Application

All applicants must apply online. Please use the Film University's application portal for this purpose.

ATTENTION! Shortly before the application deadline, server problems and delays in the online application process may occur due to many (last minute) applications. So do not wait until the last day of the deadline! Applications and late submissions after the application deadline will not be accepted!

ATTENTION! You should have prepared all the required files before registering in the university application portal.

Please note:

• Applications in paper form will NOT be considered.
• Registration/application in the university application portal is exclusively possible during the application period. Please note that the application deadline is a cut-off deadline.
• An administrative fee is charged for the application. Applications for which the administrative fee has not been remitted will not be considered for the assessment procedure.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered for the assessment procedure.
• You can track the processing status of your application in the university application portal. Please refrain from making inquiries by telephone.

• Curriculum vitae in table form (PDF)
• Reasons for choice of study or letter of motivation (PDF)

If you obtained your university entrance qualification at a non-German-speaking institution and do not hold German citizenship, you must provide evidence of sufficient German language proficiency at least at the DSH-1 level or an equivalent language certificate according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Please upload this with the other application files in the university application portal.

The recognized language examinations for the Bachelor Acting are detailed here.

Please note:

If you do not have a language certificate for the level required by the degree program by the application deadline, please  inform yourself here. 

Foreign applicants are also required to have a command of the spoken German language.

The assessment precedes the admission test and aims at assessing applicants' general qualification for the profession, physical and vocal capabilities, desire to express themselves, power of observation, play instinct, credibility, imagination, and creativity. 

The aptitude test consists of two parts:

Part 1: Demo Upload

The demo (permitted file formats: MP4, MOV, MPG, MPEG) should contain a short introduction of the applicant of 1 minute duration (max. 200 MB) and 2 acted parts (classical and modern, the usual selection of parts for screening tests) of max. 3 minutes duration each (max. 600 MB per video, MP4, MOV, MPG, MPEG). The demo does not have to be a perfect film; webcam or cell phone camera will serve the purpose (editing or additional lighting are not necessary; daylight is sufficient).

Video files must be playable in current browsers without additional software/codecs.

In the case of a successful assessment by the admissions committee, an invitation to Part 2 - Auditions is issued.

Part 2: Audition

• Applicants are required to independently prepare two performances in which they present excerpts of roles from world drama of which one should be in verse ("classic roles"). Additionally, they are expected to independently prepare the performance of a song (no original work). At least one of the prepared roles will be auditioned.
• To audition, applicants are required to successfully pass part 1.
• As the admissions committee is interested in the applicants' personal talent for acting, performances should be prepared without the help of others. Applicants should choose characters with opposing traits to allow the admissions committee to gain insights into the different sides of applicants' personalities.  
• Each performance (role excerpt) should be no longer than 3 minutes. Depending on the selected scene, applicants have to imagine the presence of other characters. Unless the play demands something else, female roles should be played by women and male roles by men.
• Applicants who pass the aptitude test will be invited to take the admission test. The test date will be announced in due time.

Applicants who have been invited to take the eligibility assessment must submit the following documents by the date of the eligibility assessment (via email:  c.grosskopf@filmuniversitaet.de ):

• A phoniatric certificate (issued no more than one year ago) confirming the applicant's aptitude for the acting profession, including the following information:
  • the vibrational performance and condition of the vocal cords (glottal closure)
  • the vocal range, the neutral pitch
  • the vital capacity and
  • the hearing capacity (incl. audiogram)

The admission test will be conducted on two non-consecutive days and comprises three stages. The pre-condition for moving on to the next stage is passing the tests of the preceding stage.

Stage I

• Movement
• Sense of rhythm
• Performance of the roles

Stage II

• Music / vocals
• Working in front of the camera

Stage III

• Improvisation
• Work with a partner

For questions related to the program, please contact the program office to book an academic advising appointment.