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International Film Festival Rotterdam

The FABW graduation feature film IM HAUS MEINER ELTERN has won one of the two Special Jury Awards at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Many alumni of the Filmakademie were involved in the film's creation.

CAMPUS

New Director has been appointed

Dr Andreas Bareiss will become Director of the FABW from 1 May 2025. The internationally experienced producer and long-standing lecturer at the academy was unanimously elected by the supervisory board.

AWARDS

Johannes Naber wins Thomas Strittmatter Award

This year, the Thomas Strittmatter Screenplay Award from the MFG Baden-Wuerttemberg goes to FABW graduate Johannes Naber. The 20,000-euro prize was awarded on February 19, at the Berlin International Film Festival.

AWARDS

German Film Critics’ Award 2024:

At the 2024 German Film Critics' Award, Filmakademie alumni Soleen Yusef won Best Children’s Film (SIEGER SEIN) and Chiara Fleischhacker won Best Debut (VENA).

FABW NETWORK

Workshop with students

The "Generation Übermorgen" film workshop in Ludwigsburg enables young people from less privileged backgrounds to tell their stories through film and promotes diversity.

CAMPUS

Award for Successful Diversity Strategy

Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg received the "Shaping Diversity" certificate for its successful two-year effort to promote diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities in all areas of its organization.

FESTIVALS

Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival

At the 46th FMOP, two FABW films won audience awards: YUMI – THE WHOLE WORLD (Documentary) and SKIN ON SKIN (Medium-Length Film). FABW alumnus Jan David Gunther served as cinematographer for the award-winning film UNGEDULD DES HERZENS.

FABW Network

SISTERQUEENS nominated for the 2025 Grimme Award

The FABW documentary SISTERQUEENS by Clara Stella Hüneke has been nominated for the 61st Grimme Award. The film follows three girls as they creatively explore social issues through a rap project.

Festivals

75. Berlinale: Award for FABW alumnus Philipp Döring

FABW alumnus Philipp Döring has won the Heiner Carow Prize at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. A three-person jury honored him for his empathetic and moving documentary PALLIATIVSTATION.

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ONE CAMPUS - FOUR INSTITUTIONS

On a unique campus with the Filmakademie and its Animationsinstitut, the postgraduate programme Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris and the neighbouring Academy of Performing Arts, students have the best opportunities for broad interdisciplinary and transmedia networking and qualification.

Campus

FABW in Numbers

Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg and its Animationsnstitut are a force to be reckoned with, as you can see from the following figures. Of all German film schools, for example, we have the highest density of guest lecturers and film and media projects per year.

420 GUEST LECTURERS

130 EMPLOYEES

550 STUDENTS

20 INTERNATIONAL PARTNER INSTITUTIONS

17 INTERNATIONAL STUDY COURSES

250 FILMS AND PROJECTS PER YEAR

Our study programmes

Here you can find out about all 28 study and training opportunities as well as the application and admission requirements.

Study Programmes

The Filmakademie

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