Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg favours flat hierarchies and a high degree of personal responsibility among its personnel. In addition to the management and a supervisory board, employees and project supervisors in various teaching and administration departments ensure effective courses of study and intensive support for film and media projects.
The management board is responsible for ensuring that teaching is optimally organised and carried out. Together with the respective department, it looks for suitable teaching staff and employees, takes care of the promotion of alumni, third-party funding and start-ups, as well as cooperation with media partners and the internationalisation of FABW. It is also the central point of contact for all dealings with the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.
In administration, the management board takes on all central tasks such as finance, controlling and personnel planning. It is also responsible for risk management, legal matters and the organisation of operational processes.
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg is a non-profit limited liability company. Its management board is controlled by a supervisory board. This organisational form, with its clearly-defined competences, enables the Filmakademie to react quickly to the rapid development of the film and media industry.
The sole shareholder of the Filmakademie is the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Supervisory Board of Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg GmbH
Chairman: Arne Braun, State Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg
Deputy Chair: Dr Patrick Rapp MdL, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Wuerttembeg
Stéphanie Barth, Government Director at the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Ministry
Wolfgang Erdle, Government Director at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Finance
Marc Grün, Government Director at the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg
Prof Carl Bergengruen, Managing Director of Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Wuerttemberg mbH
Guido Wolf MdL, Member of the State Parliament of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Barbara Biermann, Head of Department Culture and Television, SWR
Dr Matthias Knecht, Lord Mayor of the City of Ludwigsburg
In the area of teaching, the management board is responsible, among other things, for the conception, planning and implementation of teaching, the acquisition of lecturers, study coordinators and project supervisors, for third-party funding productions, the development of the media location for alumni and start-ups as well as cooperation with regional and national broadcasters and production companies.
In the area of administration, responsibilities include finance and accounting, annual financial statements, controlling, risk management, procurement, legal issues, job and personnel planning and development as well as general administration and business organisation.
The works council consists of 7 members of staff from Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Its core task is to draw up works agreements, in constructive co-operation with the management board.
Needless to say, representing the interests of the workforce and monitoring compliance with the Works Constitution Act are part of its regular activities.
The Filmakademie is committed to promoting equality and equal opportunities for all genders at all levels. It endeavours to improve the compatibility of family and studies/work. In doing so, it sees itself as a fair, safe, non-discriminatory and non-violent place to study, teach and work.
The Equal Opportunities Officers and the Equal Opportunities Officers of the student body provide support and guidance on issues relating to family-friendly working and study hours, maternity leave and parental leave. They are also contact persons for career changes, the implementation of equal opportunities structures and in cases of sexual harassment and/or discrimination at the workplace or place of study. The Equal Opportunities Officers of the student body represent the interests of female students in particular.
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The AStA (General Students' Committee) is the executive body of the student body and thus student representation, which works in areas such as university policy, culture, political education, study conditions, transport and ecology, anti-discrimination and social policy.
The AStA represents student interests vis-à-vis the Filmakademie, promotes student projects, organises events and parties, is the point of contact for student councils and other student groups and negotiates (together with other AStAs) on the semester ticket and other student benefits and much more.
Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg is a non-profit limited liability company. Its management board is controlled by a supervisory board. This organisational form, with its clearly-defined competences, enables the Filmakademie to react quickly to the rapid development of the film and media industry.
The sole shareholder of the Filmakademie is the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Supervisory Board of Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg GmbH
Chairman: Arne Braun, State Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg
Deputy Chair: Dr Patrick Rapp MdL, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Wuerttembeg
Stéphanie Barth, Government Director at the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Ministry
Wolfgang Erdle, Government Director at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Ministry of Finance
Marc Grün, Government Director at the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Wuerttemberg
Prof Carl Bergengruen, Managing Director of Medien- und Filmgesellschaft Baden-Wuerttemberg mbH
Guido Wolf MdL, Member of the State Parliament of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Barbara Biermann, Head of Department Culture and Television, SWR
Dr Matthias Knecht, Lord Mayor of the City of Ludwigsburg
In the area of teaching, the management board is responsible, among other things, for the conception, planning and implementation of teaching, the acquisition of lecturers, study coordinators and project supervisors, for third-party funding productions, the development of the media location for alumni and start-ups as well as cooperation with regional and national broadcasters and production companies.
In the area of administration, responsibilities include finance and accounting, annual financial statements, controlling, risk management, procurement, legal issues, job and personnel planning and development as well as general administration and business organisation.
The works council consists of 7 members of staff from Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg. Its core task is to draw up works agreements, in constructive co-operation with the management board.
Needless to say, representing the interests of the workforce and monitoring compliance with the Works Constitution Act are part of its regular activities.
The Filmakademie is committed to promoting equality and equal opportunities for all genders at all levels. It endeavours to improve the compatibility of family and studies/work. In doing so, it sees itself as a fair, safe, non-discriminatory and non-violent place to study, teach and work.
The Equal Opportunities Officers and the Equal Opportunities Officers of the student body provide support and guidance on issues relating to family-friendly working and study hours, maternity leave and parental leave. They are also contact persons for career changes, the implementation of equal opportunities structures and in cases of sexual harassment and/or discrimination at the workplace or place of study. The Equal Opportunities Officers of the student body represent the interests of female students in particular.
To the area
The AStA (General Students' Committee) is the executive body of the student body and thus student representation, which works in areas such as university policy, culture, political education, study conditions, transport and ecology, anti-discrimination and social policy.
The AStA represents student interests vis-à-vis the Filmakademie, promotes student projects, organises events and parties, is the point of contact for student councils and other student groups and negotiates (together with other AStAs) on the semester ticket and other student benefits and much more.
