The German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB), founded in 1966, is one of the most prominent film schools in Europe. Concentrating on the essential crafts of filmmaking, the school offers five specializations in Screenwriting, Cinematrography, Directing, Producing and Editing/Sound. The DFFB is a place where young filmmakers from Germany and abroad come together to tell stories and make creative and innovative films. Prominent DFFB graduates include Helke Sander, Christian Petzold, Angela Schanelec, Wolfgang Becker, Lars Kraume and Emily Atef. With its internationally oriented education programmes Serial Eyes, NEXT WAVE and UP.GRADE as well as the Filmnetzwerk Berlin, the DFFB also offers attractive opportunities for specialisation and networking.

We are looking forward to your applications!

JOURNAL

GIRAFFE – the new film by alumna Anna Sofie Hartmann celebrates its world premier at Locarno

2019/07/18

Our graduate Anna Sofie Hartmann and her film GIRAFFE were invited to Locarno Film Festival. GIRAFFE will be presented in the Fuori Concorso section. The German-Danish coproduction was produced by Komplizen Film in coproduction with Profile Pictures and rbb Fernsehen. Hartmann worked on the film with other DFFB graduates and students, including: Jonas Dornbach (producer), …

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Interview with Ben Gibson by Vassilis Economou, Cineuropa

2019/06/14

14/06/2019 – We sat down with British film producer Ben Gibson to chat about his experience so far as head of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). Having taken office in 2015, British film producer Ben Gibson is the first non-German director of the acclaimed German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB). We …

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DFFB films you should know

At DFFB, around 120 films – including 15 feature films – are developed, produced and edited every year. They travel to around 200 film festivals worldwide. In 2018, they won prizes in 25 festivals.

Here you can find a selection of three to four DFFB films which are either brand new or are currently traveling to the most important festivals worldwide.

DFFB Studio

Central Europe Feature Project (CEFP) at Łódź Filmschool

“Aren´t you happy” in cinemas for three weeks now

DFFB Set

In cinemas now – O beautiful Night – the screenplay was written by our Alumna Ariana Berndl

FILMSPARKS: 50 YEARS DFFB

UP.GRADE offers short courses this summer – apply now

Events

Filmnetzwerk Matchmaking

Filmnetzwerk Coffee Club in August with Women Film Sound Network

In September, our new professional training programme NEXT WAVE,  focussed on in 21st-century film markets, starts. The programme runs for 9 months and covers sales, distribution, curatorship, marketing and audience engagement.

Apply now: https://nextwave.dffb.de/

We are looking forward to your applications!

JOURNAL

GIRAFFE – the new film by alumna Anna Sofie Hartmann celebrates its world premier at Locarno

Interview with Ben Gibson by Vassilis Economou, Cineuropa

DFFB films you should know

Chaos by Samuel Auer

Property by Matthias Lintner

The last to see them by Sara Summa

In September, our new professional training programme NEXT WAVE, focussed on in 21st-century film markets, starts. The programme runs for 9 months and covers sales, distribution, curatorship, marketing and audience engagement.

Apply now: https://nextwave.dffb.de/

We are looking forward to your applications!

JOURNAL

DFFB films you should know

In September, our new professional training programme NEXT WAVE,  focussed on in 21st-century film markets, starts. The programme runs for 9 months and covers sales, distribution, curatorship, marketing and audience engagement.