In nuce: According to a recent press release, character TD Sophia Zauner was appointed as a new professor at the International Film School Cologne (ifs for short) last week. Sophia has been appointed to the newly created professorship “3D Animation for Film and Non-linear Media”.
What are Sophia Zauner’s responsibilities? Sophia Zauner will teach on both the Master’s degree programme “3D Animation for Film & Games” and the VFX & Animation specialisation of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Film. She has been a lecturer on both programmes since 2018.
Sophia Zauner – Professor’s career: Sophia studied “Digital Television” at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. After graduating in 2006, she began working as an animator and later as Character Technical Director, Pipeline Technical Director and Computer Graphics Supervisor. Her filmography includes likeable animated films such as “Die Häschenschule 2 – Der große Eierklau”, “Trip To The Moon”, “Latte Igel und der magische Wasserstein”, “Duel”, “Mullewapp – Eine schöne Schweinerei”, “Planet Germany”, “Dawn of the Oceans” and “Tikis Band”.
Information for prospective students: The “3D Animation for Film & Games” Master’s degree programme is a part-time cooperative degree programme offered by the Cologne Game Lab at TH Köln and the ifs. The application phase for the next intake runs until 31 March, with the programme starting in September.
Click further: You can find the corresponding press release on the ifs homepage. If you would like to find out more about the attractive degree programme at the ifs, please visit www.filmschule.de/3d-animation .
