Kyrill Ahlvers ifs filmschule

Kyrill Ahlvers

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. LOST IN HOPE)
Tunde Aladese
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Tunde Aladese

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
Writer | »MTV SHUGA«, »TRANSATLANTIC«
Foto Mascha Albl

Mascha Albl

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni
Producer (a. o. HEAVEN WITHOUT EARTH)
Foto Katja Aller

Katja Aller

Lecturers
Research Assistant and Comparative Media Scholar
Lisa Ambjörn

Lisa Ambjörn

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
Lecturers
Writer | »Young Royals«, »Sick (Sjukt)«
Foto Sigrid Andersson
© Sigrid Andersson

Sigrid Andersson

Lecturers
Film coach, director, actress (o. a. »Systemsprenger«, »Babylon Berlin«)
Peter Anlauf

Peter Anlauf

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. PAUL)
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Matthias Backmann

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (u.a. REWIND, GRUMMET)
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© Cologne Game Lab

Björn Bartholdy

Professor Media Design at Cologne Game Lab

Professors
Co-founder of the Cologne Game Lab at TH Köln, Project Lead Virtual Bauhaus, Goethestrasse 56, Games Technology Network
André Becker

André Becker

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. THE STRAY)
Ute Becker

Ute Becker

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. LITTLE HEROES)
Nathalie Bender

Nathalie Bender

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. THE BLEAK FARM)
Foto Prof. André Bendocchi-Alves

Prof. André Bendocchi-Alves

Professor Editing Picture & Sound

Professors
Professors
Sound Designer and Editor a. o. DER HAUPTMANN (German Film Award »Best Sound Design«, European Film Award as »European Sound Designer«), FRATRICIDE (Silver Leopard Film Award Locarno)
Timo Berg
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Timo Berg

Lecturers
Animation Supervisor (a. o. »The Grinch«, »The Super Mario Bros. Movie«)
Mikko Beste ifs internationale filmschule köln

Mikko Beste

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. WAR SCENE)
Steffi Beyer

Steffi Beyer

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. OF STONES)
Foto Daniel Bickermann
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Daniel Bickermann

Lecturers
Screenwriter and dramaturge (a. o. »Tatort – Das ist unser Haus«)
Brigitte Biehl
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Brigitte Biehl

Lecturers
Professor for Creative Leadership at SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
Foto Kevin Biele
© Kevin Biele

Kevin Biele

BA Film | Directing

Alumni
Director (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)
Ebru Bilen

Ebru Sara Bilen

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. JACKFRUIT)
Helga Binder
© privat

Helga Binder

Lecturers
Deputy Head of Funding at "Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Ciara Borgards
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Ciara Borgards

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. FLYING FROM WAR)
Marc Brasse
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Marc Brasse

Lecturers
Director, writer, producer (NDR) (a. o. »Die Mutigen 56 – Deutschlands längster Streik«, »Hape Kerkeling – Total normal«)
Josephine Brauer
© Josephine Brauer

Josephine Brauer

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni
Production Designer (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)
Isa Braun ifs filmschule alumni

Isa Braun

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. ROOTS & WINGS)
Uta Briesewitz European Showrunner Training

Uta Briesewitz

Lecturers
Cinematographer, Director (»The Wire«, »Stranger Things«, »Westworld«), USA / Germany
Anna Brotkin
© Joonas Brandt

Anna Brotkin

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
»Aikuiset/Adults«, »Rakkaat lapset/Perfect Sisters«
Arthur Brux

Arthur Brux

BA Film | Directing

Alumni
Director (a. o. HEAVEN WITHOUT EARTH)
Tanja Bubbel
© Doro Tuch

Tanja Bubbel

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
»Charité«, »Smilla’s Sense of Snow«
Maren Buchholz

Maren Buchholz

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni
Production Designer (a. o. AUSTER)
Foto Hulger Buff

Holger Buff

Lecturers
Freelance Sound Designer (a. o. »Der Ast, auf dem ich sitze«, »Trained to See – Three Women and the War«)
Leander Büge

Leander Büge

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. SPARE PARTS)
Foto Uwe Bünker
© Antje Malik-Bünker

Uwe Bünker

Lecturers
Casting Director and owner of Bünker Casting GbR
Foto Prof. Ciro Cappellari

