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Graduation BA Film & 25 years ifs
Review of the celebrations to mark the double anniversary

ifs celebrates 25th anniversary & graduation of the 10th year of the BA Film programme
Greetings from the state of NRW, the city of Cologne and the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
»1st Female Gaze - CineOne & sPOTTlight Young Talent Award for Image Creators in NRW« goes to ifs graduate Zoé Dumas
IFFF Dortmund + Cologne Young Talent Award presented for the first time for the image design of the ifs graduation film ‘El Mártir’

MA Digital Narratives students in Skövde
Students from the MA Digital Narratives and the MA 3D Animation for Film & Games programmes took part in the new Blended Intensive Programme, a collaboration with the University of Skövde in Sweden

MA Serial Storytelling students at Series Mania Forum
Exclusive meetings a. o. with Jeppe Gjervig Gram (BORGEN), Tarja Kylmä (Invisible Heroes), and Edgar Medina (DOGPACK)
Part-time Master's programme »Entertainment Producing« starts again at the ifs
Sustainable support and scholarship providers from the industry. Application phase runs until 15 April 2025, online information event on 1 April

STREAM, the network of 10 European training institutions, signs a common charter of values and objectives for series
Ensuring the future of European series through cooperation

Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Fanny Herrero
with Fanny Herrero (»Call My Agent! (Dix Pour Cent)«, »Standing Up (Drôle)«)

99FIRE-FILMS AWARD for »Die Geste« by Patrick Paradon
A 99-second short film on the subject of ‘THE POWER OF KINDNESS’ was shot in 99 hours for the competition.
World premieres, nominations and panels: alumni, professors and students of the ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln at the Berlinale 2025
Including the world premiere of »The Kiss of the Grasshopper«, alumnus Duc-Thi Bui nominated for the German Screenplay Award

KI. Medien – neue Weiterbildungsreihe zu KI in den audiovisuellen Medien
On 27 March, the ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln launches the new further education series ‘KI. Medien’.

European Showrunner Think Tank
with showrunner Fanny Herrero (»Call My Agent!«, »Standing Up«) @ Göteborg Film Festival’s TV Drama Vision

Showrunning in Europe: Comparing Markets
with Marie Roussin (»Mixte«, »Lupin«), Teodora Markova (»Soviet Jeans«) and Teresa Fernández-Valdés (»Cable Girls«, »Grand Hotel«)
ifs @ The Max Ophüls Film Festival 2025
ifs Film »quicksand« celebrates premiere in short film competition
Online Info Event: MA Serial Storytelling
with ifs student Anna Richards

MA Digital Narratives students present prototypes
The students developed ideas for AR solutions
Peaceful Holidays 2024
The ifs is closed from 21 December 2024 to 05 January 2025.
ifs film honoured at the Poitiers Film Festival
»El Mártir« wins the Grand Prix du jury
European Showrunner Programme
Insight from a intensive two-day workshop in Cologne
German Young Screenwriter Award for ifs student Robert Deçani
»Ithaka« awarded at the up-and-coming screenplay festival in Hanover

ESP @ WCOS World Conference of Screenwriters
Current participant Rachel Kilfeather from the European Showrunner Training was invited as a panellist
»Applied Colour Science for Film Production«
Insights into the workshop with Dr. Charles Poynton & Laurens Orij

Alumni power at the international series festival Seriesly Berlin
Michael Griessler wins Seriesly pitch with »Existence«

Welcome to the MA Digital Narratives programme!
Nine international participants start their studies

Summer School Screenwriting 2024
with Alkioni Valsari and Keith Cunningham
New international Festival »Seriesly Berlin«
Alumnus Matija Dragojević will serve as Head of Programming
Final Presentation MA Digital Narratives
Nine participants from four continents presented their projects