Aktuelles
“Natural history data in a creative experiment”
Lecture on the cooperation between the MA Digital Narratives and the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
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
The future of digital storytelling
Final presentation of the Master's programme »Digital Narratives« 2024
New German Cinema Award at the Munich Film Festival for ifs graduation film
»O Chale«: Atika Jumaih Bashiru awarded for Best Acting Performance
The MA Digital Narratives students had a series of talks with professionals from academia and the industry
Guest speakers gave insights about their fields of work.
Internal pitch of the Writers Room Project
The MA Serial Storytelling welcomed a select group of industry professionals
ifs @ Seriencamp
European Showrunner Think Tank and ifs Series Showcase
Seriencamp Conference 2024
Recap: Great ifs events and a prize for ifs alumnus
First on-site workshop of the European Showrunner Training
The workshop was led by Head of Programme Jeppe Gjervig Gram and showrunner Marianne Wendt
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Miikko Oikkonen
with writer, showrunner and director Miikko Oikkonen (»Estonia«, »Bordertown«, Finland)
European Showrunner Training at ifs announces Participants
Top writers from accross Europe to take part in Round 3
World premiere for ifs film »O Chale« at the Munich Film Festival
Final film nominated four times for the New German Cinema Award
Laurien Michiels presented her final project »The Room of Resonance«
It was part of the exhibition »XR for the people of Europe« at the Places Festival in Gelsenkirchen.
On an excursion to the Oberhausen Short Film Festival
The MA Film students visited the international short film festival.
ifs @ FMX Conference
ifs students present their film project »The Lumber Room« and inform at the stand on the School Campus
How to entertain: »Masterclass Entertainment« at the ifs
Professional training in non-fictional entertainment
»Partie« Time!
Insights from MA 3D Animation for Film & Games: In the future, we're all brains and hearts
Moodee Moore
Insights from the virtual character creation project in the MA 3D Animation for Film & Games by student Fernando Chan
»Social Impact Storytelling & Showrunning«
European Showrunner Think Tank with Matthew Hastings & Tyron Ricketts
Social Impact Storytelling & Showrunning
with Matthew Hastings and Tyron Ricketts
Showrunning in Eastern Parts of Europe
with Wiktor Piątkowski, Teodora Markova, and Stanislavs Tokalovs
Meeting Point Vilnius
Serial storytelling workshop by ifs professor Dr. Joachim Friedmann
Series Mania Forum in Lille
European Showrunner behind-closed-doors Think Tank session
»Passion for film?« – Insights into film study programmes and workshops
»Open House« on 09 March 2024 at the ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln
»European Showrunner Network« Event
Intensive exchange at the Berlinale
ifs @ Berlinale 2024
Screenwriters‘ Lounge, Pitching Salon, Encourage Film Talents a.o.
ifs alumna honoured with the German Screenplay Award 2024
Sandra Schröder wins »Golden Lola« for screenplay »I woke up as a beast«
Adapting the Showrunner Model to a Project's Needs
»Adapting the Showrunner Model to a Project's Needs«
Showrunning in Europe: Who Runs the Show?
»Showrunning in Europe: Who Runs the Show?«
Showrunning in Europe: Directing in the Showrunner Model
Showrunning in Europe: Directing in the Showrunner Model
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Chris Chibnall
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Chris Chibnall (»BROADCHURCH«)
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Julie Andem
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Julie Andem (SKAM)
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on the HaRiBos
with Hanno Hackfort and Bob Konrad (»KLEO«), Germany
MA Film students visit the UNCSA
Cooperation between ifs and University of North Carolina, School of Arts
Nominated for the German Film Critics' Award 2023
ifs graduation film »BULLDOG« and »Himbeeren mit Senf« by ifs professor nominated
Awarded @ TakeOne Festival in Innsbruck
ifs film wins award for best short film
Peaceful Holidays!
The ifs will be closed until 3 January.
Petra Müller is leaving the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
For 13 years, she has accompanied and supported the ifs as Chairwoman of the Shareholders' Meeting.
Unique stories for tomorrow!
