Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin

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German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
Established1966;58 years ago (1966)
DirectorBen Gibson
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Affiliations CILECT
Website www.dffb.de

The Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin) is a film school in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1966.

In the German film school rankings by FOCUS in 2006 (Issue 22), the DFFB was ranked 2nd along with the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and the international filmschool cologne, behind only the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg. [1] Evaluation criteria included the reputation of the university, the support for students, the technical equipment and the number of awards won.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder applied for a place at the DFFB twice, but was refused. [2] Alumni from the inaugural class include Harun Farocki and Skip Norman.

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References

  1. FOCUS Ranking issue 22/2006
  2. Gerhardt, Christina (2017). "Cinema in West Germany around 1968". The Sixties: 1–9. doi: 10.1080/17541328.2017.1327749 .