Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

The Filmová a televizní facultative Academy múzických umění v Praze, founded in 1946 as Filmová facultative Academy múzických umění in Prague ( FAMU, German Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague) is a faculty at the Academy of Performing Arts Prague, Czech Republic.

In the 60s have their graduates, including Miloš Forman, a number of films of the "new Czechoslovak wave" turned - from poetic to dissident.

The Faculty today has its own film and television studio Studio FAMU own film and television equipment, props and stage design is left to the school mostly by Czech Television and the Barrandov film studios. The students themselves must only pay the cost for non-standard facilities and desires, except students from abroad that the program, 3F - attend FAMU For Foreigners.

Caused a sensation in the Faculty with the documentary "Czech Dream " of two former students. Means comprehensive advertising campaign to open a hypermarket was advertised nationally, which it actually did not exist. The " opening " attracted approximately 4300 visitors, who had outraged determine that the market was merely a backdrop.

Study

The students are taught in subjects that they need for future work in film, radio and television. From the beginning, is taught in specific profiles:

• Animation
• Documentation
• Photography
• Camera
• Production
• Direction
• Screenplay and dramaturgy
• Section
• Sound equipment