People

Kyrill Ahlvers

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. LOST IN HOPE)

Julia Angerer-Zimth

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. BABA NAM KEBAP)

Luise Brinkmann

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (u. a. BEAT BEAT HEART)

Noor ul Muntaha Khan

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Umar Afzal

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Utkarsh Agnihotri

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Maximilian Aigner

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. HALF PAST NINE)

Irmak Akar

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Hani Al-Adham

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Tunde Aladese

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

Writer | »MTV SHUGA«, »TRANSATLANTIC«

Mascha Albl

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. HEAVEN WITHOUT EARTH)

Portraitfoto von Lea Albring, Alumna 2025 im MA Serial Storytelling der ifs

Christopher Albrodt

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. AUSTER, FLOCKE & PROSCHINSKI)

Aylin Alici

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. JUNA)

Katja Aller

Lecturers

Research Assistant and Comparative Media Scholar

Lisa Ambjörn

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

Lecturers

Writer | »Young Royals«, »Sick (Sjukt)«

Sigrid Andersson

Lecturers

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

Peter Anlauf

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. PAUL)

Sameh Aransa

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Ana Carolina Araque

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Matthias Atzinger

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (a. o. UNDER THE SKIN)

Krish Bachani

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Carolin Backes

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. ANIMA EX MACHINA)

Matthias Backmann

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (u.a. REWIND, GRUMMET)

Kirsa Bardon

Accounting / Budget Control

Team

(sie/ihr | she/her)

Christoph Bargfrede

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. AUSTER)

Rebeca Barona

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Liliana Lisette Barragan Sanchez

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

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

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. THE STRAY)

Ute Becker

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. LITTLE HEROES)

Nathalie Bender

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. THE BLEAK FARM)

Prof. André Bendocchi-Alves

Professor Editing Picture & Sound

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

Lecturers

Animation Supervisor (a. o. »The Grinch«, »The Super Mario Bros. Movie«)

Mikko Beste

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. WAR SCENE)

Luisa Beuschlein

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. CHARLY)

Steffi Beyer

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. OF STONES)

Daniel Bickermann

Lecturers

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

Brigitte Biehl

Lecturers

Professor for Creative Leadership at SRH University of Applied Sciences, Berlin

Kevin Biele

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)

Ebru Sara Bilen

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. JACKFRUIT)

Helga Binder

Lecturers

Deputy Head of Funding at "Film- und Medienstiftung NRW

Jonathan Birk

BA Film | Director of Photography

Students

Maximilian Bohl

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. RED, RED, RED)

Ciara Borgards

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. FLYING FROM WAR)

PhD Nils Bothmann

Third-party Funding Acquisition Officer

Team

Quality management

Team

Mile Božičević

European Showrunner Programme

Participants

»Hubble Bubble« (co-creator, writer), »On the Border« (writer)

Marc Brasse

Lecturers

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

Josephine Brauer

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni

Production Designer (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)

Isa Braun

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. ROOTS & WINGS)

Monika Bremen

Executive Assistance

Team

Festival Coordination

Team

Uta Briesewitz

Lecturers

Cinematographer, Director (»The Wire«, »Stranger Things«, »Westworld«), USA / Germany

Anna Brotkin

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

»Aikuiset/Adults«, »Rakkaat lapset/Perfect Sisters«

Arthur Brux

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (a. o. HEAVEN WITHOUT EARTH)

Tanja Bubbel

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

»Charité«, »Smilla’s Sense of Snow«

Maren Buchholz

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni

Production Designer (a. o. AUSTER)

Holger Buff

Lecturers

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

Leander Büge

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. SPARE PARTS)

Uwe Bünker

Lecturers

Casting Director and owner of Bünker Casting GbR

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

Lecturers

Senior Colorist (a. o. »Und morgen die ganze Welt«, »Riefenstahl«)

Sylvain Caron

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

Writer, Producer | »THE CAGE«, »BALTHAZAR«

Darius Cernota

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. THE PANTHERESS)

Fernando Chan

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Julia Charakter

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

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

Olivia Charamsa

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. BEAT BEAT HEART)

