THE DFFB CONGRATULATES ITS FORMER DIRECTOR REINHARD HAUFF ON HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY!

Journal,

We con­grat­u­late Rein­hard Hauff on his 80th birth­day and wish him all the best, great health and a won­der­ful par­ty!

The tele­vi­sion mak­er, cin­e­ma direc­tor and hon­orary prize win­ner of the Ger­man Film Award left a last­ing influ­ence on the DFFB, estab­lished dur­ing his tenure from 1993 to 2005. Under the slo­gan “LOW BUDGET — HIGH ENERGY” he encour­aged stu­dents and employ­ees to achieve top per­for­mances, estab­lished two new cours­es of study with (scriptwrit­ing and pro­duc­tion), relo­cat­ed to the Filmhaus and trained many great film­mak­ers includ­ing Emi­ly Atef, Achim von Bor­ries and Lars Kraume. To this day, his pre­ten­sion and dri­ve are essen­tial for the academy’s pro­file and its stu­dents.

To say it with a pic­ture from our archive:

We deeply thank Rein­hard Hauff for all the ener­gy, cre­ativ­i­ty and per­se­ver­ance which con­tin­ues to influ­ence the stud­ies and film­mak­ers at the DFFB to this day!