Babelsberg Media City

HFF is located in the media city Potsdam-Babelsberg, 30 minutes from the centre of Berlin. The history of the Babelsberg film studios is the story of a legend, one that began in 1912 and has grown with breakneck speed. The Blue Angel, The Nibelungen, Metropolis, Murnau, Lang, Lilian Harvey, Marlene-Dietrich, Zarah Leander – names which immediately conjure up striking images. More recently, The Counterfeiters, Speed Racer, The Bourne Trilogy, The Constant Gardner, The Pianist and Inglorius Basterds have all been shot and/or produced here.

Located on the same grounds as the studio is Grundy Ufa, one of the largest TV production companies in Europe as well as many other producers. The RBB (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg), the public broadcasting station of the capital region, is also producing and broadcasting its TV and radio programmes from this area.

A college which trains young talent for the media branches located in the middle of film and television studios – this is unique! No other European media college can train its students in the direct vicinity of a media production centre.

Germany’s creative capital

Film, music, fashion, design and the media and arts all contribute to the city’s thriving urban atmosphere drawing on its incredible history. To offer INSIGHT OUT participants a taste of Berlin, visits to leading film production companies are an integral part of the symposium.