The International Filmmaking Academy brings together the future generation of filmmakers with the knowledge and experience of the world’s most important film authors, such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Abbas Kiarostami, Béla Tarr, Jane Campion and John Landis, to mention a few of the IFA previous Master Teachers.
The IFA aims to help the young filmmakers in finding their own poetic voice and promotes the talent of each filmmaker in an environment of freedom and respect for individual cultures, with the goal of assisting in the formation of a new generation of film auteurs. IFA supports the opportunities for lifelong networking with fellow filmmakers from throughout the world.
The International Filmmaking Academy was founded in Bologna in 2012 by the Italian film director and producer Gian Vittorio Baldi (among others he produced movies by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Robert Bresson, Glauber Rocha, Jean-Marie Straub, Jean-Luc Godard). Baldi founded IFA together with the directors of the 20 most prestigious film schools in the world. The headquarters of IFA is in Bologna, the city that hosts the oldest university in the western world founded in 1088.IFA collaborates with CILECT, the international association of 180 film schools from 71 countries. The member schools are dedicated to a philosophy that recognizes humanity’s interconnectivity and believes in the need for constant practical support for creativity, diversity, intercultural thinking and sustainable development as fundamental prerequisites for our human existence.An important part of the IFA is to involve talents in the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival / Cineteca di Bologna, one of the most prestigious in the world specialized in restored and classic cinema.
The International Filmmaking Academy brings together the future generation of filmmakers with the knowledge and experience of the world’s most important film authors, such as Bernardo Bertolucci, Abbas Kiarostami, Béla Tarr and Jane Campion, to mention a few of the IFA previous Master Teachers.The IFA aims to help the young filmmakers in finding their own poetic voice and promotes the talent of each filmmaker in an environment of freedom and respect for individual cultures, with the goal of assisting in the formation of a new generation of film auteurs. IFA supports the opportunities for lifelong networking with fellow filmmakers from throughout the world.The International Filmmaking Academy was founded in Bologna in 2012 by the Italian film director and producer Gian Vittorio Baldi (among others he produced movies by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Robert Bresson, Glauber Rocha, Jean-Marie Straub, Jean-Luc Godard). Baldi founded IFA together with the directors of the 20 most prestigious film schools in the world. The headquarters of IFA is in Bologna, the city that hosts the oldest university in the western world founded in 1088.IFA collaborates with CILECT, the international association of 180 film schools from 71 countries. The member schools are dedicated to a philosophy that recognizes humanity’s interconnectivity and believes in the need for constant practical support for creativity, diversity, intercultural thinking and sustainable development as fundamental prerequisites for our human existence.IFA is also a partner of ZUMEFF, Abu Dhabi - Zayed University Middle East Film Festival, which collaborate with 40 film schools and select young directors from 20 Middle Eastern countries.An important part of the IFA is to involve talents in the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival / Cineteca di Bologna, one of the most prestigious in the world specialized in restored and classic cinema.
The International Filmmaking Academy is a Association for Social Promotions, established on December 2012 in Bologna, Italy by Gian Vittorio Baldi and the 15 Founding Members Universities from: Brazil - San Paolo Film School ECA, Belgium - RITS Film School Brussels, Canada - Concordia University Montréal, China - Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts School of Film and Television, Czech Republic - FAMU Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts Prague, France - ENS Louis-Lumiere Film School Paris, India - Annapurna International School of Film & Media Hyderabad, Ireland - Huston School of Film & Digital Media Galway, Israel - Tel Aviv University, Portugal - The Lisbon Theatre and Film School, Russia - The Moscow Film School, South Korea - Yong In University Seoul, Sweden - Valand Film Academy, University of Gothenburg, United Kingdom - The London Film Academy LFA and USA - Syracuse University New York.
Past Master Teachers
Past Master Teachers – Bernardo Bertolucci (Italy), Abbas Kiarostami (Iran), Dani Menkin (Israel), Diao Yi Nan (China), Rob Nilsson (USA), Krzysztof Zanussi (Poland), Danis Tanovic (Bosnia- Erzegovina), Claudia Llosa (Peru), Bela Tarr (Hungary), Cristian Mungiu (Romania), Jane Campion (New Zealand) and John Landis (USA)– have expressed their enthusiasm for the goals of the IFA and their support in helping the IFA grow.
IFA considers essential to combine the knowledge of the cinema of the pastwith the experiences of the present to help create the future of the moving image.
