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EUROPEAN COMMISSION - PRESS RELEASE

'Creative Europe' at Berlinale Festival

Brussels 9 February - Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will present the Commission's proposal for the new 'Creative Europe' programme at the Berlinale International on 11/12 February. The Commission has proposed a budget of €1.8 billion over the 2014-2020 period for Creative Europe; of this, more than €900 million would be allocated to its 'MEDIA' arm, which supports the European film industry and the audiovisual sector. "Europe can provide significant added value through targeted investment in the audiovisual and cultural sectors, which are important contributors to growth and jobs. Creative Europe will help the European film industry to respond to the challenges of digitisation and globalisation, while at the same time helping us to safeguard and promote Europe's cultural and linguistic diversity," commented Commissioner Vassiliou. For two weeks (9-19 February), the 62nd Berlinale film festival will screen some of the best current European and international , including 18 European films supported by the MEDIA programme (see list in annex); in total they have received more than €1.6 million, mainly for film development and distribution throughout Europe . The European Commission will have a MEDIA area at the festival, hosting around 175 professionals including producers, distributors and trainers. In addition, the Commission is supporting four specific aspects of the Berlinale: • 'Shooting Stars' is an initiative which aims to promote new acting talent. Ten actors from across Europe are chosen by a panel of experts from potential candidates nominated by the member organisations of the European Film Promotion (EFP) body. The 10 stars of tomorrow are presented to the industry, press and public at the festival, and this is often the launch-pad for an international career.This year's Shooting Stars are: Bill Skarsgård (Sweden), Ana Ularu (), Anna Maria Mühe (), Adèle Haenel (), Isabella Ragonese (), (), Antonia Campbell- Hughes (Ireland), Jakub Gierszal (Poland), Hilmar Gudjónsson (Iceland), and Max Hubacher (Switzerland).

• Previous 'Shooting Stars' include Daniel Brühl (Good Bye, Lenin!, Inglorious Basterds), Daniel Craig (Layer Cake, Casino Royale), Ludivine Sagnier (Swimming Pool, Un secret), Maria Bonnevie (The Banishment), (The Constant Gardener, The Whistleblower), Moritz Bleibtreu (The Baader Meinhof Complex, Kitchen), Johanna Wokalek (The Baader Meinhof Complex) and Nina Hoss (Wolfsburg, Yella). MEDIA provides financing for 'Shooting Stars' through support for European Film Promotion, which received €500,000 in 2012 (50% of its total budget).

IP/12/117 • The Berlinale Co-production Market, which presents around 40 film projects each year to potential investors. Around 65% of the projects originate in Europe. MEDIA has supported the market since 2005 and contributed €105 000 for the 2012 event.

• The Berlinale Talent Campus is a training event for more than 350 young filmmakers from all over the world, who participate in workshops and master classes given by leading experts in various fields. In the past, it has given many young directors a first step towards an international career. The Campus was launched in 2002 by Dieter Kosslick (Director of the Berlinale), Paul Trijbits (executive producer of Jane Eyre, Tamara Drewe) and Klaus Keil (former chief executive of Filmboard/ Medienboard). Collaborators have included the film directors Mike Leigh (this year's head of the international jury), Wim Wenders, Jia Zhangke, Anthony Mingella, and the actress . MEDIA contributes €300,000 per year, which is half of the event budget. • The Berlinale Residency is an international fellowship programme which enables six filmmakers to bring their projects to for four months starting in September. It is supported through MEDIA Mundus, the international version of the MEDIA programme. Overall, the MEDIA programme is contributing €755 million to support Europe's film industry from 2007-2013, with a focus on improving the distribution and promotion of European films and strengthening the competitiveness of the sector. To find out more: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/creative-europe/ http://ec.europa.eu/media Androulla Vassiliou's website @VassiliouEU

