ifs internationale filmschule köln

ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, GermanyFilm and media schoolBachelorstudiengang Film · Cologne Game Lab (TH Köln) / ifs · VFX & Animation (Bachelor Film) / MA 3D Animation for Film & Games

The ifs internationale filmschule köln is a non-profit GmbH whose sole shareholder is the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. It offers a Bachelor Film with a VFX & Animation specialisation and an English-taught MA in 3D Animation for Film & Games.

Animation degrees

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3D Animation Animation and VFX Character Animation

ifs internationale filmschule köln

BA Film, Fachschwerpunkt VFX & Animation

BABachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

On campus · Full-time

3D Animation (VFX & Animation concentration) · Animation and VFX (VFX & Animation concentration)

7 semesters

German

Funding not verified

EUR 1,500 per semester · All students — Studiengebühr pro Semester (BA Film page lists 1.500 Euro plus 250 Euro ifs-Förderverein contribution)

March 8, 2027 · September 2027

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ifs internationale filmschule köln

3D Animation for Film & Games (M.A.)

MAMaster of Arts (M.A.)

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

On campus · Full-time

3D Animation (dedicated degree) · Character Animation (broader degree with animation)

4 semesters

English

Funding not verified

EUR 1,500 per semester · EU / EEA students — EU students

No upcoming verified deadline

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Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists animation degrees at bachelor's, master's and doctoral level. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (for example short courses, certificates, minors or degrees in which animation is not a verified central component).

BA Film, other Fachschwerpunkte (Regie, Kamera, Drehbuch, ...) (Bachelor of Arts)Other specialisations are live-action film roles, not animation.Source: filmschule.de · verified October 14, 2026

Recognition and degree-awarding status

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Degree-awarding status

TH Köln: Degrees are awarded in cooperation with TH Köln, whose quality management the programs follow.Source: filmschule.de · verified October 14, 2026

Institutional recognition

Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (sole shareholder): Founded as a non-profit GmbH on the initiative of the state government of NRW; sole shareholder is the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW.Source: filmschule.de · verified October 14, 2026

Institution

Official name: ifs internationale filmschule köln
Name in local language: ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH
Also known as: ifs
Country and city: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Institution type: Film and media school
Control: Not verified
Address: Schanzenstraße 28, D-51063 Köln, Köln, Germany
Source: filmschule.de · verified October 14, 2026
Website: www.filmschule.de

Sources

Last verified October 14, 2026. Program facts, their sources and verification dates are on each program page.

filmschule.de/de/filmschule — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
filmschule.de/de/studium/ba-film-vfx-animation — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
filmschule.de/de/studium/ma-3d-animation-film-games — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026

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