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We pro­vide train­ing in direct­ing, screen­writ­ing, cin­e­matog­ra­phy, pro­duc­tion and edit­ing & sound — in a cre­ative, inter­na­tion­al­ly con­nect­ed envi­ron­ment where stu­dents from around the world devel­op their unique ‘artis­tic voice’.

Pro­gram Offer­ings

The pro­gram at the DFFB is divid­ed into a pre­lim­i­nary phase and a main phase. The pre­lim­i­nary phase cov­ers the first five semes­ters for all majors; the main phase fol­lows and gen­er­al­ly lasts up to sev­en addi­tion­al semes­ters. The stan­dard dura­tion of study for the pro­grams in Direct­ing, Cinematography/​​Camera, Pro­duc­tion, and Film & Sound Edit­ing is 12 semes­ters; for stu­dents in the Screen­writ­ing pro­gram, the stan­dard dura­tion of study is 7 semes­ters.

Cur­rent degree pro­grammes

Study Struc­ture

Events and News

29. Sep­tem­ber 2026

BODY OF GLASS wins at San Sebastián Film Fes­ti­val

On 26 Sep­tem­ber, the clos­ing gala of the pres­ti­gious fes­ti­val took place in north­ern Spain, and the grad­u­a­tion film BODY OF GLASS (Dir./Writer: Naë­mi Ada, DoP: Sel­ma von Pohlheim Gravesen, Edi­tor: Ele­na Wei­he) was hon­oured with the Kutx­a­bank-New Direc­tors Award, which comes with prize mon­ey of EUR 50,000. About the film: At its cen­tre is […]

15. Sep­tem­ber 2026

Con­fer­ence: Reach­ing Out­side the Bub­ble

How can film build bridges and invite dia­logue in polar­ized times, reach­ing beyond its usu­al audi­ence? From Octo­ber 14 to 16, 2026, the Ger­man Film and Tele­vi­sion Acad­e­my Berlin (DFFB) invites inter­na­tion­al film­mak­ers and indus­try experts to a con­fer­ence at the Forum of its new cam­pus on Friedrich-Krause-Ufer. Over three days, pan­el dis­cus­sions, keynote talks, […]

14. August 2026

Three nom­i­na­tions for DFFB projects at FIRST STEPS Awards

The FIRST STEPS Awards 2026 nom­i­nat­ed three projects by DFFB stu­dents and grad­u­ates. The award is con­sid­ered the most impor­tant prize for emerg­ing tal­ent and grad­u­a­tion films in the Ger­­man-speak­ing world. In the fea­ture film cat­e­go­ry, THE PLANT FROM THE CANARIES (screenplay/​​direction/​​editing/​​production: Ruan Lan-Xi, cin­e­matog­ra­phy: Jonathan Steil) is nom­i­nat­ed. The grad­u­a­tion film had its world […]

3. August 2026

BODY OF GLASS to Pre­miere at the 74th San Sebastián Film Fes­ti­val

We are delight­ed to announce that BODY OF GLASS (Dir. Naë­mi Ada, Cin­e­matog­ra­phy: Sel­ma von Pol­heim, Edit­ing: Ele­na Wei­he, Pro­duced by Lalise Mud­da) will cel­e­brate its world pre­miere at the 74th San Sebastián Inter­na­tion­al Film Fes­ti­val. The DFFB grad­u­a­tion film has been select­ed for the pres­ti­gious New Direc­tors sec­tion, where it will com­pete for the […]
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Cur­rent Films

Two-tailed Lizard
Le Cose Leg­gere
The plant from the canaries

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Ser­i­al Eyes

Seri­al Eyes was the first and remains the most inten­si­ve inter­na­tio­nal trai­ning pro­gram for tele­vi­si­on wri­ters and pro­du­cers in Euro­pe.
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Appli­ca­tions

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FAQs

Quick answers to all your ques­tions about the DFFB, the degree pro­gramme, the team, the appli­ca­tion process and much more.
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