Billy Wilder Institute
| Billy Wilder Institute | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1998 (now closed) |
| place | Bonn |
| state | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| country | Germany |
The Billy Wilder Institute of Film and Television Studies oHG in Bonn was a private film school founded in 1998 by the Bochum film scholar Lothar Rhode and the journalist Knut Schäfer. The American producer, writer and director Billy Wilder took over the patronage. In 2002 the institute was closed.
Education
The Billy Wilder Institute offered the courses "Scriptwriting" and "Production". The aim was to link the two courses of study to enable students from both directions to work together. The focus of the study concept was less on an artistic-scientific education, but rather on the practical application of what had been learned on one's own initiative. The students should also get to grips with digital media or editing systems. The Billy Wilder Institute arranged internships in the media industry, which were an integral part of the course. In addition, a study visit to Columbia College, Los Angeles, was integrated into the course.
Lecturers
The Billy Wilder Institute had a large number of well-known lecturers and guest lecturers. For example, seminars by Dr. Dirk Blothner, Manfred Schwabe , Sibylle Kurz, Peter Blümel, Jørn Precht and Dr. Damien François offered. There were also contacts to the Goethe Institute, Los Angeles and Grundy UFA.
resolution
Shortly before Billy Wilder's death in 2002, the Billy Wilder Institute had to be closed for financial reasons. In addition to the illness of the patron, the death of the founder Lothar Rhode was decisive for the dissolution.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the commercial register, Bonn Local Court, HRA 4404 of July 31, 1998.
- ↑ Sebastian Lorenz, Marcel Machill: Transatlantik. Transfer of politics, economy and culture . Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen 1999, ISBN 3-531-13282-2 , p. 213.