Application

All applicants must submit their application online via the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF admissions portal. Please first register on the admissions portal and then submit your application there.

Note: Please have all required documents and files ready before beginning the application process.

ATTENTION! Shortly before the application deadline, server issues and delays in the online application process may occur due to a large number of (last-minute) applications. So don’t wait until the very last day of the deadline! Applications and supplementary documents submitted after the application deadline will not be accepted!

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.
• Do not include any links with your application. For security reasons, we are not permitted to open external links; therefore, their content cannot be taken into consideration.
• incomplete applications will not be considered for the assessment process.
• you can track the processing status of your application in the study application portal. Please refrain from making inquiries by telephone.

• Table of contents (preferable)
• A CV in tabular form
• An explanation why you wish to enroll in the program (one page maximum)
• proof of work-related practical experience
• the tabular list of the professional practical activity

If you have acquired your university entrance qualification in Germany, please inform yourself about the required proof in the paragraph 'German Certificate’. If you have acquired your university entrance qualification outside Germany, please inform yourself about the required documents you must submit under ‘Foreign Certificate’.

For the B.A. program Visual Effects & Virtual Productions the regulations of Section 10 para. 2-4 BbgHG (Brandenburg Higher Education Act) apply.

German Certificate:

Please submit your university entrance qualification (PDF) with your application, usually:

• General university entrance qualification (Abitur) or subject-specific university entrance qualification
• General or subject-specific entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences
• Other university entrance qualifications as per Section 10 para. 2 BbgHG (Brandenburg Higher Education Act)
• Applicants who do not hold any of the aforementioned qualifications or an equivalent qualification are requested to submit their most recent school report (PDF)

Foreign Certificate:

If you obtained your university entrance qualification or first academic degree abroad, please submit the university entrance qualification/school leaving certificate (PDF).

Please note:

• Special regulations apply to applicants from the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, please inform yourself.

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 program Visual Effects & Virtual Productions are detailed here.

• Specific activities in the field of computer graphics or VFX of at least 12 weeks at the time of applying (this may include various areas of computer generated imagery (CGI) such as 3D computer games, 3D modeling, CAD, computer animation, VFX media productions or comparable) or in the field of media design. (In exceptional cases specific activities can be acquired until the beginning of the program).
• Please use only the following form (form) for the tabular list of practical work experience!

Do not include any links with your application. For security reasons, we are not permitted to open external links; therefore, their content cannot be taken into consideration.

Submission of artistic work samples:

For the Visual Effects & Virtual Productions course, applicants must first submit at least 5 and no more than 7 work samples produced using analogue and/or digital media (file format pdf, mp4, mp3, wav, jpg, png, total maximum file volume 2 GB). The work samples must be accompanied by a summary of the content in PDF format and a detailed description of your own contribution. They should show initial basic knowledge of VFX, CGI and concept art and form the basis for pre-selection by the admissions committee. The work samples must be uploaded to the application portal in the form of a showreel.

The restrictions imposed by the study application portal apply. Video files must be playable in current browsers without additional software/codecs.

Do not include any links with your application. For security reasons, we are not permitted to open external links; therefore, their content cannot be taken into consideration.

Based on the materials submitted, the admissions committee will decide which applicants will receive permission to take the admission test and inform them in writing.

Part 1 - Theoretical and Practical Section:

• Personal interests in the context of VFX, CGI, artistic design and film
• Questions about basic knowledge in the field of VFX, CGI, concept art
• Practical tasks in free and subject-specific artistic design

Part 2 - Interview:

• Interview on the artistic and personal profile of the applicant
•  Presentation of the submitted portfolio samples
• Questions about design and technological capability issues 

Prerequisite for participation in the 2nd part is passing the 1st part.

Normally, the admission test results will be communicated in writing to the applicant no later than 4 weeks after the last test.