The Animationsinstitut at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg trains outstanding talents at the highest level in the fields of Animation, Visual Effects, Technical Directing, Animation/Effects Producing and Interactive Media. Beyond study, it offers international talent & IP development initiatives and promotes a vivid community between students, graduates, faculty, and staff. In addition, the institute runs a Research & Development department and curates the annual international conference FMX. We offer you a study that will make you ready for the film, media and game industry.

Application deadline is February 15 each year. International students are welcome! For more information please go to www.animationsinstitut.de or visit us at our booth.

On May 8, 15:00-19:00, the diploma students of the Animationsinstitut will hold this year's Diploma Showroom on the Filmakademie campus in Ludwigsburg. Come to the exhibition and visit ten individual project rooms, get exclusive, behind-the-scenes insights, meet the teams and most importantly: enjoy the graduation films and games!

More about the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg can be found on: www.filmakademie.de.

The number 1 government-funded games degree programme worldwide!

Bring your ideas to life with Creative Media and Game Technologies. Discover the latest tools and technologies, learn from the best, and help shape the future of games, animation and VFX.

Choose your specialisation: Programming, Visual Arts or Design & Production. Work together in a real studio environment with students from all disciplines – just like in the games industry.

From day one, you will build up an impressive portfolio that opens doors to top studios such as Guerrilla, Ubisoft, and Ghost VFX.

Founded over 30 years ago, in 1993, ESMA is an international benchmark for creative professions, particularly in 3D animation and visual effects. It also provides training in the fields of video games, graphic design, concept art illustration and interior design. It belongs to the Écoles Créatives network, renowned for its educational excellence, project-based teaching and professional focus.  

ESMA offers comprehensive courses, backed by RNCP level 6 and/or 7 qualifications equivalent to Bac+3/4 to Bac+5. Each student carries out ambitious projects – animated films, complete games, graphic projects, book/comic book publishing or space design – which become their passport to employment.  

Our DNA is based on production excellence, teaching by industry professionals, and personalised support through Bloom (soft skills development) and the Lab (monitoring and innovation in AI, storytelling and social responsibility).  

The Master’s program Realtime Art & Visual Effects at FH Salzburg combines artistic vision with advanced real-time and procedural technologies, empowering creatives to build dynamic worlds for games, film, and immersive media. As a certified Houdini Certified School by SideFX and an official Unreal Academic GOLD Partner of Epic Games, the program delivers industry-validated education aligned with the highest international standards.

FilmEU is a transformative European higher education alliance. It brings together eight European institutions active in film education, offering animation programmes in Brussels, Lisbon, Dublin, Viborg, Bratislava and Sofia. These programmes cover the full range of professional courses, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Those include fields such as digital animation, 3D animation, character animation, graphic storytelling, animation directing and animation arts.

The following FilmEU member institutions are participating in the School Campus: Institute of Art, Design and Technology (Dublin), LUCA School of Arts (Brussels), and Universidade Lusófona (Lisbon).

Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF is a place where film comes alive, a school representing a wealth of different stories and artistic forms, genres and formats, specialization and exchange. Our unique craft-oriented and interdisciplinary education enables creative people to develop their own filmic language. In research and teaching, we focus on both scientific and artistic approaches and, thus, actively contribute to the development of media, science, and society.

The new Bachelor's program in Visual Effects & Virtual Productions equips students with artistic, methodological, and technological skills for a career in VFX and Virtual Productions. Graduates can pursue a Master's program or engage in artistic design, consulting, management of VFX productions, and more.

The Master's program in Animation Direction offers the greatest possible artistic freedom to deepen knowledge and skills, preparing students for leadership positions in the field of animation production. Fundamental to this is the further development of artistic expression and enabling students to engage in nuanced and research-oriented approaches to artistic animation filmmaking.

The Master's program in Creative Technologies combines audio-visual media technologies and software development with an artistic exploration of film and digital media art. Students experiment with technology, creativity, and film, exploring graphics, sound, visual effects, traditional production, and novel storytelling in XR and interactive formats.

Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences (HSHL) offers innovative and interdisciplinary degree programs in the fields of engineering, natural sciences, computer science and business. In 14 bachelor's and ten master's degree programs, 4700 students at HSHL are currently gaining practical qualifications for their future careers. At the two campuses in Hamm and Lippstadt, the university has state-of-the-art buildings and around 15,000 square meters of laboratory space for future-oriented teaching and research. For the team of around 450 around President Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kira Kastell and Chancellor Sandra Schlösser, tolerance, equal opportunities and diversity in particular form the basis for work that makes a sustainable contribution to social development.

The Animation and Game BA at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt combines a high academic standard with a strong practical orientation. The program offers two specialization pathways: Technology specialization and Art & Design specialization. The combination of the disciplinary fields animation and game reflects the merging platforms and distribution channels and enables the graduates to position themselves in a highly dynamic professional field. 

The Animation and Game MA offers students advanced theoretical knowledge and methodological competencies in order to develop directorial authorship based on intense genre knowledge and critique, mastery of industrial standard producing practices as well as strong leadership skills. Students are enabled to develop  innovative content as well as carry out research in the field of animation, games and immersive experiences. The Master of Arts Animation and Game includes two specialization pathways: Technical Direction and Creative Direction.

Stuttgart Media University is a state university of applied sciences with over 30 degree programs in media. 

The Bachelor’s program in Audiovisual Media offers diverse fields of study including animation, film and VFX, sound production, interactive media / games, as well as tv productions and spatial experiences. The program combines creative design with technical expertise. Graduates complete their studies as creative media engineers, earning the academic degree of Bachelor of Engineering. The consecutive Master’s program “Audiovisual Media Creation and Technology” (M.Sc.) provides advanced specialization in innovative audiovisual technologies and research-oriented creative practices.

