After completing their foundation course, students of the Film Academy can apply to go on a bilateral exchange for one semester at a partner academy. To do this, students at the Film Academy must apply to take a semester off. Currently the Film Academy has connections with the following schools:

• AFDA – The South African School of Motion Picture, Live Recording and Live Performance (all disciplines)
• Al-Quds University, Jerusalem (all disciplines)  
• Gobelins l’école de l’image, Paris (Animation)
• Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Istanbul (all disciplines)
• La fémis, Paris (fiction film team)
• Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, USA (all disciplines) 
• Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (all disciplines)
• Ryerson-University, Toronto (all disciplines)
• Sapir College, Sderot, Israel (all disciplines)
• Polish National Film School, Lodz, Poland (Camera)
• Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires, Argentinien (alle Gewerke)