Ortweinschule: Medien / Film

What Ortweinschule: Medien / Film does

HTBLVA Graz Ortweinschule is a public Austrian Höhere Technische Bundeslehranstalt located at Körösistraße 157 in Graz, operating under federal education ministry oversight. It delivers upper-secondary technical education across two divisions: Bautechnik (Construction Engineering) and Kunst & Design (Art & Design). The Kunst & Design division encompasses 14 specializations — including Film und MultimediaArt (the "Medien / Film" focus), Fotografie und MultimediaArt, Grafik- und Kommunikationsdesign, Innenarchitektur, Produktdesign, Bildhauerei, Keramik, and Schmuck Metall Design — with the school claiming to be the only Austrian HTL with this breadth. The Film und MultimediaArt program develops practical media production skills through dedicated film and multimedia studios, photography facilities, and digital editing infrastructure, integrated with project-based learning across the broader school.

The school's underlying technical platform consists of hands-on workshops and laboratories: a woodworking shop (Holzwerkstätte), a testing laboratory (Versuchsanstalt), laser cutting equipment, 3D printing facilities, ceramics studios, photography studios, and film/multimedia studios. Graduates earn the Matura qualification, granting access to all Austrian universities and universities of applied sciences. The institution holds UNESCO Partner School status and maintains Erasmus+ exchange agreements with partner schools in Poland, Portugal, and Italy. Students and faculty have secured recognitions including the Green Panther Award (2021), Cedefop Photo Award (2019), August-Sander-Preis (2020), and Bruno Gironcoli Förderungspreis (2020), alongside participation in regional and international skills competitions such as Styrian Skills 2024 and World Skills Lyon 2024.

As a public Bundeslehranstalt, the school operates a tuition-free, state-funded model with no commercial pricing tiers. Revenue is derived from Austrian federal and Styrian provincial education budgets rather than commercial sales. Student acquisition is event-driven through Open House days, Junior Days, aptitude tests (Eignungsprüfung), Karrieretag career days, and dedicated adult learner information sessions. The institution also runs adult continuing-education programs including Abendkolleg (evening college), Meisterschulen (master schools), and Kolleg/Aufbaulehrgang pathways, with cultural partnerships including Kulturvermittlung Steiermark and Universalmuseum Joanneum extending the educational ecosystem.

Name

Ortweinschule: Medien / Film

Legal name

HTBLVA Graz Ortweinschule

Website

https://ortweinschule.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HTBLVA Graz Ortweinschule is a publicly-funded Austrian technical secondary school in Graz operating Bautechnik and Kunst & Design divisions with 14 specializations, including Film und MultimediaArt. It serves school-age students and adult learners through tuition-free vocational education under federal and provincial education budgets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Technical Secondary Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (611610), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Enrichment & Creative Arts Programs (EDAAAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Vocational secondary education
• Technical school programs
• Film multimedia arts
• Art design education
• Construction engineering training

Headquarters

HQ city

Graz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Public Education: As a public Austrian HTL (Höhere Technische Lehranstalt), the school is funded by the Austrian state and Styrian provincial government. Tuition is free for students. Revenue for operations comes from public education funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HTBLVA Graz Ortweinschule provides tuition-free public vocational secondary education in two divisions: Bautechnik (Construction Engineering) for ages 14+ and 18+, and Kunst & Design (Art and Design) covering 14 specializations including Film und MultimediaArt, Fotografie, Grafik- und Kommunikationsdesign, Innenarchitektur, Produktdesign, Bildhauerei, Keramik, and Schmuck Metall Design. The Film und MultimediaArt program delivers hands-on training in film production and multimedia arts. The school also operates adult education offerings (Abendkolleg, Meisterschulen, Kolleg/Aufbaulehrgang, Bauhandwerkerschule) and confers the Matura diploma granting university access.

Product overview

Ortweinschule is a vocational school (HTBLVA) in Graz, Austria, offering two main departments: Bautechnik (Construction Engineering) and Kunst & Design (Art and Design). The Kunst & Design department provides a comprehensive portfolio of creative programs including Film und MultimediaArt, Fotografie und MultimediaArt, Grafik- und Kommunikationsdesign, Innenarchitektur, Produktdesign, Bildhauerei, Keramik, and Schmuck Metall Design. The institution also offers adult education programs including Abendkolleg (evening college) and Meisterschulen (master schools) for continuing education. The school operates on a unified platform providing general education alongside specialized vocational training, with programs available for both young students (14+) and adults (18+).

