BA Film | Screenwriting

Foto Prof. Magnus Vattrodt

Prof. Magnus Vattrodt

Professor Screenplay / Dramaturgy

Professors

Professor Screenplay / Dramaturgy

Professors
Screenwriter a.o. DIE WANNSEEKONFERENZ (Civis Media Award, German Television Award – Best Screenplay, Romy – Best Screenplay TV), EIN GROSSER AUFBRUCH (German Television Award – Best Screenplay, Screenplay Award of the German Academy for Television)

BA Film | Editing Picture & Sound

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)
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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

BA Film | Director of Photography

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Prof. Jutta Pohlmann

Professor Director of Photography

Professors
Professors
DoP a. o. HÖHENSTRASSE (Nominierung ROMY - Beste Bildgestaltung TV), WAS NÜTZT DIE LIEBE IN GEDANKEN (Nominierung Dt. Kamerapreis), ENGLAND! (Kamerapreis der dt. Filmkritik)
Foto Prof. Hajo Schomerus

Prof. Hajo Schomerus

Professor Non-Fictional and Fictional Cinematography

Professors
Professors
DoP a. o. DER AST AUF DEM ICH SITZE (Grimme Award), IM HAUS MEINES VATERS SIND VIELE WOHNUNGEN (German Film Critics Award – Best Documentary Film)

BA Film | Creative Producing

Foto Prof. Peter Herrmann

Prof. Peter Herrmann

Professor Creative Producing

Professors
Professors
Produzent a.o. NIRGENDWO IN AFRIKA (u.a. Oscar® – Bester fremdsprachiger Film, Deutscher Filmpreis – Bester Spielfilm), DIE WÜSTENBLUME (Bayerischer Filmpreis)

BA Film | Directing

Foto Prof. Katalin Gödrös

Prof. Katalin Gödrös

Professor Directing

Professors
Professors
Director a. o. MUTANTEN (a. o. Berlinale) as well as SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE (Internationalen Wettbewerb Locarno)
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Prof. Ruth Olshan

Professor Directing

Professors
Professors
Director and Screenwriter; Co-Author a. o. AUFBRUCH IN DIE FREIHEIT (Deutscher Fernsehpreis, Goldene Kamera)

BA Film | Production Design

Foto Prof. Sebastian Soukup
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Prof. Sebastian Soukup

Professor Production Design

Professors

Professors
Production Designer and Film Architect; Nomination German Film Academy Award - Best Production Design for »Der vermessene Mensch« (2023) and »Narziss und Goldmund« (2020)
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Prof. Uli _Hanisch

Professor Production Design

Professors
Professors
Production Design for a. o. THE QUEENS GAMBIT (Golden Globe) and BABYLON BERLIN (a. o. German Television Award - Beste Ausstattung)

BA Film | VFX & Animation

Foto Prof. Rolf Mütze

Prof. Rolf Mütze

Artistic Direction VFX & Animation

Professors
Professors
Professors
Visual Artist and CG/VFX Supervisor of a. o. LIEBER THOMAS (German Film Award)
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Prof. Sophia Zauner

Professor 3D Animation for Film und Non-linear Media

Professors
Professors
Animator, Character Technical Director, CG Supervisor, a. o. DIE HÄSCHENSCHULE 2, TRIP TO THE MOON

Film and Media Studies

Foto Prof. Dr. Gundolf S. Feyermuth

Prof. Dr. Gundolf S. Freyermuth

Associate Professor Comparative Media Studies

Professors
Media Scholar and Author; Co-Founder of the Cologne Game Lab at TH Köln - University of Applied Science
Foto Prof. Dr. Bettina Henzler

Prof. Dr. Bettina Henzler

Professur für Filmwissenschaft

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

MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

Foto Prof. Björn Bartholdy
© Cologne Game Lab

Björn Bartholdy

Professor Media Design

Professors
Co-founder of the Cologne Game Lab at TH Köln, Project Lead Virtual Bauhaus, Goethestrasse 56, Games Technology Network
Foto Prof. Rolf Mütze

Prof. Rolf Mütze

Artistic Direction VFX & Animation

Professors
Professors
Professors
Visual Artist and CG/VFX Supervisor of a. o. LIEBER THOMAS (German Film Award)
Foto Prof. Sophia Zauner

Prof. Sophia Zauner

Professor 3D Animation for Film und Non-linear Media

Professors
Professors
Animator, Character Technical Director, CG Supervisor, a. o. DIE HÄSCHENSCHULE 2, TRIP TO THE MOON

MA Digital Narratives

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
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Prof. Lena Thiele

Co-founder of the MA Digital Narratives | Lecturer

Professors
Author and Creative Director Miiqo Studios UG; a. o. Webseries NETWARS – OUT OF CTRL (SXSW Interaction Innovation Award, Grimme Online Award)

MA Entertainment Producing

Foto Prof. Jennifer Mival
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Prof. Jennifer Mival

Professor Entertainment Producing

Professors
Lecturers
Content Executive, late at Netflix; Formats a. o. FRANK ELSTNER: WETTEN, DAS WAR'S (Nomination German Academy of Television Award, ANGRY CARPENTER (Kristallen Award), YOUR FACE OR MINE (Rose D’Or)

MA Film

Foto Prof. Ciro Cappellari

Prof. Ciro Cappellari

Professor Cinematic Storytelling In A Social Context

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

MA Serial Storytelling

Foto Prof. Dr. Joachim Friedmann

Prof. Dr. Joachim Friedmann

Professor Serial Storytelling

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

Masterclass Non-Fiction

Foto Prof. Uwe Kersken

Prof. Uwe Kersken

Masterclass Non-Fiction

Professors
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.