Hall of Fame
ifs projects
Recent successes
ifs success at Kinofest Lünen 2026
»Wild Wild Westphalia« Wins Short Film Award
»Cyclus« wins award at Filmfest Dresden
Winner of the Audience Award in the Children's and Youth Section
»The Sons of Ilir« wins at Filmfest Bremen
ifs graduation film awarded Best Fictional Film from Bremen
Encourage Film Talents @ Berlinale
Project »Safe Space« by the ifs students Elias Förderer und Karla Kristen wins KOLLABORATIV AWARD
ifs success at the Max Ophüls Preis Film Festival 2026
Graduation film »My Name Akim« wins audience award for best medium-length film
ifs graduation film nominated at 24. Visual Effects Society Awards
»Flying from War« by Ciara Borgards in the category »Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project«
Graduation film awarded FIRST STEPS 2025 prize
Animated film »Fake News« wins in the Short Steps category
»Splitter« shortlisted for the German Short Film Award 2025
The graduation film was selected in the category “Feature film with a running time of 15 to 30 minutes".
Highlights (Selection)
FAKE NEWS
FIRST STEPS Award 2025 – Shorts Steps
El Mártir
Grand Prix du Jury, Poitiers Film Festival 2024
O Chale
Förderpreis Neues Deutsches Kino 2024
Dann lieber sterben
Hofer Goldpreis 2023
Bloom
FIRST STEPS Award 2023 – Short Steps
The Kids Turned Out Fine
Michael-Ballhaus-Preis at the First Steps Award 2022
Zeitpunkt X
Audience Award Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival 2022
CHARLY
Hofer Goldpreis 2021
ifs alumni
Recent successes
News from alumni in July 2026
Sony Future Filmmaker Award for »Two Travelling Aunties«, cinematography by Antonia Schäfer
News from alumni in June 2026
The drama »I spy with my little eye« by Alisa Kolosova will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York
ifs at Cannes International Film Festival 2026
Productions of and by ifs alumni and Profs in Cannes, »Heimsuchung – Eine Jahrhundertgeschichte« among others
Alumni News in May 2026
Alumna Fiona Brands wins at the British Film Editors Awards, and her alumni projects are featured in theaters, on TV, on streaming platforms, and at festivals, among other places
News from Alumni and Profs in April 2026
Alumna Fiona Brands nominated for a BAFTA Television Award – for her work as editor on the series »Slow Horses« and more
News from ifs alumni in March 2026
»Kompagnon Fellowship« Award for »Maya with Y« by ifs alumnus and director Elmar Imanov, as well as other awards, festival screenings, and theatrical releases and more
Thomas Strittmatter Preis 2026 for ifs alumni Duc-Thi Bui and Philipp Lutz
Award for the screenplay »Malibu« presented at an MFG reception during the 76th Berlinale
Alumni News in February 2026
Highlights include the streaming premiere of »Fabian and the Murderous Wedding«, ifs alumni at the Berlinale, and funding announcements
Highlights (Selection)
»Malibu« | Thomas Strittmatter Preis
ifs alumni Duc-Thi Bui (Screenplay) and Philipp Lutz (Creative Producing)
»Drei Frauen - Ein Krieg« | Dt. Kamerapreis
ifs alumni Yana Höhnerbach (Editing), Holger Buff (Sounddesign), Jascha Viehl (Mixing))
»Als Bestie bin ich aufgewacht« | Dt. Drehbuchpreis
ifs-Alumna Sandra Schröder (Screenplay)
»Sieben Winter in Teheran« | Bayerischer Filmpreis
ifs-Alumnae Melanie Andernach (Production) & Nicole Kortlüke (Editing)
»Kleo« | Grimme-Preis
ifs alumni Matthias Backmann (Compositing Supervisor) & Timo Stampa (CG Supervisor)
»Der Pass« | Romy
ifs alumnus Lucas Seeberger (Editing)
»Awake (Kljun)« | Audience Award Cannes Series Festival
ifs alumni Ljubica Luković und Matija Dragojević (Screenplay)
»How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)« | Grimme Preis
ifs alumni Natalie Thomas, Mats Frey, Peter Furrer (Screenplay)