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film und MultimediaArt

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kulturvermittlung SteiermarkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2019Kulturvermittlung Steiermark provides cultural mediation services and facilitates artist talks, author events, and workshops at the school. The partnership brings international and local artists, curators, and writers to the Ortweinschule, supporting cultural education and student exposure to contemporary art practices. Notable collaborations include artist talks with Aliz Farkas, Kholoud Charaf, Beatrice Moumdjian, and others.
• allinone creative (Werbeagentur Graz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Graz-based advertising agency allinone creative, founded by Ortweinschule alumnus Sebastian Morré, collaborated with the school to produce the Bautechnik image video that won Gold in the Motion Pictures category at the Green Panther Award 2021.
• Erasmus+ Partner SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in Erasmus+ programs including the #advertisingtheself project with partner schools: Technikum Fototechniczne (Warsaw, Poland), Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis (Porto, Portugal), and Liceo Artistico Scuola del Libro (Urbino, Italy). Students and teachers engage in international workshops and exchanges, and graduates undertake Erasmus+ internships abroad.
• Universalmuseum JoanneumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school collaborates with Universalmuseum Joanneum, including participation in the Joanneum annual theme BLOOM, where photography and multimedia art students created exhibitions at the Naturfreunde-Stadt Büro and Kunsthaus Graz.
• Holding Graz (Stadtwerke Graz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolding Graz enables site visits for Bautechnik students, such as the construction site excursion in the Hilmteichstraße where students learned about the Microtunneling procedure for rainwater management infrastructure.
• Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung / OeAD-GmbHcoreOthersThe Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research and the OeAD-GmbH support school events such as readings and cultural programs, including the visit of crime author Robert Preis.
• UNESCO PartnerschuleminorOthersThe school is designated as a UNESCO Partner School, aligning its educational mission with UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals and international educational standards.
• Buchhandlung HinterschweigerminorOthersBuchhandlung Hinterschweiger supported the author reading by Colin Hadler at the school, providing books for the event.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TGM Wien (Technologisches Gewerbemuseum): Large Vienna-based HTL with strong technical and applied-sciences focus across many specializations. Comparable as a major Austrian technical secondary institution offering Matura qualification with multiple applied tracks, similar in scale and structural role to Ortweinschule.
• HTL Spengergasse: One of Austria's largest and most prominent HTLs based in Vienna, operating multiple divisions including technical, business, and creative/media tracks. Highly comparable to Ortweinschule's multi-division HTL structure combining technical and creative arts programs under Matura-level education.
• Modeschule Graz: Graz-based creative-vocational school focused on fashion and design. Directly comparable as a local peer in the same city delivering specialized creative-arts vocational education at secondary level.
• Höhere Graphische Bundes- und Versuchsanstalt (HGB) Wien: Austrian HTL specialized in graphic design, media, and printing technologies. Comparable as an Austrian secondary institution focused on creative-applied arts (graphic design, photography, multimedia) that overlaps with Ortweinschule's Kunst & Design offerings.
• HTBLVA Ferlach: Austrian HTL in Carinthia combining technical and design/applied-arts programs (Bühnen- und Kostümbild, Kunst und Design). Comparable as a regional HTL offering both technical and creative tracks, similar in structure though smaller in arts-program breadth than Ortweinschule.

Broad incumbents

• FH Joanneum: University of Applied Sciences in Graz offering bachelor's and master's programs in design, media, and engineering. Overlaps with Ortweinschule's arts and design tracks at the next educational level and serves as a common university destination for Ortweinschule graduates.
• Kunstuniversität Graz (KUG): Public arts university in Graz covering music, performing arts, and related creative disciplines. Comparable as a broader incumbent in creative-arts education in the same city and as a typical next-step institution for Ortweinschule graduates.
• Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien: Major Austrian public arts university in Vienna with broad design, fine arts, and applied-creative programs. Comparable as a broader incumbent in Austrian arts/design education and a typical university destination for Ortweinschule Kunst & Design graduates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCmoO0e0jhIxfeosYg1Ixwnw
• Facebookfacebook.com/ortweinschule.kunstdesign
• Instagraminstagram.com/ortweinschule_kunstdesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ortweinschule-medien-film

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