Prof. Ciro Cappellari

Professor Cinematic Storytelling In A Social Context

Professors

Professor Directing

Professors
Author, Director, DoP a. o. ABDULLA IBRAHIM: A STRUGGLE FOR LOVE (Adolf Grimme Award), SCHWARZFAHRER (Oscar®)
Fabiana Cardalda
© privat

Fabiana Cardalda

Lecturers
Senior Colorist (a. o. »Und morgen die ganze Welt«, »Riefenstahl«)
Sylvain Caron
© privat

Sylvain Caron

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
Writer, Producer | »THE CAGE«, »BALTHAZAR«
David Cernota

Darius Cernota

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni
Producer (a. o. THE PANTHERESS)
Foto Julia Charakter
© Melanie Waelde

Julia Charakter

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni
Author (a. o. ALJOSCHA UND DAS FEUER, UNBARMHERZIG)
Olivia Charamsa

Olivia Charamsa

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni
Producer (a. o. BEAT BEAT HEART)
Foto Daniel Chour
© Daniel Chour

Daniel Chour

Lecturers
Art Director (a. o. »The Queen’s Gambit«, »Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes«)
Foto Joy Chun
© Joshua Hoffmann

Joy Chun

Lecturers
Creator & CEO at QOLABO GmbH
Foto Jana Cisar
© Coline Cisar

Jana Cisar

Lecturers
Independent film producer and production manager
Carlo Clever

Carlo Clever

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. HUGO)
Foto Jeannine Compère

Jeannine Compère

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. FLOCKE UND PROSCHINSKI)
 Dávid Csicskár
© László Bellai

Dávid Csicskár

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
Writer, Director | »TÓTH JÁNOS«, »ELEPHANT«
Foto Keith Cunningham
© privat

Keith Cunningham

Lecturers
Writer, Script Consultant, and Screenwriting Trainer (»The Soul of Screenwriting«), USA
Sonja Cyrus
© privat

Sonja Cyrus

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni
Production Designer (a. o. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT)
Jannis Danikas

Jannis Danikas

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. THE SCREAM)
Sophie Daugsch

Sophie Daugsch

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. YûGEN)
Foto Alexander Daus
© Engin Kundag

Alexander Daus

Lecturers
Lecturers
Screenwriter, freelance dramaturge
Foto Paul Davies
© Richard Lee

Paul Davies

Lecturers
Supervising Sound Editor and Sound Designer (a. o. »Saint Maud«, »Love Lies Bleeding«)
Leo Decristoforo

Leo Decristoforo

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. IM DUNKELN IST ES WÄRMER)
Foto Maren Demant

Maren Demant

Lecturers
CEO Invisible Room & Digital Designer / XR Designer
Charlie Dewulf
© Damon De Backer

Charlie Dewulf

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
»Brak/Broke«, »Liefdestips aan Mezelf/Love Tips to Myself«
Foto Prof. Dr. Frédéric Dubois

Prof. Dr. Frédéric Dubois

Professor Digital Narratives – Theory

Professors
Author, Producer, Journalist and Scholar specialized in digital media; award-winning interactive narratives such as ATTERWASCH and FIELD TRIP
Zoe Dumas
© Zoe Dumas

Zoé Dumas

BA Film | Director of Photgraphy

Alumni
DoP (a. o. EL MÁRTIR)
Christof Düro
© Christof Düro

Christof Düro

Lecturers
Actor, learning teacher and communication consultant
Tim Egner

Tim Egner

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. MADE IN GERMANY)
Niva Ehrlich

Niva Ehrlich

BA Film | Directing

Alumni
Director (a. o. SPARE PARTS)
Foto Cedric Engels
© Twentytwo Film

Cedric Engels

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni
Producer (a. o. ROCKET ROACHES), content creator and science YouTuber (DOKTOR WHATSON)
Foto Verena Euler

Verena Euler

Coordination BA Film

Team

Coordination Screenwriting

Team
Katharina Eyssen by Jan Rasmus Voss ifs Filmschule
© Jan Rasmus Voss

Katharina Eyssen

Lecturers
Writer, Creator, Showrunner (»The Empress«, »Holiday Secrets«), Germany
Waldemar Fast
© Waldemar Fast

Waldemar Fast

Lecturers
Character Animator, Animation Director
Johan Fasting by Lars Olav Dybvig ifs filmschule
© Lars Olav Dybvig

Johan Fasting

Lecturers
Writer, Creator, Showrunner (»Makta (Power Play)«, Norway
Lisa Fechner

Lisa Fechner

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni
Author (a. o. PUPPENSPIELER, GUTE NACHT)
Alessio Federico

