HFF Munich Summerschool
2024
The Summer School of the University of Television and Film (HFF) Munich is going into its seventh round this late summer 2024 – due to the great demand again with four courses and in a mixture of proven and new course formats.
! 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.
COURSES OFFERED IN ENGLISH.
TREATMENT IN 5 DAYS
23rd September – 27th September 2024
Max. 10 Participants
Fee: 750€
Application deadline: 31st July, 2024
- hybrid
From idea to treatment in five days:
This intensive seminar introduces essential dramaturgical tips and tools, deepens them and combines theory with writing sprints and feedback from day one. With dramaturgical guidance from experienced writers & instructors, participants will write a complete treatment for a feature film within 5 days. Suitable for beginners and professionals. For brand-new ideas as well as for concepts that have long wanted to be written.
Prerequisite: The idea for a feature film, summarized on a maximum of 1-3 pages.
Goal: Creation of a treatment for a feature film.
Application requirements:
1. Letter of agreement (available for download under the “Application” tab)
2. Current CV with filmography
3. An idea for a feature film / exposé, summarized on a maximum of 1-2 pages
Workshop Leader: Florian Puchert, Romina Ecker
Declaration of Consent
VISUAL STORYTELLING: HOW TO BREAK A SCRIPT INTO SHOTS
9th September – 14th September 2024
Max. 14 Participants
Fee: 500€
Application deadline: 31st July, 2024
- on -site
This workshop is about telling stories through moving images – it means that we will concentrate on everything that happens when our scripts, our ideas and feelings are being transformed into images, shots and scenes of our films.
This workshop programme starts with simple things concerning space, shots and images. Then it deals with characters and relationship between them and at the end of the workshop we will concentrate on the narrative.
In the first part of the workshop we will talk about the special task of film beginnings and analyze examples. The second part will be about communication with the audience (The Deal with the audience). Why and how we need to communicate with the audience ( Breakdown, how to break a scene in to shots). This will be explained in the analysis of key scenes.
Application requirements:
1. Letter of agreement (available for download under the “Application” tab)
2. Current CV with filmography
3. Write half a page about your motivation for this course
Workshop Leader: Hagen Keller
Declaration of Consent
CREATING MOVIES WITH AI
23. September . – 24. September 2024
Max. 10 Participants
Application deadline: July 31st, 2024
- on-site
The workshop is aimed at filmmakers who are interested in how to use AI in film projects. It will give an overview of the most important AI tools from film development to film production, help experimenting with them as well as show the current possibilities and limitations. Participation is possible with and without experience with AI applications. You can come with your own project ( optional ). We will take a closer look at different parts of filmmaking where AI is already being used – from scriptwriting, to image and video generation, to the creation of sounds, voices and music. For this, we will use the AI tools that are state-of-the art at the time of the workshop. We will also discuss the legal and ethical challenges of these tools and learn about the current regulations. You will need your own laptop.
Application requirements:
1. Letter of agreement (available for download under the “Application” tab)
2. Current CV (with filmography)
3. half a page about your motivation for this course
4. Laptop
5. optional: short description of your project idea
Dozierende: Prof. Sylvia Rothe, Dr. Gerd Hansen
Declaration of Consent
WOMEN WRITING LAB
2nd September – 11th September 2024
12 Participants
Fee: 500€
Application deadline: 31st July, 2024
- on -site
WOMEN WRITING LAB is a workshop by award-winning and Oscar®-nominated writer & director Robin Swicord, who has written the books for THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, or LITTLE WOMEN, among others. In a week-long workshop setting, you will learn practical tools for creating compelling stories that are well-founded in the essential elements of drama. We will address the development of strong original characters, and how all story rises from character. We will explore the use of themes to ground every story in universal meaning. Through guided exercises, you’ll develop your own instincts for story, character, and powerful, visual scenes. During daily writing hours, you will expand and develop your own story ideas, and refine your ideas in individual mentoring sessions with the workshop leader, Robin Swicord.
The goal of the workshop is for each participating writer to develop a full story as a detailed treatment for a feature film or a multi-part episodic TV story, which will become the immediate blueprint for your screenplay. This is the workshop that will launch you into your first draft, or your next draft.
Application requirements:
1. Letter of agreement (available for download under the “Application” tab)
2. Current CV with filmography
3. A writing sample ( maximum of 5 pages )
4. Feedback on a list of questions (available for download under the “Application” tab)
Workshop Leader: Robin Swicord
Declaration of Consent
“With our SUMMER SCHOOL 2024, we are once again offering a real gem for everyone who wants to expand their horizons and learn new things this late summer. In addition to high-quality teaching and the opportunity to network internationally, we also see the SUMMERSCHOOL as an experimental place for creative, important new content from all areas of film, such as AI this year, for which we are giving a workshop with the latest tools from film development to film production. At the same time, the modules that have been in great demand since the beginning, such as the WOMEN WRITING LAB with the Oscar®-nominated author & director Robin Swicord, remain firmly on offer. Just like your acceptance, I am pleased and honored by the acceptance of the other great lecturers who enrich the SUMMERSCHOOL with their knowledge and hopefully make it unforgettable for our participants.”