Final presentation of the Masterclass Non-Fiction
MA Digital Narratives project presentation
The students presented prototype versions of their eventual MA projects
»Building bridges between science, film practice and mediation«
Bettina Henzler is the new Professor of Film Studies at the ifs
European Showrunner Programme: Final Workshop
12 experienced professional series writers from 10 European countries graduated
Writer's workshop with Mary Kate O'Flanagan
»Finding the Story Inside Yourself«
Zip-Scene Conference in Prague
MA Digital Narratives students presented at the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art
ifs Alumnus Visits Partner School in India
Production design graduate Florian Trautmann at Film and Television Institute of India
Internationale Production Design Week
Guided tour at Studio Babelsberg and production design party at the ifs studio
ifs graduation film awarded gold prize at the Hof Film Festival
Director Pauline Schläger receives the award for »Dann lieber sterben«
2nd cohort of the MA Film
Master's programme with Prof. Ciro Cappellari
Guest students at ifs
Students and Prof. Janet Allard from UNCSA (USA) visiting the ifs
Series trends and the showrunner model, young talents and current projects 2023
The ifs at the Film Festival Cologne 2023
ifs graduation film honored with FIRST STEPS Award 2023 film prize
Graduation film »Bloom« wins young talent award in the Short Steps category
New publication by Prof. Dr. Joachim Friedmann
»Narratives Crossing Boundaries. Storytelling in a Transmedial and Transdisciplinary Context«
The Young Acadamics Workshop @ Gamescom
The YAW organized by the Cologne Game Lab and the ifs joined the Gamescom congress with a workshop
Kick-off winter semester 2023/24
The ifs welcomes the students
We welcome our new international students
15 participants have started their master's programme Serial Storytelling
Humour in demand – »Masterclass Comedy« at the ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln
Practical writing training for non-fictional comedy and entertainment formats starts on 06.11.
ifs graduation films nominated three times for FIRST STEPS award award
»El Mártir«, »Bloom« and DoP Zoé Dumas are nominated
Summer School Screenwriting 2023
led by Alkioni Valsari and Keith Cunningham
Professional training in acting at the ifs starts again
Actors can now apply for the acting workout and casting workshop in autumn
»If you are seen, you belong«
Promoting diversity in film: Workshop »Work and Connect« with About Me videos
ifs @ Max Ophüls Preis film festival 2024
Two ifs films premiere in the competition of the 45th Max Ophüls Preis film festival
School's out for summer
Another Summer School Screenwriting Junior comes to an end
Shooting of »The Lumber Room«
Collaborative project in the fourth semester of BA Film
Sustainability Promotion
Young Talent Foundation Berlin-Sustainability Promotion
DEVELOPMENT OF SERIES CONCEPTS
Exercise with ifs Prof. Peter Herrmann and lecturer Sabine Steyer-Violet
Happy Pride! CSD weekend in Cologne
Demonstration for diversity, acceptance & equality
Masterclass Pictorial Design with Bernd Fischer
Cooperation between the ifs and KHM
»ifs-Encounters« Edimotion with Editor Ulf Albert
Kyra Scheurer and Ulf Albert discuss John Cassavetes
Pavel Sitnikov wins prize at Festival
The MA Digital Narratives student was awarded the European Talent Award in Sound Design
Exchange project with Beit Berl College in Israel
Students shoot documentary films in fourth semester in BA Film
Presentation of Production Exercise 2
MA Digital Narratives students present their results from the second semester
Great Premiere: Recap Seriencamp!
First Seriencamp Conference in Cologne with strong ifs participation
Studio construction in the fourth semester
Production Design students realise attic in the ifs studio
Producer duo at ifs
Britta Strampe and Laura Kippel give a seminar
Final pitch of the MA Serial Storytelling
15 alumni presented their master series projects at the Seriencamp in Cologne
Master’s Pitch of the ifs serial talents
Final presentation of the master’s programme »Serial Storytelling« for the first time at the Seriencamp
ifs @ Seriencamp 2023
ifs is represented with a series of events
ifs becomes a member of the Film & Democracy Network
Targeted positioning against right-wing ideologies
Launch of Massive Open Online Course »Diversity in Film and Media«
14 modules on gender theory, queer studies, disability representation, decolonizing film studies etc.
