Lars Büchel

Lars Büchel is a part-time Professor of feature film directing (long and short formats) at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM). He is affiliated with the Media and Fine Art school and the Film and Television department. His expertise spans film direction, post-production workflows, and the artistic development of cinematic ideas from concept to execution.

Büchel teaches specialized seminars such as Advertising Seminar/Social Spots, focusing on short film production techniques including ideation, casting, cinematography, and post-production. The seminar emphasizes hands-on training in narrative construction, visual storytelling, and technical execution. Filming occurs in intensive workshop formats, with recent sessions scheduled in summer 2025.

He is based at the KHM campus in Cologne, specifically in room R.2.15 at Heumarkt 14. His teaching integrates practical skills across film disciplines, leveraging the Academy’s facilities like film studios, editing suites, and production labs. No specific research awards or grants are listed, but his contributions to film education are central to his role.