Film, TV and Media Production

The film industry is developing rapidly. Essential for media production are sound economic and legal knowledge, combined with project management skills. The bachelor degree programme “Film, TV and Media Production” offers students this combination. The lecturers are drawn from the film and media industry and are producers of renowned and distinguished productions, who apply very innovative teaching concepts.

Graduates of this programme can

play a leading role in the production and commercial exploitation of films for cinema release, TV movies and documentary formats
manage web-based multimedia animation projects
produce AV formats in convergent contexts (e.g. at multimedia companies, for cultural projects, to integrate social media in areas such as mass-media communication or corporate publishing)
perform management control functions in film, television and media production

Career options

Executive producer
Multimedia producer
Cross-media marketing expert
Production manager
Line producer
Production accountant

Core industries

Film
Television
Telecommunications, information, media and entertainment (TIME)

You can find more information in the current brochure of the degree programme (German)

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The new bachelor's programme in Production Management Film, TV and Streaming will start in the winter semester of 2023.

The programme at a glance

Degree/Title

Bachelor of Arts in Business, BA

Lenght of programme

6 semesters

Mode of study

Monday to Friday (daytime)

Place of study

Media Quarter Marx 3.4
Maria Jacobi Gasse 1
1030 Vienna

Language of instruction

German

Credits

180 ECTS

Tuition fee

€ 363.36 / semester

Specialisation possible

Semesters 5 and 6: Production Management, Production Controlling

Semester abroad

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend time at one of our partner universities. The degree programme recommends completing a semester abroad in the 4th semester

Traineeship

in semesters 5 and 6, duration 18 weeks

Admission procedure

Online admission test (multiple choice) (reading comprehension, English, mathematics/logic, business administration and degree-programme-specific section)

Preparation for admissions procedure

For preparation materials please see the download section. No external courses are required.

Application period for EU/EEA citizens and applicants

1 October until 31 May

Application period for non-EU/EEA citizens and applicants

1 October until 30 April

Admission requirements

Austrian secondary school leaving certificate (Matura) or
Vocational matriculation qualification or
General university entrance examination for social and economics sciences or
Foreign equivalent of an Austrian school-leaving certificate (The legalization list can be found here under downloads.) or
Subject-relevant apprenticeship or graduation from a school for intermediate vocational education (BMS) with additional examinations in English and mathematics

Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework

NQR 6

Field(s) of study (e.g. ISCED-F)

0410 Business and administration not further defined

Access to further studies

Graduates of university of applied sciences bachelor programmes may enroll in relevant master programmes at universities and universities of applied sciences.

Lynn Schwarmes, BA

Coordinator

+43 1 720 12 86-350

lynn.schwarmes@fh-vie.ac.at

Information on the degree programme (German)

Werde zur Filmexpert:in der nächsten Generation

Designierter Studiengangsleiter Andreas Hruza im Interview

Studiengangsleiter Andreas Hruza stellt sein Bachelorprogramm vor und beantwortet folgende Fragen:

Was ist das Besondere an Ihrem Studiengang?
Welche Möglichkeiten habe ich nach dem Abschluss?
Was sind die Aufnahmevoraussetzungen?

Student Moses Gsellmann im Whatchado Interview

Mir hat das Gesamtpaket getaugt. Kaufmännisch und kreativ, gepaart mit guten Lektorinnen und Lektoren aus der Praxis war das was mich überzeugt hat, sagt Moses Gsellmann

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Course Controlling and Accounting

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to define the basic terms of cost accounting and controlling and to apply their tools in the framework of case studies from the film, TV and media industry as well as to prepare business decisions with their aid. Furthermore, the students will be able to contribute to the preparation of an integrated company budget (planned balance sheet, plan P&L, financial plan).

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Course English for Media Purposes 1

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind Studierende in der Lage,
- die fortgeschrittene englische Grammatik in mündlicher und schriftlicher Sprache richtig anzuwenden
- mündlich und schriftlich in anspruchsvollen Geschäftssituationen auf Englisch kommunizieren zu können
- Fachvokabular in den Bereichen Strategie, Online-Business und Projektmanagement aktiv anzuwenden
- zwischen informeller und formeller Sprache je nach Situation zu unterscheiden und sie proaktiv anzuwenden
- Verhandlungen unter Verwendung von speziellen Phrasen und diplomatischer Ausdrucksweise auf Englisch zu führen
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Course Equipment and Resources on the Film Set

ECTS Credits 2.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind Studierende in der Lage,
- die Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Special Effects in Filmproduktionen zu analysieren
- sie von VFX-Anwendungen abzugrenzen
- Kosten und Aufwand solcher Anwendungen zu bestimmen
- den Einsatz von Requisiten, Maske und Kostümen in ihrer Wertigkeit, in ihrem Aufwand und den Kosten zu planen und an der Schnittstelle zu den dortigen ExpertInnen zu arbeiten.
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Course Fictional Dramaturgy

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to cooperate with professionals working in a variety of dramaturgical jobs in the context of projects. They will be able to clearly differentiate between the jobs descriptions of screenwriters, dramaturgs, auteurs and non-writing directors and will become familiar with the corresponding work processes, challenges and requirements.

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Course Financing and Risk Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

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Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to define various forms of financing and to describe their respective advantages and disadvantages, and they will be able to evaluate the use of financial resources for investment projects and projects in the context of case studies by means of dynamic investment calculation procedures.

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Course Financing and Risk Management in Film, TV and Media Production

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

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Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to apply specific calculation methods and forms of financing with regard to film or TV productions as well as detailed calculations in the context of international coproductions. Graduates of this course will thus be able to consolidate and broaden their basic knowledge of calculation and financing and correlations between cost and financing requirements.

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Course Logistics in Film, TV and Media Production

ECTS Credits 2.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will possess detailed knowledge of logistical correlations and issues, which arise from the requirements of coproductions in the film and TV industries. They will have a comprehensive understanding of process structures from location scouting to international teambuilding and handling concrete coproductions.

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Course Negotiating Techniques

ECTS Credits 1.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to prepare and plan (further) negotiations. The students will be familiar with the most important argumentative approaches in order to be able to conduct negotiations in accordance with the Harvard negotiation concept.

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Course Presentation: Pitching

ECTS Credits 1.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to prepare an English pitch tailored to the target group. The students will master techniques and methods of preparing abstracts of cinematic content and will be able to emotionally communicate them in short and long presentations.

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Course Production Cost Calculation

ECTS Credits 6.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to work out technical and calculative basics of film, TV and media productions on the basis of shooting schedules. They will be able to prepare smaller productions for financing by means of calculations. The graduates will be able to carry out demanding tasks as assistants in production or line production management for fiction/non-fiction productions.

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“As well as gaining extensive expertise in film, television and media on the programme, we also learned about the economic and financial aspects of the industry. The curriculum provides full knowledge of all the key areas of the media world. During the course we explored lots of different media fields. This will open lots of doors for us.”
Kevin Li, BA, programme graduate