The filming classroom
The filming classroom is a media educational project by Bavaria Film GmbH.
School classes and youth groups can make their own films within one or more days with the support of workshop leaders. The participants in the film workshop learn how much work and concentration are necessary for the various production processes in order to successfully present the finished film.
Project implementation
The participating groups register directly with Bavaria Film. The project is basically open to all types of schools and also to groups outside of school. Participants should be at least 9 years old. There is no upper age limit.
The project is not explicitly advertised and lives from a culture of recommendation. Most of the groups come at the initiative of the teachers, some of whom have been in contact with Bavaria for many years. There are around 25% new customers per year.
Key data and facts
An important pillar of the project is to gain competent specialists as workshop leaders who also have great pedagogical skills and of course enjoy working with young people on films. At the moment around 10 professionals are working at the workshop “the filming classroom” and around 210 groups with a total of around 5000 children and young people take part in the workshop every year. The project has existed since 1990 and has been under the direction of Walter Hölzl ever since. The workshop leaders included well-known directors and filmmakers such as Miguel Alexandre , Martin Weinhart , Matthias Lehmann, Yasemin Şamdereli and Jörg Pfeifer.