Welcome to the HFF Summer School!

The HFF Summer School was launched in 2018 to open the HFF Munich to international, external participants, with a very high quality program, full of workshops by and with (inter-)nationally renowned lecturers from the film and media industry.
At the same time, the Summer School, which will be held exclusively in English, is also intended to be a place for HFF students for additional international teaching and networking – into the German film industry, but also beyond.
Thus, the Summer School is a crucial part of the HFF Munich’s Internationalization-strategy.
In addition, the HFF Summer School sees itself as a place to experiment with creative new teaching content from all areas of film that cannot find room in the HFF’s curricula, but should definitely be tried out. In this respect, the HFF Summer School offers important impulses into the teaching of the HFF Munich and vice versa.

HFF Summer School – The Goals

Our goal is to connect talented filmmakers from all over the world with each other and with HFF students, and to give them the opportunity to expand their own skills and further their education.
Our renowned instructors bring years of experience to the table and help students gain insight into various areas of the film and media industry, as well as set their own priorities and deepen their knowledge – depending on the course, from material development to visual realization. Since our founding, we have tried to constantly renew our program so that we can always address new aspects and developments in filmmaking.
We look forward to hopefully welcome you at our school this summer!

Feedback and overview of past workshops:

“ Honestly, everything about the course — from the first day to the last, was positive and helpful for us. I can see it not just in my own material, but also with how others in my class have evolved and improved their material throughout the 10 days we have. It was also very helpful, how we were all given an ample amount of time to work after the intensive crafting sessions.”
WOMEN WRITING LAB 2025

„I found the professors to be very competent and friendly. I learned a great deal and feel encouraged to continue working with the tools I acquired during the course. I found the final assignment to be enjoyable and challenging, and the learning environment was very pleasant. I felt like I could ask any questions I wanted and found the course material itself to be very interesting!”
FROM IDEA TO PILOT USING AI 2025

„The course was a great mix of theory and hands-on practice with inspiring examples. It was easy to understand complex concepts. There was lots of time for question!
HOW TO BREAK A SCRIPT INTO SHOTS 2025

„I can’t find anything negative, even if I wanted to. From A to Z is an extremely professional workshop that maintains a healthy balance between results and achievement. We not only worked toward the goal, but also learned a lot about additional methods while writing scripts. These were some of the most productive 23 days I’ve ever had.”
SCRIPT IN 23 DAYS 2025

“Especially Flo and Romina have the insane ability to engage in every single project in the same way. The feedback was very valuable, and they really just know their stuff.
Also, they just really see where the story might still struggle and offer great advice on how to make it better. They also are just always in a calm and good mood”
SCRIPT IN 23 DAYS 2023

“The workshop was very intense at the beginning with a lot of theory, but it gave a good foundation for the next few days when we had the chance to apply that theory to practice. Once we could talk about everything and apply it to specific films and scenes, everything came together and started to make sense. The tutor knew what he was talking about and could explain things in a way that were easy to understand, which isn’t always the case. I appreciate his experience, passion and dedication to the work and to being able to teach it well to others too.”
VISUAL STORYTELLING 2023

 “It was a very open, personal space for us. The first days we learned so much in general and had time to warm up, get to know each other and after 4 days we were ready to tell the stories and dive deep into it the coming days. “
WOMEN WRITING LAB 2023