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 Project Launch and Software Use in Project Management

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 supervise projects from the project launch onwards. Students will be able to identify different areas of responsibility in project management and develop an ability to deal with problems in a structured way. The students will be able to apply methods and techniques, which will be practiced in the context of examples and case studies.

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Course Animation Techniques (Visual Effects")"

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

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Course Business Management 3

ECTS Credits 6.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

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Semester 4 SS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind Studierende in der Lage,
- die Konzepte „Entrepreneurship“ und „Innovation“ in ihrer gesamtheitlichen unternehmerischen sowie makroökonomischen Bedeutung zu erläutern,
- einen Ideenfindungsprozess zu planen, gestalten und zu moderieren,
- erste Geschäftsmodelle zu skizzieren und durch Feedback weiterzuentwickeln.
- die ökonomische, gesellschaftliche und politische Rolle von Start-ups sowie Klein- und Mittelunternehmen zu benennen,
- aktuelle wirtschaftliche und politische Trends und deren Bedeutung für KMU im Kreativwirtschaftsbereich zu erläutern,
- die Bestandteile eines Business Plans zu benennen sowie einen solchen basierend auf einer innovativen Idee zu erstellen,
- den Business Plan zu rechtfertigen sowie effizient zu präsentieren,
- eine dem Business Plan entsprechende Ressourcenplanung vorzunehmen.
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Course English for Media Purposes 2

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind Studierende in der Lage,
- mündlich und schriftlich in den Bereichen Management, Controlling, Accounting und Vertragswesen unter Verwendung der adäquaten Fachbegriffe auf Englisch effizient zu kommunizieren,
- Präsentationen zu Management Themen vor Entscheidungsträgern auf Englisch zu halten und ihre Standpunkte erfolgreich zu vertreten,
- strategische Verhandlungen unter Verwendung von speziellen Phrasen und diplomatischer Ausdrucksweise auf Englisch erfolgreich zu führen.
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Course Focus on TV: Programming and Production Planning

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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Course Fundamentals of Programme and Format Development

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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Course Labour and Social Insurance Law

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

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Semester 4 SS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to assess legal issues related to the topics that arise in everyday economic life, and to communicate effectively with legal experts. The students will have a basic understanding of labour and social security law as well as tax law (included in this course, carried forward).

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Course Marketing and sales in film, tv and media industries

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind Studierende in der Lage,
die Grundlagen von Marketing zu verstehen und im audiovisuellen Kontext anwendbar zu machen,
- Strategien und Ansätze des Marketings generell und in Hinblick auf adiovisuelle Medien im Besonderen zu beschreiben,
- die strategische Bedeutung des Marketings im Medienkontext zu beschreiben,
- verschiedene Arten der Distribution und Vertriebskanäle zu beschreiben,
- Filmmarketingkampagnen mitzugestalten,
- Marketing- und Vertriebsprozessen zu planen, zu steuern und ihre Umsetzung zu kontrollieren.
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Course Project Completion and Controlling (Software Use) in Project Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to supervise projects from the launch stage to completion. They will be able to identify various areas of responsibility in PM and develop skills for a structured approach to problems. The focus is on the practicability of methods and techniques, which will be practiced in the context of examples and case studies.

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Course Workflow Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum FT Curriculum

Semester 4 SS Semester

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After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to control workflow at the production and post-production stages of audiovisual projects and to optimize process structures from location scouting and teambuilding to production management and post-production. The graduates will be able to work as production managers in film and TV 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