Mengqi Chen

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Aleksandra Chmielewska

European Showrunner Programme

Participants

»Glitter« (creator, head writer, creative producer), »Cracow Monsters« (story editor)

Daniel Chour

Lecturers

Art Director (a. o. »The Queen’s Gambit«, »Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes«)

Jana Cisar

Lecturers

Independent film producer and production manager

Carlo Clever

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. HUGO)

Dennis Colquhoun

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. LOST IN HOPE)

Jeannine Compère

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. FLOCKE UND PROSCHINSKI)

Alexander Conrads

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. FATHERLY LOVE)

Javiera Cortes filmschule köln digital narratives

Dávid Csicskár

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

Writer, Director | »TÓTH JÁNOS«, »ELEPHANT«

Keith Cunningham

Lecturers

Writer, Script Consultant, and Screenwriting Trainer (»The Soul of Screenwriting«), USA

Sonja Cyrus

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni

Production Designer (a. o. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT)

Michael Dämmig

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. BLOOM)

Jannis Danikas

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. THE SCREAM)

Deborshi Datta

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Sophie Daugsch

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. YûGEN)

Alexander Daus

Lecturers

Screenwriter, freelance dramaturge

Paul Davies

Lecturers

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

Antonio de Luca

Technical Disposition / Electrical Specialist

Team

Lukas Decker

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Leo Decristoforo

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. IM DUNKELN IST ES WÄRMER)

Maren Demant

Lecturers

CEO Invisible Room & Digital Designer / XR Designer

Said Demirci

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Portraitfoto von Lejla Demiri, Alumna 2025 im MA Serial Storytelling der ifs

Janos Derks

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Students

Charlie Dewulf

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

»Brak/Broke«, »Liefdestips aan Mezelf/Love Tips to Myself«

Sophie Madeleine Dieng

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Students

Julian Dohmen

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. FAREWELL 2.0)

Samuel Dommermuth

BA Film | Director of Photography

Students

Friederike Dörffler

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. THE SCREAM)

Dorian Dubel

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. AUF NULL)

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

Zoé Dumas

BA Film | Director of Photgraphy

Alumni

DoP (a. o. EL MÁRTIR)

Christof Düro

Lecturers

Actor, learning teacher and communication consultant

Jannika Edler ifs internationale filmschule köln alumni

Jannika Eberhardt

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. GRUMMET)

Patricia Eckermann

Lecturers

Show and series author, novelist (a. o. »Elektro Krause«)

Tim Egner

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

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

Niva Ehrlich

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (a. o. SPARE PARTS)

Hady Aymen Elshafey

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Leon Emonds-Pool

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. SHOOTER)

Lydia-Maria Emrich

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (a. o. THE PANTHERESS)

Cedric Engelbrecht

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni

Production Designer (a. o. UNDER THE SKIN)

Cedric Engels

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

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

Felix Engstfeld

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. WACHSÜCHTIG)

Jakob Erdelen

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. MONONOKE)

Verena Euler

Coordination BA Film

Team

Coordination Screenwriting

Team

Katharina Eyssen

Lecturers

Writer, Creator, Showrunner (»The Empress«, »Holiday Secrets«), Germany

Mahshad Farhangi

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Waldemar Fast

Lecturers

Character Animator, Animation Director

Johan Fasting

Lecturers

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

Lisa Fechner

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. PUPPENSPIELER, GUTE NACHT)

Alessio Federico

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. AS IF IT WERE THE LAST TIME)

Teresa Fernández-Valdés

Lecturers

Writer, Producer, Showrunner (»Grand Hotel«, »Velvet«, »The Cable Girls«), Spain

Portraitfoto von Ivana Filipic, Alumna 2025 im MA Serial Storytelling der ifs

Heike Fink

Project Management Masterclass Non-Fiction

Team

Autorin, Regisseurin

Daniela Frank

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Ulrike Franke

Lecturers

Filmproduktion LoekenFranke (a. o. »We Are All Detroit«, »Göttliche Lage – Eine Stadt erfindet sich neu«)

