmakademie can be found in buildings Alleenstraße (A), Gewächshausweg (G), Lubitsch (LU), Mathildenstraße (M), Metropolis (MET), Murnau (MUR), Stadtbad (BAD) and the cinema Caligari. The Anima-tionsinstitut is located in the Alleenstraße (A) building. For a quick overview, there is a site plan at the beginning of the ABC.

All course-related dates can be viewed in the online teaching calendar. Stu-dents can also subscribe to specific calendars individually by logging in to https://sogo.filmakademie.de with their user account. To see the calendar view of SOGo, click on the "Calendar" link at the top of the page.

Information about setting up your calendar client and how to use SOGo can be found in the Wiki >IT-OfficeNet >Email. Mailing Lists. Calendar. Address books

Campus International" is an initiative of students and staff at the Academy of Performing Arts, the Filmakademie with its Animationsinsitut, and people who have recently moved to Ludwigsburg from abroad, who all share an in-terest in creating spaces of encounter. Every quarter, the Academys open their doors and the foyer of the ADK becomes a place to learn about different cul-tures, experiences and lifestyles.

A wide variety of events, film screenings, musical performances and discussions offer the opportunity to exchange ideas and build networks. It is an invitation to people who are new residents in Ludwigsburg, students of the ADK, the Filmakademie, state employees in the area of integration, and to socially-engaged and interested people in Ludwigs-burg.

This system offers students many advantages in the form of web-based self-service functions, with direct and time-independent availability.
The following service functions can be used in the system:

• Download your certificate of enrolment,
• Retrieve and download your current grade overview,
• Submit applications (leave of absence, recognition of achievements, etc.),
• Manage files and documents that have been shared with you or that you have uploaded yourself (e.g. medical certificates),
• View your balance regarding semester fees/tuition fees,
• Receive messages,
• View current requirements from the Office of Student Affairs.

Please use this tool consistently and check messages regularly. First-year stu-dents are already familiar with this campus management tool from the appli-cation phase.

Contact:
castingbuero@filmakademie.de

The casting office of FABW is closely connected to the Film Acting / Screen Act-ing Department and is located in the Metropolis building, 1st floor, MET 1.47. Students can make appointments for casting discussions and opening hours are Monday to Friday. We can discuss projects, support the casting process if desired, and are available to answer any questions about film acting and cast-ing.

Databases such as www.schauspielervideos.de, www.castforward.de and www.filmmakers.de are available for searching for actors and actresses. Ac-cess is granted according to the project and request. In addition to the casting platforms on the Internet, the casting office also has an extensive actors' index including more than 9,000 actors and actresses with their personal infor-mation.

For more information and how to set up casting calls:
https://www.screenacting-fabw.de/
Instagram: screenacting_fabw

If your postal address changes, please log on to https://meine.filmakademie.de/ using your Filmakademie login details and update your current address there. The Office of Student Affairs, Financial Accounting as well as eProject will receive this information automatically.

See also link in Wiki >Studium Home >Studienreferat and >Prüfungsamt >Studienreferat >Workflow - Change of address for students.

The Caligari cinema on the Filmakademie grounds (Akademiehof 9) has a 4K projector, 4K DCP server and a Dolby Atmos sound system. On weekdays, the cinema is available exclusively for the Filmakademie until 5:30 p.m. The Caligari is also the venue for project presentations at the end of the semester.

In the evenings and on weekends, the arthouse operator Kinokult e.V. uses the Caligari cinema for its public programme cinema screenings. Filmakademie students can attend these screenings at a discounted rate by showing their student ID.  In addition, FABW in cooperation with Kinokult presents current film productions by students, alumni or teachers from various departments in the OPEN HOUSE series, which are followed by a film discussion. Attendance at these events is free for Filmakademie students upon presentation of their student ID.  Kinokult also operates the Luna cinema in Ludwigsburg, shows films at Scala cinema and organizes Open Air screenings at the Karlskaserne grounds in the summer. For more information on this and current programmes, please visit: www.kinokult.de

Moreover, the cinemas Central and Union can be found in Ludwigsburg. Further info at: www.central-union.de

Contact:
drittmittel@filmakademie.de

Within the framework of so-called third-party funded projects, the Filmakad-emie offers students the opportunity to realize commissioned productions for external clients. These projects, which range from commercials to documen-taries and from artistic projects to complex web campaigns, are open to all students as well as to alumni of the Filmakademie. You can find more infor-mation about the guidelines in the Wiki. If you have further questions, please contact the above-mentioned persons.

ACCORDING TO AGG (GENERAL EQUAL TREATMENT ACT)

Contact:
beschwerde@filmakademie.de

A formal complaint can be submitted to the complaints office if there has been discrimination or disadvantage. The complaint opens up a neutral and fact-based procedure that involves FABW management and in which the names of those involved become known. It is therefore no longer subject to confidential-ity. However, the school´s management will take your protection concerns into account and work to ensure that the complainant is not disadvantaged. The procedure opens up the possibility of imposing sanctions against the discrimi-nating person.

The Counselling Centre can help you decide whether a formal complaint should be submitted.

In the Mathildenstraße building, room M 2.21, several iMacs installed with all relevant programmes (including Final Draft) are available for all students of the
Filmakademie. In addition to the possibility of scanning, there is also a printer that can be used free of charge (please pick up spare paper at reception, room M 0.15). Further opportunities to use computers are available in the library in the Metropolis building, room MET 0.47, and on the 1st floor of Lubitsch build-ing, where an iMac/surf computer with printer can be found near the coffee machine.
Unless otherwise specified, you can login to the PCs with your personal login details (see "User account").

All information about data protection and the handling of personal data at the Filmakademie can be found in the Wiki >Areas >Data Protection Home.

