Berlinale Talent Campus 350 Talents from 99 Countries
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berlinale talent campus Hebbel am ufer 11 – 16 feb 2012 www.berlinale-talentcampus.de welcome to tHe berlinale talent campus 350 talents from 99 countries Berlinale Talent Campus #10 We would like to thank our international network for its support contents 01 IntroductIon 06 Editorial: Dieter Kosslick 07 Editorial: Matthijs Wouter Knol, Christine Tröstrum 09 Words of welcome 02 campus annIversary 12 Interviews with alumni and experts from the past decade 03 2012 topIcs 22 Focus 2012: Changing Perspectives 24 Distributors at the Campus 25 The Co-Production Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung 26 Campus alumni at the Berlinale 04 programme 30 Meet the Expert 34 Campus programme – Timetable 40 Day 1 | Sat, Feb 11 41 Day 2 | Sun, Feb 12 43 Day 3 | Mon, Feb 13 46 Day 4 | Tue, Feb 14 48 Day 5 | Wed, Feb 15 51 Day 6 | Thu, Feb 16 05 Hands-on traInIng 54 Score Competition 55 Script Station 56 Doc Station 57 Campus Studio 58 Talent Project Market 59 Talent Press 61 Talent Actors Stage 62 Berlinale Residency 63 Berlin Today Award 2012 06 servIce 66 Berlinale Talent Campus website 67 Talent Campus International 68 Index of events 69 Index of experts 75 Index of participants 77 Note of thanks 78 Team and imprint 79 Partners Berlinale Talent Campus #10 IntroductIon | 01 Editorial Page let tHe campus cHange 06 your perspectIve Dieter Kosslick Festival Berlin Director, International Festival Film Up-and-coming filmmakers with all possible cultural, national and creative back- also becomes evident in the brief interviews later in this grounds joining the Berlin International Film Festival and learning from seasoned film magazine with former experts and Talents from the last professionals: When we prepared the first edition of the Berlinale Talent Campus in decade. 2003 this idea sounded wonderful, desirable and forward-looking on the one hand – Our ability to celebrate this 10th edition is first and and totally crazy on the other. How could the complex system of one of the world’s foremost due to a group of true partners whose tireless leading film festivals stand another 350 accredited guests, and how would all this be support has become an indispensable backbone of the financed? Campus. We express our utmost gratitude to all our sponsors Today, as we celebrate the 10th edition, we can easily say: The Berlinale Talent and supporters but especially to our main partners, the Campus is one of the best things that has ever happened to the Berlinale! The Festival MEDIA Training Programme of the European Union and our and the Campus interact efficiently on many levels. While the Talents profit from the founding partner Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Further- input of distinguished Berlinale guests, the Festival itself is refreshed by mingling in more we kindly thank our third main partner, the Robert young filmmakers from all over the world. In addition, the official Berlinale selection Bosch Stif tung, which has extended its long lasting com - is regularly enriched by Campus alumni‘s films. In the 10th edition of the Campus, for mit ment to the Berlinale Talent Campus this year. And last example, we are proud to present 40 films made with the major involvement of 44 but not least: thank you Bernd Neumann, Federal Govern- former participants. Among them is the Competition film POSTCARDS FROM THE ZOO ment Commissioner for Culture and the Media, for the on- by Indonesian director Edwin who was part of the 2005 Campus. Forming such a strong go ing sup port of our ideas. global network of filmmakers is at the core of the Berlinale Talent Campus and its Let the Campus #10 help us all to change our per- five regional editions worldwide: in Buenos Aires, Durban, Guadalajara, Sarajevo and spectives – I cannot imagine a stronger driving force on film- – since 2011– in Tokyo. makers‘ creativity. Another important impact on the Berlinale and its filmmaking guests is the Talents’ ability to contribute new attitudes, fresh opinions and ideas to the Festival’s Have an exciting Campus week and, dear Talents, feel invited routine. So, this year’s focus, “Changing Perspectives”, is also perfectly in line with the to come back one day with your films in tow! character of the Campus itself: it is a centre for exchange, it provokes and questions structures, and is a laboratory for the world’s future film generation. In this way, the Campus has lived its motto “Changing Perspectives” from the very beginning, which Berlinale Talent Campus #10 Page Editorial 07 never too late to cHange Gathering 350 emerging filmmakers with 150 experts in ideas, and let others learn from your experience. The proximity of the bustling Berlin Berlin is something we do every year for a very specific International Film Festival increases the opportunities the Berlinale Talent Campus reason. Even though most of us today