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Industry Report: European Film Schools

A look at the film schools in Europe, a fundamental element in the film industry that raises the filmmakers of tomorrow

Industry Report: European Film Schools

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Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

"Our work with institutions is regular, totally naturalised, from day one”

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

The director of the Basque film school explains its postgraduate programmes, as well as the selection process and its scholarship requirements  

13 February 2024

Francesco Mastrofini  • CEO of Rainbow CGI and Educational Coordinator of the virtual production training course at LuceLabCinecittà

“Virtual production is an artistic, technical and sustainable aid: it just needs to find its way, we’re still in the early stages”

Francesco Mastrofini • CEO of Rainbow CGI and Educational Coordinator of the virtual production training course at LuceLabCinecittà

The CEO of Rainbow CGI spoke to us about Cinecittà’s new Virtual Production course, which he himself is coordinating, and the enormous potential offered by this new technology  

28 December 2023

Chiara Zappalà  • Manager, European Film Factory project, Institut français

“The programme offers an innovative and practical approach to supporting film education in Europe”

Chiara Zappalà • Manager, European Film Factory project, Institut français

During Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, we delved into this ground-breaking European project supported by MEDIA and focused on film literacy  

24 November 2023

Bernie Stampfer  • Head of studies, European Film Business and Law MBA

“This master creates a high-quality basis for the continuous expansion of expertise”

Bernie Stampfer • Head of studies, European Film Business and Law MBA

The master’s course run by the EPI offers an opportunity for audiovisual professionals to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the European film business and legal landscape  

02 June 2023

The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business

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The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business

Three representatives from Gobelins, École de Condé and The Animation Workshop spoke about how they aim to expand their reach and form solid connections with the industry  

22 November 2022

Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project

Education - Germany/France/Bulgaria/Portugal

Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project

For over 25 years, the project has been committed to uniting children and youngsters from many different countries through their love for cinema  

17 May 2022

Amazon pledges £10 million to support the UK’s TV and film training and development

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Amazon pledges £10 million to support the UK’s TV and film training and development

Through its new Prime Video Pathway training initiative, Amazon is aiming to ease access to audiovisual jobs with a commitment across the next three years  

04 March 2022

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

“Here, we build a community of filmmakers that goes way beyond studies”

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

To mark the start of the application period to be part of the educational institution’s fifth intake, its head honcho breaks down some of the details  

01 February 2022

Vincent Lowy and Raïssa Lahcine  • Director and director of International Relations, École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière

“We don’t train directors, producers or editors, but we educate sound engineers and DoPs as well as other related technical roles”

Vincent Lowy and Raïssa Lahcine • Director and director of International Relations, École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious French film school  

20 December 2021

Mieke Bernink • Lecturer, Netherlands Film Academy

“We are an internationally acclaimed film education institution, the only one of its kind in the Netherlands”

Mieke Bernink • Lecturer, Netherlands Film Academy

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the Dutch film school  

05 November 2021

Guido Lukoschek  • Head of International Office, Filmakademie Baden Württemberg

“The academy does not have any tenure-track teachers, but operates entirely with industry mentors”

Guido Lukoschek • Head of International Office, Filmakademie Baden Württemberg

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the German film academy  

28 October 2021

Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt  • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts

“Our teaching methods are based on an artistic approach to concept development and craft learning”

Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious Swedish university  

06 October 2021

Karin Julsrud • Dean, Norwegian Film School

“We apply a practice-based and experiential approach, where students develop their knowledge, skills and artistic competence on the floor”

Karin Julsrud • Dean, Norwegian Film School

Our conversation revolved around the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious Norwegian film school  

01 September 2021

Gisli Snaer • Director and CEO, London Film School

“We endeavour to attract and support the finest filmmaking talent from around the world”

Gisli Snaer • Director and CEO, London Film School

Our conversation revolved around the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious British film school  

31 August 2021

Éva Katinka Bognár • Head of the Animation MA Programme, MOME Anim

“We focus on education, content development, talent management and production”

Éva Katinka Bognár • Head of the Animation MA Programme, MOME Anim

The head of the Animation MA Programme discussed the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by MOME Anim, one of the most important creative centres of Hungarian animation  

31 August 2021

Nathalie Coste Cerdan • General director, La Fémis

“Students attending our school can benefit from strong links with the French and international film industry”

Nathalie Coste Cerdan • General director, La Fémis

Our conversation revolved around the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious French film school  

05 August 2021

Susanne Stürmer • President, KONRAD WOLF Film University of Babelsberg

“We are the largest and oldest film school in Germany”

Susanne Stürmer • President, KONRAD WOLF Film University of Babelsberg

Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by Germany’s oldest and largest film school  

03 August 2021

Jana Keeble  • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU

“We encourage the participation of our students in international festivals and events”

Jana Keeble • Vice-dean for foreign affairs, VSMU

Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by VSMU’s Film and Television Faculty  

27 July 2021

Danny Krausz and Oliver Kunz  • Heads, Film Academy Vienna

“The Film Academy Vienna sees itself as a place of action”

Danny Krausz and Oliver Kunz • Heads, Film Academy Vienna

Our conversation revolved around the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious Austrian film school  

17 June 2021

Minnie Ferrara  • Director, Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti

“It’s essential that education establishes a direct link with the world of work and that we focus on training the professionals demanded by the market”

Minnie Ferrara • Director, Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti

We seized the opportunity to chat with the film school director about the options offered by the prestigious Milanese institution  

04 June 2021

Lysann Windisch • Head of programme, NEXT WAVE

“The goal is to enable and empower young talents to shape the future of film exhibition”

Lysann Windisch • Head of programme, NEXT WAVE

The Berlin-based, nine-month professional training programme focused on the cinephilia of the future is accepting applications until 31 May 2021  

25 May 2021

Andreas Treske and Emel Ozdora-Aksak • Assistant Professors, Bilkent University

“The aim is to host interdisciplinary backgrounds and students from different areas all together”

Andreas Treske and Emel Ozdora-Aksak • Assistant Professors, Bilkent University

Our chat revolved around the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the Department of Communication and Design of Bilkent University  

20 May 2021

Dan Geva • Founder of The Ethics Lab, CILECT, Beit-Berl College

“Our students learn how to become professional and inspiring teachers of cinema”

Dan Geva • Founder of The Ethics Lab, CILECT, Beit-Berl College

Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by Beit-Berl College  

04 May 2021

Nadja  Radojevic • Director, ifs international filmschool cologne

“We offer international students a very open structure to study and be creative in their project work with the most advanced technology”

Nadja Radojevic • Director, ifs international filmschool cologne

We had a conversation about the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by the ifs international filmschool cologne  

22 April 2021

David Azoulay • President of ESRA - École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle

“For nearly 50 years, our main mission has been to teach all of the theoretical and practical aspects of the audiovisual industry”

David Azoulay • President of ESRA - École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelle

Our conversation revolved around the school's primary teaching goals, its degree programmes and the different opportunities it offers to prospective students  

12 April 2021

Manuel José Damásio • Coordinator, FILMEU

“Our mission is to develop a European university that is a model for collaboration and integration in the fields of the arts and the creative industries”

Manuel José Damásio • Coordinator, FILMEU

FILMEU, an alliance of four prestigious European film schools, aims to set up a European University of Film and Media Arts by 2023  

26 March 2021

Manuel José Damásio and Lyndsay Duthie  • Chair of the GEECT board and member of the GEECT board

“Schools must quickly come up with tools to supervise students and assure their safety”

Manuel José Damásio and Lyndsay Duthie • Chair of the GEECT board and member of the GEECT board

We spoke to Professor Manuel José Damásio and Professor Lyndsay Duthie, from the European Grouping of Film and Television Schools, to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting Europe’s film-education system  

08 May 2020

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