»ifs-Encounters« Series with »Sam – Ein Sachse«
Screening at Filmforum NRW in cooperation with the Africa Film Festival Cologne
Mediasphere Meetup at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
MA Digital Narratives students presented prototypes they developed during their Production Exercise 1
Excursion of the MA Digital Narratives students
Exhibition »WORLDBUILDING: Video Games and Art in the Digital Age«
Sebastian Soukup is new professor for production design at the ifs
The renowned production designer is currently nominated for the German Film Award in the Category Best Production Design ("Der vermessene Mensch")
»Final Presentation 2023« at the ifs
Students in the bachelor's programme film present their graduation projects
Promote diversity in film!
Workshop »Work and Connect - working with talents with disabilities« at ifs
New industry partners support Master's programme in »Entertainment Producing«
»Entertainment Producing« Master's programme for future entertainment producers for the second time in September 2023
Awards for ifs graduation films in Bremen and Selb
Awards for »Zeitpunkt X« and »Du hast viele Teile«
Prof. Ciro Cappellari presents the MA Film
Application deadline: 04.06.2023
Workshop on inclusion and diversity
Acting talents with disabilities work together with ifs students
Production design with architect Willem-Jan Beeren
Insights into works from the fourth semester BA Film students
On the set of the graduation film »3 Dinge«
Behind the scenes of the graduation film from the Master Film
Welcome to Netflix!
Exciting insights into the strategies of Netflix Germany
»Masterclass Entertainment« has started at the ifs
6-month professional training on non-fictional entertainment
Unique Professional Training for Showrunners at the ifs enters second round
Additional three years of EU funding for the »European Showrunner Programme«
Oscar Buzz! Academy Award for ifs lecturer Christan M. Goldbeck
A total of four awards for »All Quiet on the Western Front«
Series Mixer Event at Berlinale
European Showrunner Network brings together students and alumni
Premieres! Films with ifs alumni participation celebrate premiere at the Berlinale
ifs alumni and profs at the Berlinale
In conversation! ifs alumni on panels at the Berlinale
Stimulating conversations during the Berlinale
European Showrunner Network Event
@ Berlinale 2022
ifs @ Berlinale
Berlinale with numerous projects by ifs alumni and profs. Production by ifs alumna opens Perspektive Deutsches Kino.
Exhibition "Coffee and Colonialism - A Bitter Taste
Manjahi Njoroge and Louise Adams presented the first results of their exchange and artistic research within the framework of the kulturweit-Tandem initiative.
Second Round: European Showrunner Training 2023
Call for Applications
Action! At the Set of the stop motion film YETI
Insights from the set of YETi
Experimenting with the data portal of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Students make digital experiments with Mediasphere for Nature
SketchUp! Thorsten Sabel visits the ifs
The renowned set designer and longtime ifs lecturer and alumnus leads an exercise
Coffee and Colonialism - A bitter taste
Multimedia exhibition on February 9, at 5 pm at the ifs
»Choy the Cheese« by Mahee Pal
Animated Character by Mahee Pal
Open for Applications!
Apply by March 31 for the MA 3D Animation for Film & Games
Christmas holidays at the ifs
We wish you relaxing holidays
Trigger warning: This Mentoring Programme may contain unlikable female protagonists
INTO THE WILD goes into the 3rd round
Showrunning in Europe
with Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Julie Skaufel and Tijs van Marle
How to entertain: "Masterclass Entertainment" at the ifs
In-service training on non-fictional entertainment
"Green Set Construction": Sustainable execution of the set "WarteRaum".
Best Practice: Sustainable implementation of a set construction
Green Filmmaking, Green Producing
Sustainability in Film - Info Event with Dörte Schneider Garcia
It's a Wrap! Conclusion of Cologne's very first edition of the European Showrunner Training
European Showrunner Training presents varying approaches to casting, working with casting agents, and working with actors
#orangedays2022 International Day against Violence against Women
The ifs participates in the worldwide campaign
Debate: Online or offline/Mensch or machine? How we can benefit from the best of two worlds.
Workshop at the #ELIABiennial2022 Conference
ifs film wins award at Cologne Short Film Festival
Audience Award for »Allen Zweifeln zum Trotz« (Against All Odds)
Pitch, Panel, Podium – ifs @ Film Festival Cologne
Great ifs events as part of the festival
The ifs mourns Martin Kopischke
*05.03.1969 • †30.10.2022