IDEA AND ARCHITECTURE

Where, at the beginning of the 1990s, abandoned barracks and car parks dominated the landscape, a unique centre for media education has meanwhile grown. Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, together with the Animationinstitut, the Carl Laemmle Institut, the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris and the Academy of Performing Arts, are at the forefront of their respective fields and contribute to the highest level of work in both specialised and interdisciplinary areas.

Architecturally, this campus forms an open and permeable ensemble - as a visible sign of the free stage for artistic and personal development. Within this spirit, the campus institutions provide their students with spaces for individual development, for gaining experience and for building their own networks across national and disciplinary boundaries. As such, the Ludwigsburg Academy Campus remains an important hub in the networks of its alumni, regardless of the fields and locations in which their careers develop after graduation.

  • 2000 - First expansion of the FABW with the inauguration of the Metropolis building.

THE ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTIONS

A central feature of the Ludwigsburg campus is the autonomy of the two resident academies in in shaping their own curricula, whilst at the same time they are interwoven on numerous levels. Each academy – this also applies to the institutes affiliated with Filmkademie (the Animationsinstitut and the Carl Laemmle Institut) as well as the postgraduate masterclass Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris, which is also based at FABW –  has first-class personnel and technical equipment, extensive international networks and a faculty of outstanding artists and practitioners. This inspiring coexistence and togetherness brings with it an interdisciplinary spirit that greatly promotes the crossing of boundaries between narrative forms, genres and technologies. The possibilities include film, animation, theatre, the latest digital post-production techniques, transmedia formats, artificial intelligence, and much more, provided in a spatial proximity that is unparalleled in the global higher education landscape.

A common credo of the two academies is the study programmes` strong project orientation. In addition to inspiration, students also find the resources for their projects and ensure a vibrant campus life with their diverse and ambitious projects.

Filmakademie

Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg is one of seven state or state-funded film schools in Germany. The primary aim of the programme is to provide students with the best possible preparation for a successful career in the national and international film and media industry and to create sustainable networks for alumni in the market.

About FABW
Filmakademie

Animationsinstitut

The Animationsinstitut is part of Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg and is one of the world's leading training centres for animation, visual effects, technical directing, animation/effects producing and interactive media...

Website of the Animationsinstitut
Animationsinstitut

Carl Laemmle Institut (CLI)

The Carl Laemmle Institut for Research & Media Innovation is part of FABW. Researchers, engineers and artists work together there to develop cutting-edge technologies for film, animation, VFX, extended reality (XR) and immersive media. A particular focus is placed on non-linear technologies, artificial intelligence, cross-innovation and the development of environmentally sustainable solutions.

About the Carl Laemmle Institut

Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris

The Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris is a one-year training programme funded, among others, by the European Union. The training year is primarily aimed at prospective film producers and distributors who have already completed a relevant course of studies. Since 2002, the programme has been an integral part of the courses offered by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Ludwigsburg and La Fémis in Paris.

Website of the ALP
Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris

Academy of Performing Arts

The Akademie für Darstellende Kunst Baden-Wuerttemberg (ADK) is a nationally- and internationally-recognised training centre for theatre (acting / directing / dramaturgy). The Academy of Performing Arts offers its students both well-founded classical training for the theatre and integrated projects in which cross-disciplinary and cross-genre work is tested.

Website of the ADK
Academy of Performing Arts

ACADEMY TOURS

How is a film made? How do I become a director or cinematographer, editor or producer? How do students get prominent actors to act in their films? And how does studying at the Filmakademie actually work?

Answers to these and other questions are provided by our students who have been specially trained for guided tours during the Academy Tour. During a tour of the Filmakademie, interested groups - depending on availability - get to know our studios, the technical warehouse or the film sound mixing department, where they can also take a look at the Animationsinstitut. At the end, selected short films are presented.

  • An Academy Tour costs 100.00 euros per group.
  • An Academy Tour lasts approx. 90-100 minutes.
  • We can offer a maximum of four tours per month so as not to disrupt the students in their studies.
  • The earliest start of an  Academy Tour is 10:00 am, the latest start is 4:30 pm.
  • The maximum group size is limited to 25 people (please note!).
  • For larger groups, it may be possible to book a second, parallel tour (subject to the availability of the guides).
  • The Academy Tour are suitable for people aged 12 and over.
  • The  Academy Tour are conducted by specially-trained student guides.
  • The meeting point is under the tent in the courtyard in good weather, otherwise the foyer of the Filmakademie in the Mathildenstraße building (access either via Mathildenstraße or via the entrance in the courtyard).
  • Accessibility is guaranteed.
  • During the lecture-free period (March, August-September), tours can only be offered in exceptional cases and by prior arrangement.
  • The Filmakademie is closed on public holidays and weekends.
  • Please note that the  Academy Tour is purely a guided tour of the Filmakademie premises.

The best way to send us your appointment request is by e-mail to the following address: presse@filmakademie.de

You can reach us by telephone on +49 7141 969 82187 or  -82188.

We will then send you a registration form. Please include a mobile phone number in case you need to contact us on the day of the tour.

 

We recommend the Rathausgarage (no. 1), the Akademiehofgarage (no. 3) or the car park at the Forum (no. 8).

NEWS

++ October and November 2024 are already fully booked. Please refrain from enquiries for this period ++

Our guided tours are often fully booked already early on, due to high demand.
Perhaps you would like to book a guided tour for children and young people at the Kinderfilmhaus Ludwigsburg run by FABW students as an alternative? You can find more information at: www.kinderfilmhaus-lb.de