BERLINALE MAGAZINE TALENT CAMPUS HEBBEL AM UFER 07–12 FEB 09 Berlinale Talent Campus #7 l na e5 talents from all over the world We are pleased to welcome 350 Talents from 106 countries: albania•angola•argentina•armenia •australia•austria•azerbaijan bangladesh•belgium•bolivia•bosnia and herzegovina•botswana•brazil bulgaria•cameroon•canada•chile•china•colombia•costa rica•croatia•cuba czech republic•denmark•dominican republic•ecuador•egypt•el salvador estonia•finland•france•georgia•germany•ghana•greece•guatemala haiti•hong kong•hungary•india•indonesia•iran•ireland•israel•italy jamaica•japan•jordan•kenya•kosovo•kyrgyzstan•latvia•lebanon lesotho•lithuania•luxembourg•macedonia•malawi•malaysia•malta mexico•mon go lia•morocco•mozambique•myanmar•namibia netherlands•new zea land•niger•nigeria•norway•pakistan•palestinian territory•peru•philippines•poland•portugal•romania•russian federation rwanda•saudi arabia•serbia•sierra leone•singapore•slovakia slove nia•south africa•south korea•spain•sri lanka•sweden•switzerland taiwan•thailand•togo•tunisia•turkey•uganda•ukraine•united kingdom united states•uruguay•venezuela•vietnam•zambia•zimbabwe We would like to thank our international network for its support: British Film Council, Colombian Ministry of Culture, Embassy of Argentina in Berlin, Embassy of Chile in Berlin, Embassy of France in Berlin, Embassy of Singapore in Berlin, Finnish Film Institute, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Québec Government Office, Svenska Filminstitutet. 2 albania•angola•argentina•armenia •australia•austria•azerbaijan bangladesh•belgium•bolivia•bosnia and herzegovina•botswana•brazil bulgaria•cameroon•canada•chile•china•colombia•costa rica•croatia•cuba czech republic•denmark•dominican republic•ecuador•egypt•el salvador estonia•finland•france•georgia•germany•ghana•greece•guatemala haiti•hong kong•hungary•india•indonesia•iran•ireland•israel•italy jamaica•japan•jordan•kenya•kosovo•kyrgyzstan•latvia•lebanon lesotho•lithuania•luxembourg•macedonia•malawi•malaysia•malta mexico•mon go lia•morocco•mozambique•myanmar•namibia netherlands•new zea land•niger•nigeria•norway•pakistan•palestinian territory•peru•philippines•poland•portugal•romania•russian federation rwanda•saudi arabia•serbia•sierra leone•singapore•slovakia slove nia•south africa•south korea•spain•sri lanka•sweden•switzerland taiwan•thailand•togo•tunisia•turkey•uganda•ukraine•united kingdom united states•uruguay•venezuela•vietnam•zambia•zimbabwe Berlinale Talent Campus #7 3 www.volkswagen.de The Passat BlueMotion. Official VIP Shuttle of the Berlinale Talent Campus #7. introduction 06 Location 09 Editorial Dieter Kosslick 1. contents 10 A Welcome from our Partners 12 The Berlinale Talent Campus Website 14 Berlinale Talent Campus Abroad 15 Campus Alumni at the Berlinale 16 Supporting Foundations special focus 20 “Suddenly, It All Happened“ – The Turning Point in Close-Up 2. hands-on-training 24 Volkswagen Score Competition 25 Portrait: Max Richter 3. 26 Campus Studio 27 Portrait: Claudia Meglin 28 The Talent Press 29 Portrait: Derek Malcolm 30 Doc & Script Station 31 Portrait: Kathrin Brinkmann 33 Talent Project Market 34 Berlin Today Award 37 Filmmakers Against Racism 38 Campus Counselors campus programme 40 Campus Programme – Timetable 46 Meet the Experts 4. 48 Day 1 – Sat, Feb 07 49 Day 2 – Sun, Feb 08 52 Day 3 – Mon, Feb 09 56 Day 4 – Tue, Feb 10 60 Day 5 – Wed, Feb 11 63 Day 6 – Thu, Feb 12 index 67 Index of Events 68 Index of Experts 5. 74 Index of Talents 76 Epilogue / Note of Thanks 78 Team / Imprint 79 Partners Berlinale Talent Campus #7 5 theater hebbel am ufer (HAU 1-3) location ewerk HAU 1 HAU 2 HAU 3 6 pages 07 – 17 introduction 09 Editorial Dieter Kosslick 10 A Welcome from our Partners 12 The Berlinale Talent Campus Website 14 Berlinale Talent Campus Abroad 15 Campus Alumni at the Berlinale 16 Supporting Foundations1 editorial In 2009 we celebrate its 20th anniversary, amongst other events, with five Talent short films nominated for the Berlin Today Award, all celebrating their premiere at the Campus it's your Opening on Feb 7. Whether the worldwide economic crisis will mark an important turning point in the rules of international markets: nobody can turn! tell right now. But we can say that in times like these we are very grateful for the group of true partners who tirelessly continue to support the ambitious idea of the Berlinale Talent Campus. First and foremost, we want to express our grati- tude to long-time partners like the MEDIA Programme of the Welcome to the 7th edition of the Berlinale Talent Euro pean Union, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Skillset Cam­­­pus with the special focus “Suddenly It All Happened and the UK Film Council, as well as Volkswagen which funds – The Turning Point in Close-Up“! the challenging Volkswagen Score Competition for the sixth time this year. The support of all our partners and sponsors As we all know, seven is a magic number, and indeed it is kind forms the very backbone of the Berlinale Talent Campus inclu- of magical how fast the idea of the Berlinale