Film Academy Baden-Württemberg

The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg was founded in 1991 as a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film schools and known for its Institute for Animation and Visual Effects. In addition the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg hosts the Atelier Ludwigsburg/Paris, an inter-university master-class on film production with the notable French film school La Fémis in Paris and in cooperation with the National Film and Television School in London. The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg also works to expose students to an international network of film-makers by organizing exchange programs with partner institutions worldwide. Every year, the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg organizes a workshop for selected students at the UCLA, including internships with production companies in Los Angeles.StudiesThe project-oriented curriculum triggers learning by doing all the different stages of a film and television production. More than 300 highly qualified experts from the film and media business instruct the students and take care of their projects. About 250 films of all genres and formats with top rankings on international festivals are produced every year by teams of students enrolled in scriptwriting, directing, cinematography, editing, animation, series, film production, film score, sound design and production design. The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg only admits students who have at least one of year of practical experience in the film business and two years for its producers program.