University of Television and Film Munich

The University of Television and Film Munich (German: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, short: HFF Munich) is a publicly funded film school in Munich, Germany. The school was established in 1966 by decree of the Bavarian government. The University of Television and Film Munich is one of Germany's most reputable film schools^{[citation needed]} with about 350 students enrolled.

University of Television and Film Munich

Type	Public
Established	19 July 1966 (1966-07-19) First course started 1967/68
President	Bettina Reitz
Academic staff	84
Undergraduates	346
Location	Munich , Bavaria , Germany
Departments	5
Affiliations	CILECT
Website	www.hff-muc.de

New HFF campus building

Academics

The teacher to student ratio is about 1:9, the staff to student ratio is approximately 1:4.^[1] There are five different degree programs:^[2]

• Department III – Film and Television Drama Directing
• Department IV – Documentary Film and Television Reportage Directing
• Department V – Film Production and Media Economics
• Department VI – Screenplay
• Department VII – Cinematography

The new building of the University of Television and Film Munich was inaugurated in 2011, featuring three cinemas, a VR cinema and four film studios.^[3]

Ranking

The film school has been selected as one of the 15 best film schools worldwide by the entertainment trade magazines Variety^[4] and The Hollywood Reporter^[5] in 2012, 2014,^[5] 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 ^[6][7][8][9]

Notable alumni

• Baran bo Odar
• Maren Ade
• Byambasuren Davaa
• Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
• Doris Dörrie
• Uli Edel
• Bernd Eichinger
• Roland Emmerich
• Frauke Finsterwalder
• Florian Gallenberger
• Katja von Garnier
• Dominik Graf
• Benjamin Heisenberg
• Oliver Herbrich
• Mika Kaurismäki
• Caroline Link
• Till Schauder (M.A. 1998)^[10]
• Hans-Christian Schmid
• Hito Steyerl
• Wim Wenders
• Sönke Wortmann
• Christian Ditter

Academy Awards

Several HFF alumni have been nominated or have received an Academy Award. Wim Wenders has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature three times: Buena Vista Social Club in 2000,^[11] Pina (film) in 2012 and The Salt of the Earth in 2015. Caroline Link was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1997 with her film Beyond Silence and won the Academy Award for Nowhere in Africa in 2003.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005 the docudrama The Story of the Weeping Camel was nominated for the Academy Award for The Best Documentary Feature. Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck won the same Academy Award in 2007 with his debut film The Lives of Others.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017, the comedy Toni Erdmann by producer and director Maren Ade was nominated for the Academy Award for The Best Foreign Language Film. In 2018, Ades and her co-producer Janine Jackowski, also a HFF alumna, international co-production A Fantastic Woman won this award.^{[citation needed]}

Florian Gallenberger won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short with his film Quiero ser (I want to be...) in 2000. HFF students have also been gold winners at the Student Academy Awards in 1994, 2000, 2014 and 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Further reading

• Ahrens, Juliane; Früh, Judith; Westermann, Judith; Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (2017). 50 Jahre 50 Filme : Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film : eine unverschämte Auswahl (in German). München. ISBN 978-3-86916-559-2. OCLC 1010823401.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Früh, Judtih; Krützen, Michaela; HFF München (2010). Die Filme der HFF München. 1, Bilder wilder Jahre : (1968-1979) (in German). ISBN 978-3-86916-066-5. OCLC 750650014.
• Slansky, Peter C.; Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München; edition text + kritik (2017). Vom Widerstand des Geräts 50 Jahre HFF München, 50 Absolventen, 50 Filmgeräte (in German). München. ISBN 978-3-86916-558-5. OCLC 966687915.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

• Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

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References

1. HFF Magazin 2008/2009, Editor: Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
2. "Study programs (overview) – HFF Munich". www.hff-muenchen.de. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
3. "Blickpunkt:Film | News | Eröffnung des Neubaus der HFF München: "Wir haben eine Mission"". www.mediabiz.de. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
4. "Entertainment Education: Stellar Film Schools in 2017". Variety. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
5. "Study Abroad: The Top 15 International Film Schools". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
6. "The Top 15 International Film Schools". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
7. "The Top 15 Top International Film Schools". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 August 2019.
8. "The Top 15 International Film Schools of 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 August 2020.
9. "The 20 Best International Film Schools of 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 August 2021.
10. "German Film at Doc Edge Festival". www.Goethe-Institut Libanon. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
11. "Buena Vista Social Club". 7 May 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2021 – via IMDb.