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Berlinale Talents, formerly Berlinale Talent Campus, is the talent development programme of the Berlin International Film Festival (also called Berlinale). An annual summit and networking platform for 200 outstanding creatives from the fields of film and drama series, the events take place in February at the three venues of HAU Hebbel am Ufer Theatre[1] in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Berlinale Talents is organized and directed by Florian Weghorn and Nikola Joetze as project manager.[2][3]

History

The initiative was founded in 2003 after the director of the Berlin International Film Festival Dieter Kosslick announced his plans to create a platform to support the next generation of filmmakers within the festival. Previously named Berlinale Talent Campus, the new title Berlinale Talents has been in place since October 2013. In October 2022, it was announced that Berlinale Talents, along with the European Film Market, Berlinale Co-Production Market and World Cinema Fund, will be pooled under the label Berlinale Pro* while retaining their individual profiles.[4] The corresponding slogan captures the reality of the events: Where Cinema Culture and Industry Meet. It was also confirmed that the Berlinale and Berlinale Talents would take place in person in 2023.[5]

Description

Berlinale Talents is a forum for film professionals and cinema lovers, featuring public talks, discipline-specific workshops, Talents Labs for project development and networking events. There are 13 creative disciplines within filmmaking covered.

The event is supported and funded by the Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Creative Europe - MEDIA programme of the European Union and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, along with the Federal Foreign Office and Goethe-Institut, who have supported it since its establishment.

As of 2022, there is an alumni community of over 9,000, and there are seven Talents International initiatives around the world.

Participants

Each year up to 3000 filmmakers from approximately 130 countries apply to the programme. An international committee selects 200 talents, inviting them to Berlin. Berlinale Talents supports the participants, who are generally in the first ten years of their career, in positioning themselves in the filmmaking industry. With experts and renowned filmmakers they can then discuss innovations and trends in the business, develop their own projects in the project labs and present them to a diverse festival public.

The Berlinale Talents alumni community has over 9,000 participants, their profiles can be found on the website.

The programme also keeps track of their alumni's work, involving their attendance at festivals, award ceremonies or alumni interviews on current film projects that deal with relevant topics such as sustainability and climate change. Information is regularly updated in the alumni network.

The Programme

Participants can choose from up to 35 individual Summit and Talents Labs to attend, many of which are open to the public.

The Summit programme of Berlinale Talents offers a range of master classes and interactive panel discussions. Approximately 15 sessions focus on an annually changing topic featuring a variety of formats and set-ups: In the ‘grand format’ sessions at the main theatre (HAU1), experts of international reputation give insights into their work. During the mid-scale ‘atelier’ sessions in HAU2 and HAU3 experienced filmmakers and the audience are invited to enter into a dialogue.[6]

Talents Labs

Studios

There are a number of studio-based workshops, including:

Talent Press

Talent Press, an initiative of Berlinale Talents in collaboration with FIPRESCI[10] and the Goethe-Institut, is a platform for young film critics and journalists from around the world to acquaint themselves with current trends in world cinema and to review films and events throughout the entire festival. Under the tutelage of prominent film critics they share their impressions and insights through their articles for the Berlinale Talents website and those of its partners - FIPRESCI and Goethe-Institut.[11]

Talents Footprints Mastercard Enablement Programme

Dedicated to doing well by doing good, the Talents Footprints Mastercard Enablement Programme provides three selected fellows with mentoring, financial support and public awareness for their film-related initiatives, networks or platforms that contribute to their local communities in an inclusive and impactful way. The programme is open to Berlinale Talents alumni, who can apply with a film-related social initiative in one of four key domains: gender equality and diversity; education and work; peace, justice and understanding; or environmental awareness and climate action.[12]

Kompagnon fellowship

Berlinale Talents and Perspektive Deutsches Kino joined forces to award the inaugural Kompagnon fellowship in 2017.[13] The fellowship is awarded annually to two directors or screenwriters residing in Germany to support their artistic and professional development.

Directors and screenwriters of short or feature films who were part of the previous edition of Perspektive Deutsches Kino, as well as permanent residents of Germany who will participate in the Script Station, Doc Station or Short Film Station at the upcoming edition of Berlinale Talents, are eligible to apply. In addition to a stipend of 5,000 Euros (2,500 Euros for short films) for development of a screenplay or project, the Kompagnon also provides a mentoring programme, professional coaching and networking opportunities.[14]

Kompagnon fellows have included:

International

The Talents International editions, Talents Beirut in Lebanon, Talents Buenos Aires in Argentina, Talents Guadalajara in Mexico, Talents Durban in South Africa, Talents Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Talents Tokyo in Japan have similar structure and purpose to the Berlin-based counterpart, while keeping a regional perspective and finding support and amenities in a locally-based international film festival or film school. International Talents initiatives are supported by local partners as well as by the Goethe-Institut.[16]

Past themes

The themes of Berlinale Talents in past years include:

Past awards

A number of awards have been discontinued.

Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung

The Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation[17] was a competition and year-long training programme offering tailor made workshops to young emerging talents from Germany and the Arab world to realise a joint film project. Three prizes, each worth up to 60,000 euros, were awarded each year. The last edition of the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung was in 2021 which, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was presented as an online training programme.[18] Eight German-Arab film teams were nominated and invited to a series of online trainings to further develop their projects, their dossiers and prepare their pitch in front of the Film Prize Jury. Each nominated team received a Development Prize of 10,000 euros. Finally, two teams won an additional Best Pitch Award, each endowed with 10,000 euros. The two winning teams were revealed at the Good Bye, Film Prize! online event on 3 March 2021.

Winners

Past winners include:[citation needed]

2021:

2020:

2019:

2018:

2017:

2016:

2015:

2014:

2013:

Berlin Today Award

The Berlin Today Award was a short film competition open to current and former participants of the Berlinale Talent Campus. To enter the competition, filmmakers had to submit an idea for a short film project. Five of these projects got selected and were realised with the support of German production companies and the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. These films were then premiered at the opening of the next Berlinale Talent Campus, with one of them additionally being awarded with the Berlin Today Award. The last edition of the Berlin Today Award took place in 2012.

Winners included:

Score Competition

Winners:

Garage Studio

2008

2007

Talent Movie of the Week

References

  1. ^ "HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin - Berlinale Talents 2022". www.hebbel-am-ufer.de (in German). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (11 July 2014). "Berlin: Florian Weghorn New Berlinale Talents Program Manager". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ Dalton2023-08-10T13:18:00+01:00, Ben. "Berlinale Talents appoints former European Film Awards executive as project manager". Screen. Retrieved 22 December 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Berlinale 2023: "Let's Get Together"". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ Orlando Parfitt2022-10-13T11:49:00+01:00. "Berlinale confirms in-person European Film Market for 2023". Screen. Retrieved 26 October 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Summit". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Berlinale - VFF Talent Highlight Award 2022 - VFF". www.vff.org. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Talent Project Market". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Talents Labs". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Berlinale Talent Press 2022". Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Talent Press". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Mastercard Enablement Programme". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Compass-Perspektive-Award & Kompagnon-Fellowship". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Further Prizes". www.berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Feb 24, 2023: The Perspektive Deutsches Kino Award Winners". Berlinale. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Berlinale Talents - Talents International". Berlinale Talents. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung". Filmprize. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Filmprize for International Cooperation". Filmprize. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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