Application

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

If you hold a foreign certificate and have already registered and applied using uni-assist, you must additionally apply on the Film University's application portal regardless of this.

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)

If you have acquired your master program entrance qualification in Germany, please inform yourself about the required proof in the paragraph 'German Certificate’. If you have acquired your qualification outside Germany, please inform yourself about the required documents you must submit under ‘Foreign Certificate’. For the M.A. Directing the regulations of Section 9 para. 5-6 BbgHG (Brandenburg Higher Education Act) apply.

German Certificate:

Please submit proof (PDF) of a completed Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in Directing or a comparable subject-specific degree.

Please note: In the event that the Bachelor degree is not yet available due to missing individual examination achievements, please submit certification (PDF) from the examination office of your current university. The certification must show that, based on your examination results to date, you can be expected to complete your Bachelor degree in good time before starting your Master program.

Foreign Certificate:

If you have gained your Master program entrance qualification abroad, you must have your certificates reviewed and evaluated by uni-assist e.V. before applying. The processing time can be up to 6 weeks. Please take this into account in your scheduling. The examination is subject to a fee and must be completed before the end of the application deadline. Please upload the pre-verification document (Vorprüfungsdokument, VPD), which you will receive from uni-assist e. V., together with the other application files in the university application portal.

Please note:

• This requirement also applies if you are a German citizen.
• 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 Master program Directing 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.

Focus of Study: Documentary Film

• A professionally produced documentary film directed by the applicant. The film should provide an overall impression of the applicant's artistic orientation and subject(s) of interest. If the film was created in teamwork, clear documentation of the applicant's own contribution is required (MPG, MPEG, MP4, MOV, 1 GB).
• A treatment for an artistic directing project for the graduation film (minimum 5, maximum 10 pages). All subgenres are accepted, such as essay film, web documentary, short series, etc. A financing and exploitation concept must also be included.
• A written documentation of work that provides an overall impression of the applicant's artistic position (1 to 2 A4 pages).
• A written statement of the objectives and plans that the applicant intends to achieve with the Master program (1 to 2 pages). 

Focus of Study: Feature Film

• A professionally produced feature film directed by the applicant. The film should provide an overall impression of the applicant's artistic orientation and subject(s) of interest. If the film was created in teamwork, clear documentation of the applicant's own contribution is required (MPG, MPEG, MP4, MOV, 1 GB).
• A treatment for an artistic directing project for the graduation film (minimum 5, maximum 10 pages). A financing and exploitation concept must also be included.
• A written documentation of work that provides an overall impression of the applicant's artistic position (1 to 2 pages).
• A written statement of the objectives and plans that the applicant intends to achieve with the Master program (1 A4 page).

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

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.

Focus of Study: Documentary Film

Creative / Practical Assignment:

• Making a short film on a given topic

Interview:

• Interview on the applicant's artistic and personal profile

• Pitching the submitted project; speaking about the submitted project and also about specific interests and motivation

• Demonstrating a grasp of methodological and technological specialized knowledge when discussing how to realize the project

Focus of Study: Feature Film

Creative / Practical Assignment:

• Making a short film on a given topic

Written Assignment:

• Creation of a short script based on a literary text

Interview:

• Interview on the applicant's artistic and personal profile

• Pitching the submitted project; speaking about the submitted project and also about specific interests and motivation

• Demonstrating a grasp of methodological and technological specialized knowledge when discussing how to realize the project

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