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From Decay to Bloom: WRAPPED

In the award-winning VFX short film WRAPPED, nature returns to the cities and impressively destroys human structures. Learn more and watch the film here!

Visual effects are nowadays essential for many live-action films. The annual Set Extension Workshop offers students from different departments the chance to work together on a film with a high VFX proportion.

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Caught between reason and desire

The abstract 3D animation Sanity's Prison is about the conflict between the raw urges and morality. Learn more about the idea behind the powerful short film and about talented director Aleksej Skrypnik.

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Alumni of Animationsinstitut bring artwork to life

VR technology turns paintings by Kandinsky, Schlemmer & Co into an immersive experience at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. Learn more about ARTialitly - The Art Of Abstraction and the creative minds behind it.

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What does a Digital Compositor do?

A diploma in Visual Effects opens up a variety of job possibilities in the film industry. One way to enter the world of VFX is working as a digital compositor. Click here to find out what the job is all about.

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The LED Screen Revolution

A technological revolution is currently underway in the film industry affecting set design as well as visual effects. High-resolution LED walls could soon herald a new era of filmmaking. Starting in October, Studio 1 will house a test facility on the Filmakademie campus.

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The VES Awards Ceremony 2020

The team of The Beauty took home a VES Award in the category "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project". Aleksandra Todorovic, one of the two producers of The Beauty, told us what it feels like to be on stage at one of the most renowned award shows in the film industry.

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3 Questions for Oscar Winner Volker Engel

From Ludwigsburg to LA: In 1993 VFX Supervisor Volker Engel graduated from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.. A few years later he followed the call of his mentor Roland Emmerich and dared to take the step across the big pond - with success.