
Angelika Levi will take over the creative leadership of the Academy starting in October 2025. The Board of Trustees confirmed her appointment during its meeting on June 25, 2025 – following the recommendation of the selection committee.
For Levi, it is a return to her old place of work: she herself studied at the DFFB from 1985 to 1991. Since then, she has been active as a filmmaker, her works have screened at international festivals, in exhibitions and in cinemas — and have received numerous awards. Levi works across genres, with a strong focus on socio-political and historical themes. Her signature style is unmistakable: complex montages of different perspectives and materials — including film, video, audio, photography and texts, often from archives of various origins.
Angelika Levi has been a professor of film at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach am Main since 2022.
The decision to establish an Artistic Directorship at the DFFB without executive management responsibilities was made by the Board of Trustees in December 2024. The position was publicly advertised in February 2025, and the application process ran until mid-March. A seven-member selection committee – consisting of representatives from the Board of Trustees, lecturers, students, staff, and the managing director – reviewed a wide range of highly qualified applications. Through a multi-stage process involving presentations and interviews, Angelika Levi ultimately impressed the committee.
We warmly welcome her and are very much looking forward to working together!