Aktuelles
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
ifs-Encounters & ESP Think Tank
»ifs encounters« & European Showrunner Think Tank
Social Impact Storytelling & Showrunning
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«
European Showrunner 2023: Think Tank V
»Adapting the Showrunner Model to a Project's Needs«
European Showrunner 2023: Think Tank IV
»Showrunning in Europe: Who Runs the Show?«
European Showrunner 2023: Think Tank III
Showrunning in Europe: Directing in the Showrunner Model
European Showrunner 2023: Think Tank II
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Chris Chibnall (»BROADCHURCH«)
European Showrunner 2023: Think Tank I
Showrunning in Europe: Spotlight on Julie Andem (SKAM)
MA Film students visit the UNCSA
Cooperation between ifs and University of North Carolina, School of Arts
Awarded @ TakeOne Festival in Innsbruck
ifs film wins award for best short film
Nominated for the German Film Critics' Award 2023
ifs graduation film »BULLDOG« and »Himbeeren mit Senf« by ifs professor nominated
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
European Showrunner Think Tank
European Showrunner Think Tank 5
»Adapting the Showrunner Model to a Project's Needs«
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
European Showrunner Think Tank
European Showrunner Think Tank IV
Showrunning in Europe: Who Runs the Show?
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
ifs @ Max Ophüls Preis film festival 2024
Two ifs films premiere in the competition of the 45th Max Ophüls Preis film festival
»If you are seen, you belong«
Promoting diversity in film: Workshop »Work and Connect« with About Me videos
Professional training in acting at the ifs starts again
Actors can now apply for the acting workout and casting workshop in autumn