2026 German Film Award: Nomination for graduate Mona Mohr in the “Best Visual Effects” category
The film “Woodwalkers 2” received a Lola nomination in the Best Visual Effects category. The VFX supervisors were Merz Akademie graduate Mona Mohr and Max Riess from Pixomondo. Their work...
“An impressive achievement that is considered groundbreaking in its field” – German Design Award Winner 2026 for the agency Solid White, founded by Merz Akademie graduates Patrick Müller, Christian von...
Merz Akademie student Zoe Schmidt wins the grand prize in the print category of the Meduc Award, a competition for young media professionals, with her work “Wo ist das Problem?”...
“Leg Day” von Paul Kley auf dem 1. Internationalen U30 shortmood Filmfestival
Der Film “Leg Day” von Merz Akademie-Absolvent Paul Kley läuft auf dem 1. International shortmood Filmfestival 2025 am 14./15.11.2025 in Stuttgart. Über 1911 Filmeinreichungen hat die Jury erhalten, “Leg Day”...
Viele Filme und Nominierungen der Merz Akademie bei der Filmschau 2025
In den Innenstadtkinos Stuttgart laufen bei der 31. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg vom 3. bis 7. Dezember 2025 sechs Filme von Merz Akademie-Studierenden und Absolvent*innen – und drei davon sind im Rennen...
A UX Design Award for “Smila Gen 2” in the Product 2025 category goes to zigzag. Congratulations to Florian Dusch, Merz Academy graduate, and his agency zizag! zigzag received the...
Mariia Sviatohorova ist Stipendiatin der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Merz Akademie-Studentin Mariia Sviatohorova erhält ein Stipendium der Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes für Studierende in den Fächern Design / Gestaltung / Film 2025. Mariia studiert im 4. Semester im Bachelorstudiengang...
Congratulations to New Media graduate Florian Dusch and his agency zigzag on winning the German Brand Award 2025! Smila Gen 2, a digital medication dispenser, was honored by the German...
The Visual Effects Society (VES) presented the VES Awards on February 11, 2025. The award for Best Lighting Composition went to Merz Akademie graduate Jonas Stuckenbrock, Karen Chang, Eugene Bondar...
Phoebe Ammon wins twice at the 2024 Screenplay Award
Graduate Phoebe Ammon wins the Jury Screenplay Prize and the Audience Award at the Schleswig-Holstein Screenplay Prize. “Der Tag gehört uns” is the name of Phoebe’s screenplay, which she entered...