connect more easily offers to everyone attending: life-changing encounters and mind-blowing events are with the rest of the world than ever before, we strongly guaranteed. believe that offering a real-life platform where every atten- Why do we want to change your perspective? First of all, because we think that ding filmmaker has the chance to meet 499 new people all of you who were selected for this year’s Campus have worked on great films and makes more sense than ever before. will be able to amaze and inspire fellow-filmmakers. Seeing, reading and hearing what The Berlinale Talent Campus is a broad-ranging event others have done will generate new ideas for your own work. We hope it will broaden that firstly sets out to encourage engagement among film- your horizon, make you aware of the craftsmanship of others, and will help you to makers. For us, filmmakers are all those working professionally further improve and intensify your work. in the film industry – ranging from actors, directors, cine- Films move people. Films make people feel and think. Films helps us to reflect on matographers, distributors, editors, film critics, producers, our own life and see what we haven’t yet seen or experienced. Looking at the world production designers, score composers, sound designers to around you and discovering an array of new options, new people to collaborate with, screenwriters – and our primary aim is to create a space for and new ways to make films, there is no better place for this exploration than at the all of you to exchange thoughts and get inspired by each Berlinale Talent Campus. At the Campus, it’s never too late to change! other’s work. Yet, filmmakers talking is not enough. We fa ci- This also applies to seasoned filmmakers who have discovered the Berlinale Talent litate many opportunities to set things in motion and we Campus as the secret hot spot during the Berlin International Film Festival. There are hope new collaborations sprout from your meetings in Berlin. not many places in the world where you find so many aspirations, fresh energy and In the tenth edition of the Campus, we‘re offering you the most promising filmmakers gathered together. The film industry knows this is the the exciting opportunity to change your perspective on place to connect, to find new film projects and to find eager and talented people with what you thought you already knew. Whether it’s clear where an international attitude. your future is taking you, or you’re at a crossroads in your career, or even if you’ve worked for many decades in the Out of 4,382 filmmakers who applied, you have made it to Berlin – Europe’s creative industry, you may feel the need to refresh your mind and the capital du jour. The Berlinale Talent Campus #10 promises to be a special edition. Campus is a place to reconsider, open up to new input, share We’re glad you’ve come to join us! ChristineTröstrum Project Manager Matthijs Wouter KnolMatthijsWouter Programme Manager Introduction | 01 Congratulates the Berlinale Talent Campus On Its 10th Anniversary Get Involved In The $200,000 FOCUS FORWARD Filmmaker Challenge Celebrating the Power of Human Innovation and Invention www.focusforwardlms.com Page Partners 09 Words of Welcome Costas Daskalakis Head of the EU MEDIA Programme at the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency Dr. Ingrid Hamm CEO Robert Bosch Stiftung “I wish you an exciting campus week and vibrant collaborative filmmaking adventures.“ Kirsten Niehuus CEO Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Managing Director Film Funding Elmar Giglinger CEO Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Managing Director Media Development “Be part of it and have a great time!“ Costas Daskalakis Ever since its inception in 1991 the of the Campus. From this year on we extend our contribution and become one of the MEDIA Programme has devoted a substantial amount of its main partners of the Talent Campus; a fact we are very proud of! By establishing budget to co-finance training initiatives developed by pro- international co-productions and cooperations we enable young filmmakers to explore fessionals for professionals. More than 1,500 professionals the views, the methods, and creative styles of partners from other countries. from coun tries participating in the MEDIA Programme are The support of international film festivals, co-production markets and film edu- trained every year through more than 60 MEDIA funded cation projects is crucial for our idea to support international cooperations. We are training initiatives where they have the opportunity to very happy that many former participants of the Berlinale Talent Campus or its “little acquire new skills, learn from others’ mistakes and successes, brother” the Sarajevo Talent Campus managed to receive one of our three Co- fine-tune their projects with experienced tutors, explore Production Prizes – maybe you might be the next… Just visit our website www.