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Boosting the Next Generation:
Panel on Diversity in the Film Industry – Success and future prospects of University Cooperation at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
Master's pitch of the ifs series talents at the Seriencamp 2025
Final presentation of the Master's Programme »Serial Storytelling«
European Showrunner Programme at ifs Announces New Cohort
Top Series Writers from Across Europe Join Fourth Edition of Prestigious Training

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’
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
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’.
ifs @ The Max Ophüls Film Festival 2025
ifs Film »quicksand« celebrates premiere in short film competition
ifs film honoured at the Poitiers Film Festival
»El Mártir« wins the Grand Prix du jury
German Young Screenwriter Award for ifs student Robert Deçani
»Ithaka« awarded at the up-and-coming screenplay festival in Hanover
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
European Showrunner Training at ifs announces Participants
Top writers from accross Europe to take part in Round 3
How to entertain: »Masterclass Entertainment« at the ifs
Professional training in non-fictional entertainment
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