The Academy
A young, idealistic student seeks her way as an artist in the adventurous and ruthless world of an art academy and becomes part of a colourful community of artists and professors who all struggle with the absurdities of life, love and the art world.
Credits
Cast: Maja Bons, Luise Aschenbrenner, Jean-Marc Barr, Andreas Lust, Isolde Barth, Christoph Luser, Jörg Besser, Joscha Baltha, Dagobert, Jan Tsien Beller, Felix Phönix Lehmann, Jonathan Joél Albrecht, Miguel Abrantes Ostrowski, Janusz Szczurowski, Michael Brandner
Written by: Camilla Guttner
Director: Camilla Guttner
Director of Photography: Luca Bigazzi
Editors: Beatrice Babin, Christian Bach
Sound: Alex Rubin
Composers: Ege Ateslioglu, Meerkat Meerkat (Songs)
Casting: Anja Dihrberg
Production Design: Markus Dicklhuber
Costume: Mara Laibacher, Luisa Rauschert
Make-up: Julia Schlotke, Steffen Roßmanith
Producers: Marcos Kantis (Schiwago Film), Korbinian Kalleder (SuperCine), Josef Brandmaier (Penned Pictures), Camilla Guttner (Standing Ovation Production)
Commissioning Editor: Corinna Liedtke, Anke Hirschel (WDR), Birgit Kämper (ARTE), Nathalie Lambsdorff (BR)
Funded by: FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria, German Federal Film Fund, German Federal Film Board FFA, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM)
Year of production: 2024
Festivalteilnahmen
41st Film Festival Munich 2024
18th Ahrenshoop Film Nights 2024
