Hands-on Training

Personal tutoring, coaching and training of participants from different fields of work. The hands-on training programmes of the Berlinale Talent Campus require an additional application, in certain cases related to a project you’re currently working on. Those who make it will take part in an experience of exceptional value, despite needing to spend some extra time on the application.
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BERLIN TODAY AWARD

While the five finalists for this year’s competition “Straight to Cinema” look forward in anticipation to their World Premiere during the Opening Ceremony of the Berlinale Talent Campus #8 on February 13, 2010, 15 projects have been selected for the first round of the Berlin Today Award 2011 competition “You Are Leaving The Familiar Sector”. The directors are invited to the up-coming Campus to pitch their projects to a selected audience of production companies from Berlin-Brandenburg. Good luck to all!

Visit the BERLIN TODAY AWARD website!
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TALENT PROJECT MARKET

The Talent Project Market (TPM), in cooperation with the Berlinale Co-Production Market, offers young producers and directors the opportunity to present their film projects to experienced co-producers and financiers.

You can apply with a feature film project for theatrical release and suitable for an international co-production.
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SCRIPT STATION

For the Script Station, 10 - 12 feature film screenwriters are selected by an international jury to participate in one-on-one feedback sessions with internationally renowned script consultants in order to improve and further develop their scripts. During the Berlinale Talent Campus, personal sessions with these experts are arranged to provide you with concrete feedback and guidance. Please note that the Script Station is not intended as a platform for finding producers or financiers, the Script Station is all about the story.
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DOC STATION

For the Doc Station, 10 - 12 feature-length documentary projects are selected. The filmmakers participate in one-on-one feedback sessions with internationally renowned documentary experts. During the Berlinale Talent Campus, personal sessions with these experts are arranged to provide concrete feedback and guidance and further develop the project. Please note that the Doc Station is not intended as a platform for finding producers or financiers but is all about improving and developing your documentary project.
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SCORE COMPETITION

The Score Competition invites composers and sound designers to compose a new soundtrack for selected film material. An international jury will select three composers and have their new scores finalized in a professional sound and editing studio with the Babelsberg Film Orchestra during the Berlinale Talent Campus. One finalists will receive an award for his/her outstanding score. The award is a trip to Los Angeles with a guided tour of the best sound studios in the city sponsored by Dolby.
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CAMPUS STUDIO

The new Campus Studio focuses on improving films in the last stage of production. Selected talents are assisted by first-class experts in the digital post-production processes including editing, grading, credit designing and mastering and by first-class editors with rough cut editing. The Campus Studio offers professional equipment, the latest digital workflows, industry insights, the most cutting-edge examples to be inspired by, and a broad range of experts who coach participating talents.
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TALENT PRESS

Eight young journalists come to the Berlin International Film Festival to acquaint themselves with current trends in world cinema. These international journalists attend film screenings and events of the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Berlinale. Under the tutelage of prominent film writers they share their impressions and insights by writing daily articles for the Berlinale Talent Campus website. The articles also appear on the websites of FIPRESCI and the Goethe-Institut.
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Talent Actors Stage

The Talent Actors Stage is a hands-on programme for a group of approx. 20 actors. The training programme provides a wide variety of training opportunities in acting technique, working with dialogue, casting and camera acting. This hands-on training is not only intended for actors: it mainly focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration with directors, producers, screenwriters and cinematographers in order to encourage exchange between different areas of filmmaking. The Talent Actors Stage is aiming at enabling actors to improve their performance by connecting them to professionals from other film disciplines.
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