IFA considers essential to combine the knowledge of the cinema of the pastwith the experiences of the present to help create the future of the moving image.
Our mission
The International Filmmaking Academy brings together a select group of 20 emerging film directors and filmmakers from the world’s finest film schools to a 2 weeks summer program in Bologna, Italy. The Masterclass aims to help develop the young auteurs poetic identity under the supervision of some of the world's leading film auteurs.
IFA promotes the talents of each director in an environment of freedom and respect for individual cultures, with the goal of assisting in the formation of a new generation of film auteurs.IFA seeks to support the opportunities for lifelong networking from throughout the world.
Board of Directors
Gian Vittorio Baldi
Marija Krunic
IFA Founder, Director and Producer
IFA President
Gian Vittorio Baldi
IFA Founder, Director and Producer
Marija Krunic
IFA President
COUNSELORS
TEAM
Donald ZirpolaLoyola Marymount University, California, USA Roberto GrandiPresident of Bologna Museums Institution, Italy Pavel JechChapman University, California Steven Wook HeoYoung In University Seoul, South Korea Dr Tanja Sakota-KokotThe Wits School of Arts, South Africa
Silvana MediciExternal Relations Manager, Argentina Francesca ScarinciOrganization & Logistic Christine FawcettFundraiser USA Rosalba SaccoPhotographer, Filmmaker, Graphic Designer
IFA FOUNDING MEMBERS
IFA SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS
Brazil, Sao Paulo Film School ECA Belgium, Brussel, RITS Film School Canada, Montréal, Concordia University China, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Czech Republic, Prague, Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts France, Paris, ENS Louis-Lumière Film School Ireland, Huston School of Film & Digital Media Israel, Tel Aviv University Portugal, Lisbon Theatre and Film School Russia, Moscow Film School South Korea, Seoul, Yong In University Sweden, Valand Film Academy, University of Gothenburg United Kingdom - London Film Academy USA - Syracuse University
Australia, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne Bulgaria, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA), Sofia China, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Czech Republic, Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts FAMU Prague Finland, Aalto University, ELO Film School Helsinki Germany, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, HAW India, Annapurna International School of Film + Media, Hyderabad Israel, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem Italy, Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti, NABA, Milano South Africa, Wits Film and Television / Wits University Johannesburg South Korea, Yong in University, Seoul Turkey, Ankara University, Radio, TV and Cinema Kadir Has University, Istanbul UAE, Zayed University, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Dubai United Kingdom, University of Gloucestershire United Kingdom, University of Arts, London USA, Chapman University, California USA, Syracuse University USA, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
COUNSELORS
Donald ZirpolaLoyola Marymount University, California, USA Roberto GrandiPresident of Bologna Museums Institution, Italy Pavel JechChapman University, California Steven Wook HeoYoung In University Seoul, South Korea Giovanni RobbianoScreenwriter and Producer, Italy Dr Tanja Sakota-KokotThe Wits School of Arts, South Africa Dr. Ulrich SchmidtHamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
TEAM
Silvana MediciExternal Relations Manager, Argentina Francesca ScarinciOrganization & Logistic Christine FawcettFundraiser USA Rosalba SaccoPhotographer, Filmmaker, Graphic Designer Marco BologniniVideo/Postproduction & DoP
IFA FOUNDING MEMBERS
Brazil, Sao Paulo Film School ECA Belgium, Brussel, RITS Film School Canada, Montréal, Concordia University China, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Czech Republic, Prague, Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts France, Paris, ENS Louis-Lumière Film School Ireland, Huston School of Film & Digital Media Israel, Tel Aviv University Portugal, Lisbon Theatre and Film School Russia, Moscow Film School South Korea, Seoul, Yong In University Sweden, Valand Film Academy, University of Gothenburg United Kingdom - London Film Academy USA - Syracuse University
IFA SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS
Australia, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne Bulgaria, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA), Sofia China, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Czech Republic, Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts FAMU Prague Finland, Aalto University, ELO Film School Helsinki Germany, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, HAW India, Annapurna International School of Film + Media, Hyderabad Israel, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem Italy, Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti, NABA, Milano South Africa, Wits Film and Television / Wits University Johannesburg South Korea, Yong in University, Seoul Turkey, Ankara University, Radio, TV and Cinema Kadir Has University, Istanbul UAE, Zayed University, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Dubai United Kingdom, University of Gloucestershire United Kingdom, University of Arts, London USA, Chapman University, California USA, Syracuse University USA, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa