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The ifs international film school cologne gGmbH is an education and training institution for film and media professionals in Cologne. In early 2000, she went on the initiative of the state government of North Rhine -Westphalia and the film and media NRW eV from the models of the writing school of Cologne and the film school NRW eV forth. It cooperates since 2004 by franchise agreement with the University of Applied Sciences Cologne, which gives the state-approved bachelor's degrees.
The ifs international film school cologne is a subsidiary of the NRW Film Foundation. Upon the accession of the ZDF in partnership in October 2006, the Film Foundation holds a 90 % stake. In addition, the ifs funded by private sponsors, as well as tuition fees.
In the film, university ranking of the news magazine Focus ( Issue 22 /2006), the ifs, together with the KHM and dffb, with 76 out of 100 points took the second place after the Film Academy Baden- Württemberg (78 points). Evaluation criteria were (besides the reputation of the university ) the care situation of students, the technical equipment and the number of prizes won.
The ifs international film school cologne is a member of the international film Hochschulverband CILECT.
- 2.1 professors
- 2.2 guest lecturers
- 3.1 ifs encounter
- 3.2 made for mobile award
Courses
Training
At the ifs there is the bachelor's degree program with a focus on film directing, Creative Producing, editing picture and sound, Visual Arts and screenwriter. For each of these areas a maximum of ten participants are allowed to be selected through a two-stage application process. The Commission stands beside renowned film makers in other industry representatives. This offer is, in contrast to similar film schools, only published every two years instead. The course lasts three years and is designed as a full-time program. The tuition fees currently amount to 3,500 EUR per calendar year.
As of 2003, the post-graduate course of study sound design was offered, which was held every two years. He backed the 2009 second bachelor's degree program " Editing Video and Audio", in which the rise developments sound design and film editing. This also has three years of basic training for image and sound montage provides an understanding and craft of storytelling at the level of assembly and sound design.
After many years of collaboration with cinematographer course at the FH Dortmund, headed by Adolf Winkelmann, the third bachelor's degree program at the ifs was in the winter semester 2010 with the new course, " camera " is introduced.
In the winter semester 2013/2014 a two-year master's degree program with a focus on serial storytelling is (screenplay development for series) offered, such as Dominik Graf and Frank Spotnitz in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne for the first time. Language of instruction is English.
Further education
For professional filmmakers and film enthusiasts from related fields, the ifs offers a wide range of training opportunities - several months of full-time programs, in-service training or multi-day workshops.
The developments are:
- Author program
- International Producing
- Design
- Costume
- Mask image
- Editing / Sound
- Interactive Media
- Digital image design
- Spectacle
- Digital Arts
- Media Lab Entrepreneurship
- Camera
- Master Class Non-Fiction
Staff
Professors
- André Bendocchi - Alves: Editing Picture & Sound
- Gundolf S. Freyermuth: Applied Media Studies, majoring in Visual Arts and Communication
- Lisa Gotto: film history, film analysis
- Dominik Graf: Motion Picture Director
- Gerd Haag: Creative Producing
- Stephanie Hardt: Camera - Documentary
- Barbara Hennings: Editing Picture & Sound
- Sylke Rene Meyer: script, drama
- Rolf cap: Substitute Professor Visual Arts
- David Slama: Camera - Feature film
- Hans Steinbichler: Directed for cinema, television and new media
Former professors are film scholar Bulgakowa (2004-2008), the documentary Dietmar Hochmuth (2004-2005) and screenwriter Peter Henning ( 2004-2009).
Guest lecturers
The ifs international film school cologne binds in their courses regularly well-known German (eg Hans- Christian Schmid, Judith Kaufmann, Hermione Huntgeburth, Sherry Hormann, Thomas Koebner, Marcus Stiglegger ) and international (eg, Keith Johnstone, Keith Cunningham, MK Lewis, David Bordwell, Peter Przygodda († 2011), Roberto Perpignani, Philip Parker) an industry representatives. This full-day seminars will be held at the block and go some for several days.
Lecturers as Klaus Maria Brandauer, Tom Schlesinger, Frank cracklings or Seymour Cassel conduct periodic workshops, where participants can also sign up who are not students at the ifs. Often also for these qualifications must be demonstrated, and they are chargeable.
Events
Ifs- encounter
Under the title ifs encounter regularly evening events with renowned guests instead. These are usually associated with film screenings and subsequent Panel and audience discussion. Here guests such as Mike Figgis, Dani Levy, Angelina Maccarone, Krzysztof Zanussi, Terry Ackland -Snow, Andreas Dresen, Maximilian Schell, Gerd Ruge, István Szabó and Lalo Schifrin were invited.
Made for mobile award
Since 2007, the ifs, together with the State Media Authority of North Rhine -Westphalia writes from the made for mobile award, which is presented in the context of medienforum.nrw. The first place was endowed with 3000 Euro 2007 and was chosen by a jury of experts. In the first year the prize went to the short film Frauenparkplatz by Christopher Becker.
2008 The prize was awarded in three categories. Here, the Staatstheater Darmstadt facility was honored in both the category " Mobile Video" and in the category " Mobile Campaign ." In the category " Mobile Internet ", the prize went to the Mindmatics AG for Lufthansa Mobile Portal. For the first time the media convergence Prize of the City of Cologne was presented as part of the made for mobile award. RTL interactive prize was awarded for its convergence project to Germany sucht den Superstar. The animated film Paper Mouse by Ebele Okoye was awarded the audience prize.
Movies and graduates
- Parking for women (2004): Short Film by Christopher Becker
- Amor Fati (2005): closing film of Dennis Todorovic and Melanie Andernach
- Midsummer (2005): closing film of Christopher Becker and Ewa Borowski
- Golden Boy (2005): closing film of Stephen Schiffer's
- Trans Family (2005): documentary by Sabine Bernardi
- Poldi's Angels (2006): co-production with the graduates Ewa Borowski (Producer ), Christoph Mathieu (screenplay) and Tina from Traben (director)
- Absolution ( 2007): Closing Film of Markus Sehr and Moritz limit Bach
- Suspicion (2007): closing film of Felix Hassenfratz and Mathias Casanova
- Robin ( 2007): closing film of Hanno Olderdissen
- A case for KBBG (2007): closing film of Daniel Rocket Seal
- Limit ( 2007): closing film of Christine Wernke
- Hans in Luck (2008 ): Short film by Peter Hümmeler
- Franks (2009 ): documentary by Peter Hümmeler
- Soltau (film ) (2009 ): closing film of Peter Hümmeler
- Warrior Stock (2009): closing film of Joseph Lippok, Nathan Raimann and Tobias Leveringhaus
- Gisberta (2009): closing film of Lisa Violetta Gass and Roshanak Khodabakhsh
- Mine is nich - Seven views of the Ruhr 2010 (2010): co-production with the Academy of Media Arts Cologne
- Game Time ( 2012): co-production with the UCLA