“What most hero's journeys are missing is the heroine.”

INTO THE WILD is a mentoring program for female filmmakers of all trades who want to realize a film idea - whether it's a feature-length fiction, documentary, animated film or a series concept. We are looking for material that represents a new, powerful and female point of view, with a focus on stories that can appeal to a broad audience. The participants are supported for a year by successful female mentors with experience in the industry.

The program aims to actively promote equal opportunities for female filmmakers in the film and television industry.

INTO THE WILD is financed by the participating film schools - the Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, the ifs internationale filmschule köln, the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM), the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF), the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb) and the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg - and is supported by the Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderungsanstalt, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Hamburg Media School, MO/N Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, FFF-Bayern, Bavaria Film GmbH, studio zentral, SHPG Studio Hamburg Production Group, MADEFOR, Warner Bros. Discovery, TOBIS, Redpunny Pictures, Odeon Fiction Leonine Company, Constantin Film AG, Urua Films, Ufa

To apply for INTO THE WILD
2024 we are once again looking forward to receiving applications from *FLINTA (women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans and aGender people).
We are looking for material that represents a new, powerful and feminine* perspective, with a focus on stories that can appeal to a broad audience. The call for entries is aimed exclusively at women*.
Both individuals and teams of two can apply. In the case of a team application, all conceivable constellations are permitted with regard to the trades involved. Female film students in their 6th semester or higher at the time of application are eligible to participate, as well as young female professionals who graduated from a German film school no more than five years ago.
Students from the following universities are invited to apply: ifs internationale filmschule Köln, Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, HFF München, Filmakademie, Baden-Württemberg, KHM Köln, DFFB and Hamburg Media School.