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By Eric Feldmann SanchézHey, my name is Eric Feldmann Sanchéz. I am 21 years old and study film at Hochschule Darmstadt in Germany. Ever since I was in High School I was very interested in movies and photography, so the choice came naturally. In Germany there’s not that many public film schools in which you have a realistic chance to get into right after High School, so Darmstadt was my top choice from the beginning. I would say that my university has a bigger focus on feature films. So a lot of seminars are about the creative process, writing, directing and so on. I enjoy a lot that the university gives us a lot of freedom to try things. It’s definitely not your usual college experience, we don’t have exams or long papers to write, we have different projects to take on that can be very challenging. When I came from high school I thought that I wanted to do feature films, but with time I discovered that my strengths lay elsewhere. During my time in university I got to see so many different films and start to develop my opinions and what I want to do. I feel like besides the friends and experience you earn, that is one of the most valuable things I got from college so far. I don’t necessarily have a favorite director or film. My opinion on films changes quite a lot over time. I try to get as much inspiration from as many different directors and films as possible and not focus on one in particular. The German film industry is very complex and complicated to get into. You have to decide very early what you want and how to get there. There are many different film funds in Germany, but many are tied to a deal, like shooting your film in a certain state in Germany. The German film industry often gets a bad rep for being very conservative, but it is changing with companies like Netflix funding more German TV shows and more innovative content, so the future is looking brighter. Most of the work I did was freelance for different events. I also gained some experience with an internship in Berlin. I was working as an editor for an advertising film production. In general I can recommend internships a lot, because personally I think that’s the best way to quickly gain experience. I really don’t know yet what area of film I hope to work in. It’s hard for me to focus on just one aspect, so I try to be as flexible as possible and see what comes along.
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