Cinematography, B.F.A.
The Cinematography B.F.A. program of Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF combines theoretical fundamentals with practical and creative exercises in the field of image composition.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €312.82 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
In cinematography and interdisciplinary courses, students acquire theoretical knowledge and put it into practice during format development workshops, lighting seminars, and project work. Small class sizes allow for personalized training.
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During their undergraduate program, students develop and implement one non-fiction and one fiction film project in collaboration with other disciplines. Many of these films are screened and reviewed at international film festivals. For further cinematography exercises and graduation projects, students have access to up-to-date 2D and 3D high-definition technology. The film university's Cinematography B.F.A. program adequately prepares students for creative teamwork in the audiovisual media industry.
What you study
The Cinematography B.F.A. program combines theoretical fundamentals with practical and creative exercises in the field of image composition. Artistic and theoretical courses allow students to focus on both cinematography and interdisciplinary work. The program provides insights into cinematography for both documentary and fiction films and gives students ample opportunity to put their knowledge into practice in exercises and projects. Format development workshops, lighting seminars, and in-depth exercises are offered as one-to-one courses and often involve interdisciplinary collaboration.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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In Cinematography we train camera women and men with extensive technical know-how, scientific background knowledge and an own artistic handwriting. The program qualifies the graduates to work in the fictional and documentary area, to design contracts for film and television productions in the fields of camera, light and color grading. From improvisation in independently produced experimental films to technically fully-fledged cinematographic films, students can freely develop in 2- and 3-D. The study offers a good prerequisite for participation in artistic teams of audiovisual media productions.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €312.82 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Medical Certificate The result of an ophthalmological assessment proving acuity of color vision (a color plate test is sufficient). |
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| Language | German B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 31.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to B2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application via uni-assist until 31.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.01.2027 (109 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.