Bachelor Dokumentarfilm und Fernsehpublizistik (Documentary Film and Television Journalism) at Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)

Programme overview

Training for directors and authors for all non-fiction forms, conveying craft skills, film attitude and communication skills through practice.

Faculty: Abt. IV - Dokumentarfilm und Fernsehpublizistik | Department: Abt. IV - Dokumentarfilm und Fernsehpublizistik | Duration: 9 semesters | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The Grundstudium covers documentary forms, interviewing, camera approach, dramaturgy, montage, story development and film analysis, with two budgeted films. The Hauptstudium offers elective and compulsory seminars (performing documentary, autobiographical film, AI for documentary makers, film as experiment) and two further budgeted films, including the final film.

Career pathways

Graduates work as independent filmmakers, television and production-company editors, authors, researchers, dramaturgs, story developers, and television or online journalists; also image, industrial and educational film and media education.

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Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife or fachgebundene Hochschulreife (FOS 13/BOS 13, Gestaltung or Wirtschaft); exceptions possible for exceptional talent shown in the aptitude test with a state-recognised vocational qualification or at least 36 months of relevant full-time work experience; qualification under §29/§30 QualV also admitted. Selection by application tasks (Aufgabenportal). Very good German (German language diploma level II). International certificates need recognition via uni-assist (VPD).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 9 semesters

Apply through the official page: https://www.hff-muenchen.de/de_DE/bewerbung

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