Elmar Freels

Lecturers

Screenwriter, Headwriter (»Almania«, »Knallerfrauen«), Director, Producer

Iring Freytag

Lecturers

Layout Artist, 3D-Animator (a. o. »Die Häschenschule 2 - Der große Eierklau«)

Prof. Dr. Joachim Friedmann

Serial Storytelling

Professors

Lecturers

Screenwriter a. o. IN ALLER FREUNDSCHAFT (Bambi Audience Award) and LINDENSTRAßE (Golden Camera, Grimme Award)

Mike Fuhrmann

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. THE STRAY, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT)

Tetiana Fuks

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Hannes Gabelmann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. O CHALE)

Fabian Gasmia

Lecturers

Producer (a. o. »Sonne und Beton«)

Michael Gaul

Lecturers

Head of Legal & Business Affairs, Banijay Germany

Andreas Gäẞler

Coordination Serial Storytelling

Team

Coordination Professional Training Screenwriting

Team

Jakob Gehrmann

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. KLAUSENTREIBEN)

Jón Gunnar Geirdal

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

»My Funeral«, »The Teacher's Lounge«

Zoltan M. Geller

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. LOST IN HOPE)

Joshua George

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Fana Giorgis

Lecturers

Marketing Manager, DACH at Netflix (»KLEO«), Germany

Jay Girardi

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Christian Godau

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. HORST)

Prof. Katalin Gödrös

Professor Directing

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

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. THE KIDS TURNED OUT FINE)

Lukas Golletz

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. BIS ZUM LETZTEN ATEMZUG)

Sarah Göritz

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. HERRENCREME)

Ruben Görtz

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Students

Nadine Gottmann

European Showrunner Programme

Participants

»Das Signal/The Signal« (co-creator, writer), »Echt Friends« (writer)

Ruben Götz

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. HALF PAST NINE)

Prof. Dominik Graf

Feature Film Directing

Lecturers

Honorary Professor, Director (a. o. »Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde«)

Katharina Grählert

BA Film | Director of Photography

Students

Jóhann Ævar Grímsson

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

Writer | »Sisterhood«, »Stella Blomkvist«

Leonard Grobien

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. VERITAS)

Carolin Groẞe Hellmann

Head of Serial Storytelling

Team

Head of Professional Training for Screenwriters

Team

Head of European Showrunner Programme

Team

Thorsten Gruna

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. TRANSIT)

Julia Grünewald

Lecturers

Dramaturg; Head of Drama Department BKM

Björn Grzemba

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (a. o. THE STRAY)

Dorien Gundlach

Human Resources Officer

Team

Equal Opportunities Officer

Team

Nicolay Gutscher

Lecturers

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

Stella Guzmán Schikora

BA Film | Director of Photography

Students

Malte Hafner

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. LABEL ME)

Lena Haindl

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Senad Halilbašić

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

Writer | »DER PASS«, »DER GREIF«

Patrick Hanemann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. THE STRAY)

Tabea Hannappel

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. LABEL ME)

Marvin Hans

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Mathis Hanspach

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. BEAT BEAT HEART, AGAINST ALL ODDS)

Dario Haramustek

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. PATTERN OF LIFE)

Julian Harbig

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. OUT OF THE CITY)

Denise Harkavy

Lecturers

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

Tua Harno

European Showrunner Programme

Participants

»Dead Women Talking« (co-creator, head writer), »The laws of man/Pohjolan laki« (writer)

Maria Hartig

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. THE COLOUR)

Catherine Harwardt

Lecturers

Head of Documentary and Producer at DRIVE beta

Felix Hassenfratz

Lecturers

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

Kim Sophie Hausner

BA Film | Director of Photography

Alumni

DoP (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)

Antonia Hayler

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Julien Hecker

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. YÜGEN)

Marco Heibach

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. KONSTRUKTION)

Jonas Heicks

BA Film | Screenwriting

Alumni

Author (a. o. DER LEERE RAUM)

Jo Heim

Lecturers

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

Lucas Hein

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. HORST)

Sonja Heiss

Lecturers

Director, screenwriter and author (»Wann wird es wieder so, wie es nie war«)

Tim Hennig

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. STONE FACES)

Prof. Barbara Hennings

Editing Picture & Sound

Professors

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

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«.

