HFF München Summerschool 2026

Applications Open

The Summer School at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) is entering its ninth round in late summer 2026 – this time with six courses and a mixture of tried-and-tested and new course formats due to popular demand.

! Please note: all courses will be given in English – unless otherwise agreed among all course participants.

Workshops

OPEN TO EXTERNAL PARTICIPANTS. THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IS LIMITED.
COURSE OFFERED IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
CANCELLATION IS ONLY POSSIBLE UP TO JULY 13 (SCRIPT IN 23 DAYS)/AUG 17 (OTHER WORKSHOPS). THEREAFTER THE FULL FEE WILL BE CHARGED.

SCRIPT IN 23 DAYS

27.07.-29.07. + 07.09. – 02.10.2026
Florian Puchert, Romina Ecker, Benedikt Schwarzer

From concept to first draft in 23 days. An intensive, hands-on screenwriting experience, in a writers’ room, that offers a safe, creative space for each writer to develop their own feature script, guided by industry professionals.

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WOMEN WRITING LAB

31.08. – 11.09.2026
Robin Swicord

The Women Writing Lab is a two week-long workshop with Oscar®-nominated writer & director Robin Swicord focused on creating strong characters, themes and imaginative story ideas, worked into a detailed treatment for a feature film.

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