The Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin) is a film school in

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. In the German film school ranking of

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(Issue 22/2006), the dffb - together with the

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and the

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- were ranked as 2nd after the

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.FOCUS Ranking
issue 22/2006 Evaluation criteria were the reputation of the university, the support for the students, the technical equipment and the number of awards won. It was established in 1966.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer Werner Fassbinder (; 31 May 1945 – 10 June 1982), sometimes credited as R. W. Fassbinder, was a German filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures and catalysts of the New German Cinema movement. Fassbinder's mai ...

applied for a place at the Berlin Film School (dffb) twice, but was refused.

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External links

dffb official website
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