Digital production rooted in tradition

INSIGHT OUT is hosted by and takes place at HFF Film & Television University “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam-Babelsberg. HFF is one of Europe’s leading art academies focusing on film & television production.

Germany’s oldest film school

HFF was founded in 1954 and is the oldest and largest among the five media universities in Germany. Initially modelled on the Soviet All-Union Institute for Cinematography (VGIK), it became the German Democratic Republic’s foremost film and television academy. Following Germany’s reunification, it is now the only art academy in the state of Brandenburg.

State-of-the-art equipment

HFF is the only film school internationally that owns the equipment for an almost complete digital production chain (see list below). In addition, HFF is the first school to have already shot in 3D using high-definition cameras (ARRI D20plus). For INSIGHT OUT participants, HFF opens it doors to let them benefit from the unique facilities at HFF and the experience of its teaching staff in digital filmmaking.

Training in all aspects of film-making

HFF provides high-end training for 550 students in the following departments:

• Animation
• Media studies
• Acting
• Dramaturgy/Script
• Cinematography
• Production
• Directing
• Media-Specific Acting
• Editing
• Set Design
• Sound

40 professors, 114 lecturers and approx. 90 technical and administrative staff work in HFF’s new building, which the school moved into in 2000. It was specifically tailored to the requirements of a media school and is located immediately adjacent to the famous Babelsberg studio lot.