The field of games and interactive media at HdM is represented by the Institute for Games, which offers programs at both Bachelor’s and Master’s level and focuses on the conceptual and technological development of interactive applications.

We are one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Germany. This is regularly confirmed by rankings in *Die Zeit* and *WirtschaftsWoche*.  

Take advantage of our extensive network in business and society: Complete your internship semester at Daimler, Porsche, Bosch, Festo, Caritas, or Diakonie.   

Visit one of our 70 partner universities around the world: Whether in the U.S., Mexico, or Finland—with us, you’ll study in an international environment. No matter which of our bachelor’s or master’s programs you choose, we’ll prepare you perfectly for your career start.  

In the Software Engineering and Media Informatics – B.Eng. program, we provide a solid foundation in mathematics, software engineering, and computer science. The program’s strong practical focus reinforces the knowledge you gain. You’ll carry out project work in small groups in state-of-the-art labs.

In the bachelor's degree program in Time-Based Media, you will receive specific training in the audiovisual and interactive media sector. In addition to the classic training for film, 2D and 3D animation are taught as well as creation and implementation of multimedia media concepts. With our degree program, you will receive a comprehensive education that will best prepare you to enter the film, media and gaming industry.

The ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln is a full study and further education institution with an artistic-scientific focus. Established in 2000, the ifs is consistantly ranked as one of the best film schools in Germany.

The specialisation in VFX & Animation within the Bachelor’s programme Film offers a large-scale study programme that conveys all fundamental technical and design aspects of professional effects production and 3D animation. Supported by state-of-the-art equipment and tutors from the industry students get the opportunity to follow their own interests and gain specialization through exercises, seminars and project work.

The Master’s programme 3D Animation for Film & Games: it deepens the students’ existing knowledge of the 3D process with a rich set of methodical, theoretical and design-practical skills and will acquire new knowledge in areas such as authorship and experimental work. Close integration with the industry is a central component of the extra-occupational programme.

BA showcases: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11450761?share=copy

MA showcases: https://www.filmschule.de/de/studium/ma-3d-animation-film-games/einblicke

Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences offers exciting opportunities to study Digital Film Design - Animation/VFX and Game Design. Both Bachelor programs have a unique project orientated structure and include a lot of hands on classes. Our two campuses in Berlin and Dusseldorf allow students to prepare for a career in the creative industries with a strong focus on artistic and technical skills. Furthermore, we offer degrees at Bachelors and Masters level in Media Design and Digital Leadership as well as Fashion Management an IT. 

Modern facilities and a vibrant environment with Professor and Lecturers who have an industry background and a strong focus on applied research make studying with MDH a great experience. Did we mention - we have tiny class sizes to guarantee an exceptional learning time and direct access to the teaching staff?Mediadesign University of Applied Sciences is full accredited and certified, and  funding support for new students.

The OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts (TH OWL) is a strong research university for applied sciences, which offers around 60 bachelor's and master's degree programs as well as doctoral programs at three locations. It is firmly anchored in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, a lively and economically strong region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The TH OWL is creative, innovative and sustainable. It lives through the diversity of its departments, which are technically, economically, creatively and artistically oriented.

Since February 14, 2022, the department of media and culture is located in our new building in Detmold on the Kreativ Campus. The Kreativ Campus has the latest camera, lighting and sound technology, three studios for film, photo, VFX, VR and virtual film production, a radio station, a surround studio, a risography studio, modern editing and grading stations and three digital computer labs for optimal teaching, learning and working.

Beside this, the "KreativInstitut.OWL" (KIO) opened a new amazing building on Kreativ Campus Detmold. The institute generates, transfers and imparts knowledge. It brings together creative minds from business and science.

The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Hagenberg features a range of specialized programs in Informatics, Communications, and Media. The programs Digital Arts (BA), Media Technology and Design (BSc), Digital Arts (MA), and Interactive Media (MSc) offer industry-oriented education in digital media.

Digital Arts (BA)

This program provides the relevant know-how, specializing in designing, conceptualizing, and producing animations, games, and their manifold facets (audio, video, mixed reality, etc.).

Media Technology and Design (BSc)

This English-taught bachelor’s program provides students with the technical expertise and design and communication skills in web, computer games, audio/video and broadcasting, and UX design, with a focus on creative AI.

Digital Arts (MA)

This full-time master’s degree program builds on a student’s creative, design, and technical skills. It focuses on professional and in-depth computer animation, audio/video, and games.

Interactive Media (MSc)

This English-taught master’s program develops students’ expertise in interactive technologies, computer games, and online media, refining their systematic approaches to problem-solving and engineering for interaction.

Voxel School, University College of Digital Arts, was created as a cross-cutting model of communication within areas of key importance for Digital Economy: the videogame sector, animation, VFX, Architectural Visualization and design, all of them in their different dimensions.The institution is managed by professionals from the entertainment industry, videogames, cinema, VFX, and new technologies heavily connected to university management and training for more than a decade.Voxel School aims to be a useful tool for the society in developing new areas in the field of digital arts, aligned with the current working scenario. To achieve its goals, the school focuses on recruiting top teaching professionals as well as on providing a high-performance experience to their students. The University School has significant strategic partnerships to connect university and industry. In addition to other top players in the industry, the partnership with Sony PlayStation Iberia for teaching university studies sets the standard, which ensures joint work for the integration of Voxel School students in the professional environment of the videogame.Since 2016 Voxel School is an Associated Center of the Complutense University of Madrid for the delivery of its own university graduate degrees and is a recognised academic institution part of Deusto University as well.