Alessio Federico

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni
Author (a. o. AS IF IT WERE THE LAST TIME)
Teresa Fernández-Valdés by Felix Valiente ifs filmschule
© Felix Valiente

Teresa Fernández-Valdés

Lecturers
Writer, Producer, Showrunner (»Grand Hotel«, »Velvet«, »The Cable Girls«), Spain
Foto Heike Fink

Heike Fink

Project Management Masterclass Non-Fiction

Team
Autorin, Regisseurin
Ulrike Franke
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Ulrike Franke

Lecturers
Filmproduktion LoekenFranke (a. o. »We Are All Detroit«, »Göttliche Lage – Eine Stadt erfindet sich neu«)
Foto Elmar Freels
© privat

Elmar Freels

Lecturers
Screenwriter, Headwriter (»Almania«, »Knallerfrauen«), Director, Producer
Iring Freytag
© Iring Freytag

Iring Freytag

Lecturers
Layout Artist, 3D-Animator (a. o. »Die Häschenschule 2 - Der große Eierklau«)
Foto Prof. Dr. Joachim Friedmann

Prof. Dr. Joachim Friedmann

Serial Storytelling

Professors
Lecturers
Screenwriter a. o. IN ALLER FREUNDSCHAFT (Bambi Audience Award) and LINDENSTRAßE (Golden Camera, Grimme Award)
Foto Mike Fuhrmann
© Julian Paul

Mike Fuhrmann

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni
Producer (a. o. THE STRAY, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT)
Hannes Gabelmann
© Hannes Gabelmann

Hannes Gabelmann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. O CHALE)
Foto Michael Gaul

Michael Gaul

Lecturers
Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Banijay Germany
Foto Andreas Gäßler

Andreas Gäẞler

Coordination Serial Storytelling

Team

Coordination Professional Training Screenwriting

Team
Jakob Gehrmann

Jakob Gehrmann

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. KLAUSENTREIBEN)
Jón Gunnar Geirdal
© Baldur Kristjansson

Jón Gunnar Geirdal

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
»My Funeral«, »The Teacher's Lounge«
Zoltan M. Geller

Zoltan M. Geller

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. LOST IN HOPE)
Fana Giorgis ifs Filmschule

Fana Giorgis

Lecturers
Marketing Manager, DACH at Netflix (»KLEO«), Germany
Foto Prof. Katalin Gödrös

Prof. Katalin Gödrös

Professor Directing

Professors
Professors
Director a. o. MUTANTEN (a. o. Berlinale), SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE (Internationalen Wettbewerb Locarno), as well as JAKOBS ROSS (a. o. Filmfest München)
Pasindu Goldmann

Pasindu Goldmann

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. THE KIDS TURNED OUT FINE)
Lukas Golletz

Lukas Golletz

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni
Author (a. o. BIS ZUM LETZTEN ATEMZUG)
Ruben Götz
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Ruben Götz

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. HALF PAST NINE)
Dominik Graf ifs filmschule

Prof. Dominik Graf

Feature Film Directing

Lecturers
Honorary Professor, Director (a. o. »Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde«)
Foto Leonard Grobien
© Leonard Grobien

Leonard Grobien

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni
Author (a. o. VERITAS)
Foto Carolin Große Hellmann

Carolin Groẞe Hellmann

Head of Serial Storytelling

Team

Head of Professional Training for Screenwriters

Team

Head of European Showrunner Programme

Team
Nicolay Gutscher

Nicolay Gutscher

Lecturers
Cameraman/DOP, Camera Operator (a. o. »Nord bei Nordwest«, »Unter anderen Umständen«)
Malte Hafner

Malte Hafner

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. LABEL ME)
Foto Lena Haindl
© Lena Haindl

Lena Haindl

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students
Senad Halilbašić
© Christoph Kleinsasser

Senad Halilbašić

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
Writer | »DER PASS«, »DER GREIF«
Patrick Hanemann

Patrick Hanemann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. THE STRAY)
Tabea Hannappel

Tabea Hannappel

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. LABEL ME)
Foto Mathis Hanspach

Mathis Hanspach

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni
DoP (a. o. BEAT BEAT HEART, AGAINST ALL ODDS)
Julian Harbig
© Julian Harbig

Julian Harbig

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni
Author (a. o. OUT OF THE CITY)
Foto Denise Harkavy