Talent Campus has ding its innovative and inspiring creative network. led to today‘s strong global network of communication and creativity. Seven editions have resulted in nearly 3,000 young Now it‘s your turn: benefit from this network, and make the filmmakers from all over the world who share this fresh, Berlinale Talent Campus become the turning point in your film-loving and open-minded community. And the interest in career. I wish everybody an exciting and successful Campus the Campus idea hasn’t dissipated – on the contrary: We have week. seen an increasing number of applications from no less than 128 coun­­tries to this seventh edition. Also our Campus Abroad initiatives, events modeled on the Berlinale Talent Campus yet retaining a regional flavour, are in great demand. In 2008 two new initiatives have been launched: the Talent Campus Guadalajara in Mexico, hosted by the Festival Internacional de Cine Guadalajara, and the Talent Campus Durban, hosted by the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa. Reents Silke Photo: But most of all we enjoy seeing Talents return. Every year the Official Selection of the Berlin International Film Festival is enriched by films made by Campus alumni. The same goes for 2009: we are happy to present 22 films made with the major in vol vement of 30 current or former Talents in the Official Berlinale Selection. In this manner the spirit of the Campus is Dieter Kosslick always present in the festival, as the festival is omnipresent at Director Berlin International Film Festival the Campus. As the Campus programme is closely connected to films, events and highlights of the Berlinale Sections, it is completely integrated into the exciting flow of the Berlin International Film Festival. Like this year‘s special Campus focus says: in 2003 we laun ched the Berlinale Talent Campus – and suddenly all this has happen ed! This year, the Campus will focus on turning points, this driving force not only in storytelling and filmmaking­­­ but also in history itself. The fall of the Berlin Wall was for example a picture-book turning point which took place in this city but eventually influenced the whole world. Berlinale Talent Campus #7 9 a welcome from our partners Costas Daskalakis Petra M. Müller Head of the EU MEDIA programme CEO Medienboard Berlin-Branden- at the Education, Audiovisual burg, Managing Director Media and Culture Executive Agency Development Petra M. Müller, Costas Daskalakis, MEDIA Programme Kirsten Niehuus, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg It comes naturally for the MEDIA programme to be the main The Berlinale Talent Campus – it‘s creative, it‘s experimental, it‘s fin ancial partner of the Berlinale Talent Campus since the hands-on! We are happy to welcome you as part of the interna- beginning. We share the same objectives and values: train - tional avant-garde of young and promising filmmakers. What ing professionals, fostering projects, networking people and to expect of the coming six days? Meetings with internationally Europe and the world. renowned film experts, exciting discussions with the hottest directors, actors and talents, gaining inspiration from fellow More than 1,500 professionals coming from countries parti - Talents from all over the world, a city with no walls and severe ­­ci pating in the MEDIA Programme are trained every year sleep deprivation caused by too many parties! Make the most through MEDIA-funded training initiatives where they have of it, and let the Berlinale Talent Campus experience become the opportunity to acquire new skills, learn from others’ mis- one turning point in your career. takes or successes, fine-tune their projects with experienced tutors, explore new technologies or expand their contact base. Besides training, the MEDIA programme can do a lot for young filmmakers: project development, international distribution, networking and access to key markets and coproduction forums in Europe and the world and networking. One among the many interesting workshops of the Campus this year will be the occasion for experienced professionals to explain how the MEDIA programme has contributed to their success. In the meantime, I wish you a wonderful week at the Berlinale Talent Campus and … a vibrant international career. Kirsten Niehuus CEO Medienboard Berlin-Branden - ­­burg, Managing Director Film Funding 10 - Seite 9, 3. Absatz: Bitte folgende zwei Zahlen ändern: Es sind "19 films" und das von "22 current or former Talents" - Seite 15, 1. Absatz: Hier bitte die gleiche Änderung: 19 films und 22 Talent alumni - Seite 15, 3. Absatz: hinter Five Miles Out das "and" streichen, dafür dann hinter "Die Stimme des Adlers" einfügen: " and The Strength of Water, edited by 2005 Talent Jon Baxter," The Strength of Water dann bitte kursiv. Janine Marmot, Skillset Heike Lichte Head of Lifestyle Communication/ This is the fifth year that Skillset has supported the Berlinale PR and Sponsoring, Volkswagen Talent Campus. The feedback we get from previous participants that we have supported at the Campus is fantastic.