The production process of a film ends with digital post-production at the Ani-mationsinstitut. Students are provided with professional systems for grading, finishing and mastering their films. After grading, the film is converted into a broadcast- or cinema-ready format. This involves bringing together the cor-rected image versions, opening and closing credits, subtitles, VFX sequences and the finished sound mix. The end result is the master format, from which the corresponding distribution formats for broadcasters, cinema, or the Inter-net are derived. Productions for broadcasters must also undergo technical tests in digital post-production. In this process, video and audio levels (e.g. R128) are checked for compliance with the respective mandatory guidelines.

More info in the Wiki >Animationsinsitut >Digital Postproduction or by email to:
postpro-helpdesk@filmakademie.de

Since summer 2023 Lucca Veyhl and Aida Begović have been working as Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Coordinators for six German film schools at FABW.

As part of the Netflix project „Boosting the Next Generation: Förderung von Vielfalt, Chancengleichheit und Inklusion an Filmhochschulen“ they support the film schools on their way of providing the next generation of filmmakers with the skills for diverse and inclusive storytelling.

DIVERSITY AUDIT

Since 2022 Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg has participated in the Diver-sity audit "Vielfalt gestalten" of the Stifterverband which supports and accom-panies universities and institutions in the development of a specifically tai-lored diversity strategy.

We formed a group, which coordinates the audit process within the Filmakad-emie strategically. Please contact us any time if you have questions, ideas or interest in working with us.


DIVERSITY IN TEACHING

The programme "Gender & Diversity in Progress", which includes events such as lectures, workshops, panels or coaching sessions, should raise awareness of diversity-conscious creative processes in front of and behind the camera for the filmmakers of tomorrow. The events take place in departmental classes as well as in interdisciplinary sessions. All events can be found in the Wiki >Gender and Diversity in Progress @ FABW and on the FABW website.

eDISPO is the "partner" of ePro (see "Electronic Project Folder"). With eDISPO, it is possible to book all resources at the Filmakademie, such as technical equip-ment (camera and sound equipment, etc.) or rooms such as editing suites, workshops and studios. Staff members of the Filmakademie use eDISPO to book rooms for seminars and organize course programme schedules and other events. The booking calendar on eDISPO shows when and whether technical equipment is available for use.
The eProject import function also makes it possible to book and ultimately rent resources from a project budget.

Editing suites can be used by students for instructional purposes and for prac-ticing or editing student film projects. Before the editing suites can be used, the responsible students must submit a post-production workflow for their projects in the electronic project folder (ePro) and calculate the costs for the use of the editing rooms.

Once project planning has been approved, the budget is available in eDISPO and editing shifts can be booked. The staff of the Film/Video Editing depart-ment can provide support regarding the post-production workflow and check and approve the corresponding part of the project plan in eProjekt.

The electronic project folder (eProjekt) is THE central production tool at the Filmakademie. eProjekt is a web application that maps the entire process of film and media projects, from planning and execution to contracting and billing at the Filmakademie. Once the project has been completed, the eProjekt closing process is used to check the legal situation of the project, thus enabling further use.

In addition, other applications of the Filmakademie, such as for the website, press releases, and the project database, draw information automatically from the eProjekt data. For this reason, always make sure to keep your personal information up to date!

Messages from the Head of Studies, the Office of Student Affairs and Examina-tions Office, the Administration office, etc. are posted on the Filmakademie’s own Wiki and/or sent to students by email. In general, everyone at FABW can be reached by email with firstname.surname@filmakademie.de, or students with firstname.surname@stud.filmakademie.de. We strongly recommend that you read emails regularly so that you do not miss any important dates and information! You will also receive messages, in particular from the Office of Student Affairs, via your personal CMS student account. Please therefore always keep an eye on your personal account.

Study-related emails are sent both by specialist departments and via the mailing list: "studierenden-list" (see ‘Mailing lists’). Emails from this sender should therefore be given special attention. Students should enter their personal signature in their email account.
Example: Jane Doe, Cinematography student, 1st year, matriculation number 123456.

A current overview with the contact details of all staff members and project supervisors at the Filmakademie can be found in the Filmakademie Wiki.

Enrollment for first year students as well as for all other students takes place at the beginning of the new academic year (usually on Mondays).

Please upload the following documents to your CMS student account under the ‘Files & Documents’ tab in good time - ideally before you start your studies:
-    Proof of existing health insurance
-    Foreign students must also provide a proof of residence permit.

Student IDs are issued at the beginning of the semester (usually Monday) un-der the tent in the Akademiehof.

If you lose your student ID and need to apply for a new one, you will have to pay a fee of €20. Please contact Christine Majer in General Administration (room M 1.04, office hours Tue-Thu, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.).

As well as being a form of ID, your student ID card is also used to electronically record attendance and allows you access to the buildings of the Filmakademie. Details on this can be obtained from the Head of Studies.

Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg pursues a holistic and intersectional diversity strategy. All students as well as lecturers and staff at the Filmakademie have equal opportunities to participate and develop in their studies, re-search or teaching as well as in their day-to-day working life. FABW is part of an initiative with five other German film schools which set the goals of creating awareness of gender representation in film, empowering women in the film business, and adopting a zero-tolerance approach to dealing with sexualized violence and any form of discrimination in 2018. Since 2022, the Filmakademie has participated in the diversity audit "Vielfalt gestalten" ("Shaping Diversity") from the Stifterverband in order to expand and further develop its diversity strategy.

The programme "Gender & Diversity in Progress", which includes events such as lectures, workshops, panels or coaching sessions, should raise awareness of diversity-conscious creative processes in front of and behind the camera for the filmmakers of tomorrow. The events take place in departmental classes as well as in interdisciplinary sessions. All events can be found in the wiki and on the FABW website.