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Fest der Freiheit at FABW and ADK

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (FABW) is turning 35 and will be staging a Festival of Freedom, the “Fest der Freiheit”, on October 1 and 2, 2026 together with the Academy of Performing Arts (ADK). “We will celebrate the democratic freedoms that enable us to work our magic, and make their impact tangible for a wide public audience”. Both institutions will open their doors on the shared campus (Akademiehof 1, 71638 Ludwigsburg) to showcase projects, studios, films and hands-on activities – free admission!

Screenshot https://festderfreiheit.de/

October 1, 2026, starting at 20:00 CET: To mark the opening of the “Fest der Freiheit”, students from FABW and the ADK are jointly staging a transmedia show on the theme of ‘Freedom’. Under the open sky, they will bring the Akademiehof and the ADK Tower to life with performances, music, and video projections.

On October 2, from 11:00 to 19:00 CET, there will be exhibitions of student work, films, readings and much more to discover on the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg campus. From 14:00 to 17:00 CET, guided tours of the entire Filmakademie campus will take place every hour. Registration required!

Of course, the Animationsinstitut will also be part of it: with a showcase of current projects – including graduation films, interactive installations and VR experiences – as well as a film programme, along with the Carl Laemmle Institut.

You can find the full program, campus map and all further information here: https://www.filmakademie.de/de/events/fest-der-freiheit and here: https://festderfreiheit.de/

XR DAY 2026: Immersion | Art | Performance

LEDWall, ADK Workshop 2026, (c) JonasTrottnow

On “XR DAY” on Friday, April 10, 2026, Akademie für Darstellende Kunst Baden-Württemberg (ADK) and Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (FABW) will offer insights into the diverse applications of eXtended Reality (XR). Keynote speeches and hands-on experiences with Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) demonstrate the broad spectrum of what can be achieved with non-linear, user-controlled (XR) technologies in film, theatre, media, art, and industry – and where new fields of application are emerging.

The event is organized by Akademie für Darstellende Kunst and Carl Laemmle Institut for Research & Media Innovation (CLI) with contributions from the Animationsinstitut.

In the morning, the program features numerous keynote talks, including contributions from Max Schmierer (b.Rex), Volker Helzle (Head of the CLI), Diana Arellano (Senior Lecturer in Technical Directing at Animationinstitut), as well as many alumni and students of the Animationsinstitut.

From 14:00 CET onwards, XR experiences can be explored on site, including “EGON SCHIELE. A Personal Encounter – a journey into the life of an artist in Vienna around 1900,” “TREMENS. Integrating Live Performance and Virtual Reality on stage in a Shakespearian play,” “REVERSE TURING TEST. How AI-systems can identify humans,” “MAIA in CyberLÄND. How AI-avatars rethink Storytelling, Community and Value Creation,” and “FATE OF THE MINOTAUR. Location-based VR Experience developed at the Filmakademie’s Animationsinstitut.”

You can find the full program with details and registration information for the experiences here https://animationsinstitut.de/en/xr-day-2026 and here https://www.filmakademie.de/en/news-blog/article/xr-day-2026-immersion-kunst-performance-2.

Date: Friday, April 10, 2026, 9:00-18:00 CET
Venue: Campus FABW / ADK, Akademiehof, Ludwigsburg