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Industry Report: European Film Schools

A look at the film schools in Europe, a fundamental element in the film industry that raises the filmmakers of tomorrow

Industry Report: European Film Schools

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Nuno Bernardo • Head of studies, IP Development for Creative Professionals, Erich Pommer Institut

“If we want European stories to keep their texture, humour and ambiguity, producers and writers based here must own the IP that carries those stories abroad”

Nuno Bernardo • Head of studies, IP Development for Creative Professionals, Erich Pommer Institut

Ahead of the launch of the new programme, Cineuropa spoke to the head of studies about why IP ownership has become increasingly important for European producers  

01 June 2026

The Film Education Summit looks forward to the Film School 2.0

Education - Europe/USA/Africa/Middle East/Asia

The Film Education Summit looks forward to the Film School 2.0

The two-day event held during the Doha Film Festival brought together educators and representatives of the industry to discuss the current trends in film education  

03 December 2025

The role of film schools is praised and challenged at Tallinn Black Nights

Black Nights 2025 – Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

The role of film schools is praised and challenged at Tallinn Black Nights

As the industry transforms, educators from FAMU, Warsaw Film School and Aalto debated how film schools can stay relevant, balancing artistic freedom, resilience and practical training  

21 November 2025

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

"Our work with institutions is regular, totally naturalised, from day one”

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

The director of the Basque film school explains its postgraduate programmes, as well as the selection process and its scholarship requirements  

13 February 2024

Francesco Mastrofini  • CEO of Rainbow CGI and Educational Coordinator of the virtual production training course at LuceLabCinecittà

“Virtual production is an artistic, technical and sustainable aid: it just needs to find its way, we’re still in the early stages”

Francesco Mastrofini • CEO of Rainbow CGI and Educational Coordinator of the virtual production training course at LuceLabCinecittà

The CEO of Rainbow CGI spoke to us about Cinecittà’s new Virtual Production course, which he himself is coordinating, and the enormous potential offered by this new technology  

28 December 2023

Chiara Zappalà  • Manager, European Film Factory project, Institut français

“The programme offers an innovative and practical approach to supporting film education in Europe”

Chiara Zappalà • Manager, European Film Factory project, Institut français

During Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event, we delved into this ground-breaking European project supported by MEDIA and focused on film literacy  

24 November 2023

Bernie Stampfer  • Head of studies, European Film Business and Law MBA

“This master creates a high-quality basis for the continuous expansion of expertise”

Bernie Stampfer • Head of studies, European Film Business and Law MBA

The master’s course run by the EPI offers an opportunity for audiovisual professionals to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the European film business and legal landscape  

02 June 2023

The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business

Cartoon 2022 – Cartoon Business

The business side of animation schools takes centre stage at Cartoon Business

Three representatives from Gobelins, École de Condé and The Animation Workshop spoke about how they aim to expand their reach and form solid connections with the industry  

22 November 2022

Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project

Education - Germany/France/Bulgaria/Portugal

Educational initiative “Exploring, Cinéma, cent ans de jeunesse!” set to become an Erasmus+ project

For over 25 years, the project has been committed to uniting children and youngsters from many different countries through their love for cinema  

17 May 2022

Amazon pledges £10 million to support the UK’s TV and film training and development

Industry / Market - UK

Amazon pledges £10 million to support the UK’s TV and film training and development

Through its new Prime Video Pathway training initiative, Amazon is aiming to ease access to audiovisual jobs with a commitment across the next three years  

04 March 2022

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

“Here, we build a community of filmmakers that goes way beyond studies”

Carlos Muguiro • Director, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola

To mark the start of the application period to be part of the educational institution’s fifth intake, its head honcho breaks down some of the details  

01 February 2022

Vincent Lowy and Raïssa Lahcine  • Director and director of International Relations, École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière

“We don’t train directors, producers or editors, but we educate sound engineers and DoPs as well as other related technical roles”

Vincent Lowy and Raïssa Lahcine • Director and director of International Relations, École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious French film school  

20 December 2021

Mieke Bernink • Lecturer, Netherlands Film Academy

“We are an internationally acclaimed film education institution, the only one of its kind in the Netherlands”

Mieke Bernink • Lecturer, Netherlands Film Academy

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the Dutch film school  

05 November 2021

Guido Lukoschek  • Head of International Office, Filmakademie Baden Württemberg

“The academy does not have any tenure-track teachers, but operates entirely with industry mentors”

Guido Lukoschek • Head of International Office, Filmakademie Baden Württemberg

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the German film academy  

28 October 2021

Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt  • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts

“Our teaching methods are based on an artistic approach to concept development and craft learning”

Maria Hedman Hvitfeldt • Head of the Department of Film and Media, Stockholm University of the Arts

Our conversation focused on the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious Swedish university  

06 October 2021

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