2 Annex

1. Films supported by the MEDIA Programme at 2012 Berlin Film Festival Bel Ami by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod (UK, Out of Competition) A Royal Affair (En Kongelig Affære) by Nikolaj Arcel (DA/CZ/DE/SE, Competition) Dictado (Childish Games) by Antonio Chavarrías (ES, Competition) L´enfant d´en haut (Sister) by Ursula Meier (CH/FR, Competition) Metéora by Spiros Stathoulopoulos (DE/GR, Competition) Shadow Dancer by (UK/IE, Competition) Tabu by Miguel Gomes (PT/DE/BRA/FR, Competition) Canned Dreams by Katja Gauriloff (FI, Culinary Cinema) Comme un chef (The Chef) by Daniel Cohen (FR, Culinary Cinema) Elles by Malgoska Szumowska (FR/PL/DE, Panorama Special) I, Anna by Barnaby Southcombe (UK/DE/FR, Panorama Special) Iron Sky by Timo Vuorensola (FI/NL/AT/DE, Panorama) Isdraken (The Ice Dragon) by Martin Högdahl (SE, Generation K Plus) Kronjuvelerna (The Crown Jewels) by Ella Lemhagen (SE, Generation 14 Plus) Lotte ja kuukivi saladus (Lotte and the Moonstone Secret) by Janno Põldma and Heiki Ernits (EE/LV, Generation K Plus) Patatje Oorlog (Taking Chances) by Nicole van Kilsdonk (NL, Generation K Plus) The Story of Film: An Odyssey by Mark Cousins (UK, Berlinale Special) Man for a Day by Katrina Peters (DE, Perspektive Deutsches Kino) The Berlinale selections cover many different cinema genres; these include 'Culinary Cinema', which focuses on films about food and the environment; the 'Panorama Special' programme features new films by renowned directors, debut films and new discoveries; The 'Generation' films are targeted at younger audiences (K Plus for children and 14 Plus for teenagers). Perspektive Deutsches Kino fosters new directorial talents in Germany.

3 2. Films supported by the MEDIA Programme which have previously won at the Berlin Film Festival

2002 Silver Bear - Best Actor Laissez-Passer Bertrand Tavernier 2003 Sophie Scholl - The 2005 Silver Bear - Best Director final days

2004 Golden Bear Gegen Die Wand Fatih Akin

The Road to 2006 Silver Bear - Best Director Michael Winterbottom Guantanamo

2006 Silver Bear - Best Actress Requiem Sandra Hüller The Elementary 2006 Silver Bear - Best Actor Moritz Bleibtreu Particles Drømmen - the 2006 Crystal Bear - Best Feature Niels Arden Oplev Dream

2007 Silver Bear - Best Actress Yella Nina Hoss

2010 Silver Bear - Best Director The Ghostwriter 2011 Jury's Grand Prix The Turin Horse Bélan Tarr 2011 Best First Feature The Guard John Michael McDonagh

3. Successful German films supported by the MEDIA Programme Good Bye, Lenin (Wolfgang Becker, 2003) 2003 Best Film, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, 2003 Blauer Engel for Best European Film, Berlin Film Festival 2004 Best Foreign Film, César Awards Gegen Die Wand/Head on (Fatih Akin) 2004 Golden Bear, Berlinale International Film Festival 2004 Public Choice , European Film Awards Die Geschichte Vom Weinenden Kamel/The Story of the Weeping Camel (Byambasuren Davaa, 2003) 2005 Best Director – Documentary, Directors of America Awards 2005 Nomination for Best Documentary, Das Leben Der Anderen/ (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006) 2006 Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Award 2006 Best Film, Best Actor, Best Screenwriter, European Film Awards 2008 Best Foreign Film, César Awards

4 Auf Der Anderen Seite/ The edge of heaven (Fatih Akin) 2007 Best Screenplay, 2007 Best Screenplay, European Film Awards 2007 European Parliament Lux 2007 German nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards Soul Kitchen (Fatih Akin) 2009 Special Jury Prize, Das Weisse Band/The White (Michael Haneke, 2009) 2009 Palm d'Or, Cannes Film Festival 2009 Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, European Film Awards 2009 German nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Award Pina (Wim Wenders, 2011) 2012 Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Academy Awards 2011 Best Documentary, European Film Awards

Contacts : Dennis Abbott (+32 2 295 92 58), Twitter: @DennisAbbott Dina Avraam (+32 2 295 96 67)

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