Denise Harkavy

Lecturers
Writer and Producer (»The Expanse«, »Manhunt«), USA
Maria Hartig

Maria Hartig

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. THE COLOUR)
Foto Felix Hassenfratz
© Celestine Hassenfratz

Felix Hassenfratz

Lecturers
Director and Screenwriter (a. o. »Verlorene«, »Frieda – Kalter Krieg«)
Julien Hecker

Julien Hecker

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. YÜGEN)
Marco Heibach

Marco Heibach

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. KONSTRUKTION)
Jonas Heicks

Jonas Heicks

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni
Author (a. o. DER LEERE RAUM)
Foto Jo Heim
© Belinda Sauer

Jo Heim

Lecturers
Image creator (a. o. »Der Vorname«, »Eingeschlossene Gesellschaft«)
Lucas Hein

Lucas Hein

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni
Producer (a. o. HORST)
Foto Sonja Heiss

Sonja Heiss

Lecturers
Lecturers
Director, screenwriter and author (»Wann wird es wieder so, wie es nie war«)
Tim Hennig ifs internationale filmschule köln alumni

Tim Hennig

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. STONE FACES)
Foto Prof. Barbara Hennings

Prof. Barbara Hennings

Editing Picture & Sound

Professors
Professors
Honorary Professor, Editor, a. o. AIMÈE & JAGUAR, DAS SCHRECKLICHE MÄDCHEN; Awarded the »Geißendörfer Ehrenpreis für Schnitt« for Lifetime Achievement
Foto Prof. Dr. Bettina Henzler

Prof. Dr. Bettina Henzler

Professor Film Studies

Professors
Film scholar, habilitated in film studies and aesthetic education. Author of »Filmästhetik und Vermittlung« and »Filmische Kindheitsfiguren«.
Foto Nils Herrmann
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Nils Herrmann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. WITH MY SOUL)
Yannik Heß
© Yannik Heß

Yannik Heß

Lecturers
Head of VFX at Outside the Club (a. o. »How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)«)
Christiane Hinz
© privat

Christiane Hinz

Lecturers
Head of the "Society and Documentation" program group at "WDR
Leo Hoffmann

Leo Hoffmann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. GRUMMET)
Franziska Hoh

Franziska Hoh

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni
Production Designer (a. o. SPARE PARTS)
Foto Yana Höhnerbach
© Nikolai Soric

Yana Höhnerbach

Lecturers
Film editor (a. o. »Trained to See – Three Women and the War«, »Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Druglord«)
Martin Horvat
© Blaž Završnik

Martin Horvat

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
»Talking Tom and Friends«, »Primeri inspektorja Vrenka«
Frederik Hunschede
© Ulrik Eichentopf

Frederik Hunschede

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni
Writer & Executive Producer Fiction | »THINK BIG!«, »NIX FESTES«
Laurie Hutzler, Dozentin im MA Serial Storytelling der ifs
© privat

Laurie Hutzler

Lecturers
Story Consultant / Story Advisor (»The Book of Elah«, »Tsotsi«, »Die Fälscher«) and Screenwriting Teacher (»The Emotional Toolbox«), USA
Foto Yunus Roy Imer

Yunus Roy Imer

Lecturers
DoP / Image creator (a. o. »Systemsprenger«, »The Outrun«)
Jonas Jablonski

Jonas Jablonski

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. UNDER THE SKIN)
Foto Leonhard Jagels

Leonhard Jagels

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni
Production Designer (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)
Stefan Jähner
© Stefan Jähner

Stefan Jähner

Lecturers
Pipeline Technical Director at Rise FX (a. o. »Stranger Things«, »Dark«)
Rene Jamm

René Jamm

Lecturers
Managing Director, Warner Bros. International TV Production Germany
Janina Jansen
© ifs

Janina Jansen

Coordination of Interdisciplinary Events

Team

Office of Student Affairs and Examination Office

Team
Alexander Jarosch ifs internationale filmschule köln alumni

Alexander Jarosch

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni
VFX & Animation (a. o. TOMORROW WE'LL BE HAPPY)
Leon Jendrejewski
© Leon Jendrejewski

Leon Jendrejewski

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni
Editing and Sound Design (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)
ifs-Dozent Jürgen Jürges im MA Film an der ifs
© Jörg Gruber

Jürgen Jürges

Lecturers
Director of Photography (a. o. »Angst essen Seele auf«, »Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo«)