Nils Herrmann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. WITH MY SOUL)

Yannik Heß

Lecturers

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

Christian Heynert

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. YÜGEN)

Maria Hinterkoerner

European Showrunner Programme

Participants

»Die Toten von Salzburg« (writer), »Mandy and the Forces of Evil« (writer, story editor)

Christiane Hinz

Lecturers

Head of the "Society and Documentation" program group at "WDR

Kerstin Höckel

European Showrunner Programme

Participants

»Fritzie – Der Himmel muss warten« (co-creator, head writer), » Polizeiruf 110 « (writer)

Charly Hoffmann

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. THE SCREAM)

Leo Hoffmann

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. GRUMMET)

Franziska Hoh

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni

Production Designer (a. o. SPARE PARTS)

Yana Höhnerbach

Lecturers

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

Martin Horvat

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

»Talking Tom and Friends«, »Primeri inspektorja Vrenka«

Frederik Hunschede

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

Writer & Executive Producer Fiction | »THINK BIG!«, »NIX FESTES«

Laurie Hutzler

Lecturers

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

Berk Ilter

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Yunus Roy Imer

Lecturers

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

The professorship is currently being filled.

Professor Media Studies

Professors

Nele Isenberg

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Students

Jonas Jablonski

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. UNDER THE SKIN)

Leonhard Jagels

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni

Production Designer (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)

Stefan Jähner

Lecturers

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

René Jamm

Lecturers

Managing Director, Warner Bros. International TV Production Germany

Janina Jansen

Coordination of Interdisciplinary Events

Team

Office of Student Affairs and Examination Office

Team

Alexander Jarosch

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. TOMORROW WE'LL BE HAPPY)

Leon Jendrejewski

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

Alumni

Editing and Sound Design (a. o. LONG TIME NO SEE)

Jürgen Jürges

Lecturers

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

Ralf Kabelka

Lecturers

Writer and reporter „heute show“

Karin Kaçi

Lecturers

Screenwriter »Geborgtes Weiß«, »Freibad«) and dramaturg

Jessica Kaczmarek

BA Film | Production Design

Alumni

Production Designer (a. o. MADE IN GERMANY)

David Kade

BA Film | Creative Producing

Alumni

Producer (a. o. IM DUNKELN IST ES WÄRMER)

Fabian Kaminski

BA Film | Directing

Alumni

Director (a. o. TRIPTYCHON)

Cemre Karabulut

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Students

Juha Karavanen

European Showrunner Programme

Alumni

»The Laws of Man«, »66 North Precinct«

Cem Karayakas

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Alumni

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

Marie Kaub

Lecturers

Speaker, Consultant, Deputy Chairwoman of the WDR Broadcasting Council

Philipp Kaufhold

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. BLOOM)

Sebastian Kellermann

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Alumni

VFX & Animation (a. o. CIRCUS IN TOWN)

Producer, author and director. Co-founder of Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion (CEO until mid-2014), numerous documentary primetime formats, including THE FORGOTTEN ISLAND (BBC, WDR, arte), DIE DEUTSCHEN (20 x 45' ZDF); UPDATE 2057, The World In 50 Years (3 x 50' Discovery US, Science Channel, ZDF, NHK, arte), DIE JUDEN, Geschichte eines Volkes (5 x 45' ARD, arte, Filmstiftung, Medea,Telepool) From 2014 Developer and producer of drama projects for G5fiction and partners, such as DUELL DER BRÜDER (RTL), GOLDJUNGS (Das Erste, Degeto. ) 2024 Screenplay funding for »TOWER OF DAUGHTERS« by the Film und Medienstiftung NRW.

Uwe Kersken initiated and designed the »Masterclass Non-Fiction« training programme at the ifs in 2009 and, as Head of Content, is significantly involved in the further development of the programme and the supervision of participants. In 2014, he was appointed honorary professor by the TH Köln.