INSIGHT OUT is organised 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 owns the equipment for completely digital production workflows. In addition, HFF is proud to offer its students the possibilty to shoot in stereo 3D using high-definition cameras. For INSIGHT OUT participants, HFF opens its doors to let them benefit from the unique training facilities.

 

Studio-/Shooting - equipment	Post-Production	Screening (Cinema)
Sony PDW F800 P+S Adapter 3D Equipment Codex Digital PortableMoviecam 35mm camera light & grip equipment, panther dolly and tracks sound stage central control room with DD35 production switcher 4 LDK Studio Cameras on Vinten Pedestals	DFT Spirit 2K Datacine DFT Bones Dailies Digital Vision Filmmaster DVS Clipster DVS SAN Codex Digital Transferstation Autodesk Flame Autodesk Maya The Foundry Nuke Avid DS Avid Nitris DX Avid Media Composer Adrenalin Final Cut Pro Pandora MegaDef digital colour grading workstation Harrison MPC4-D: Dynamically fully automated, 192 inputs Solitaire film recorder Cine III Software for mastering DCPs	Kinoton DCP70 and Christy 2K Projectors 35mm projector & Dolby Sound PA High end video projection JVC D-ILA HD10K, Panasonic PT-D7600 3x Digital Daily System DVC Cliprecorder 2K XTreme DVI with total storage capacity of 6TB Dolby Showplayer/Showstore for encoded D-Cinema Content

 

 

Training in all aspects of film-making

HFF provides 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 next to the famous Babelsberg studio area.