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Abe, TsuTomu
Japanese director, he co-directed Kyoto Story which will be presented at the Berlinale
Forum this year. (p.61)
AbrAm, Ido
Director of Binger Filmlab, he is a consultant of the Berlinale’s European Film Market,
the Producers Network of the Cannes Film Festival, and board member of the MEDIA
Desk Netherlands. (p.37)
AdAm, sIr Ken
British-German production designer and mastermind behind the sets of many
James Bond films and Stanley Kubricks Dr. StrANGElovE, he is a monument in
Brit ish cinema and won Academy Awards for thE MADNESS oF KING GEorGE and
BArry lyNDoN. (p.56)
AfolAyAn, Kunle
Nigerian director and actor, he started out working as a banker and acted in the
feature SAworoIDE. After studying digital fimmaking at the New york Film Academy,
he shot his first award-wining film IrAPADA. his recent film thE FIGurINE received
critical acclaim worldwide. (p.61)
AllAmodA, beTTInA
German artist working in the contextual field of visual arts in a transdisciplinary
sense, her work reflects the architectural interdependencies of urban public spaces/
spheres and projective functions of the built environment. Performance, photo,
collage, sculpture and video serve as tools of her artistic practice. (p.35, 57)
bAnnenberg, esTher
Independent consultant for the international positioning and scouting of in dependent
films, she has a solid background in worldwide sales, distribution, acqui sition,
marketing and promotion, festivals and markets. Esther Bannenberg is a jury
member of the talent Project Market. (p.30)
bär, sImone
Founder of the Simone Bär Casting, she has organised professional castings for films
such as INGlourIouS BAStErDS and thE whItE rIBBoN, winning the German Casting
Award at the Cologne Conference in 2002. (p.25, 51)
bAss, JennA
South African director, writer and Campus alumna, she is developing her first feature
project 5.6 SECoNDS oF whItE NoISE. She has directed over ten short films and seven
music videos. her film thE tuNNEl runs in this year‘s Berlinale Shorts. (p.14, 63)
beerends, sAndrA
Dutch dramaturg and producer, she was dramatic advisor of FAMIlIE in 2001 and
DuNyA & DESIE which was screened at the 2008 Berlinale Generation. She produced
NovEllEN: hollANDSE hElD and a tv series called Flow. (p.35)
beheshT nedJAd, roshAnAK
Producer and founder of Flying Moon, the company focuses on features and documentaries
with emphasis on international co-productions. with Flying Moon she
produced 32 A, CoMrADES IN DrEAMS, Full MEtAl vIllAGE, FootBAll uNDEr CovEr,
ovErSEAS AND uNDEr your SKIN and hoME FroM hoME. roshanak Behesht Nedjad is
a jury member of the talent Project Market. (p.30)
behrens, Alfred
German writer, director and script consultant, he was professor for script writing at the
Film and television Academy (hFF) “Konrad wolf” from 2004-2009. he is currently
involved in the planning of a New Media Academy at hFF and the hochschule wismar
designing a bi-lingual workshop “Multi-Platform Project Development“. (p.64)
belsITo, PeTer
American producer, cinematographer and publisher, he is the executive vice
pre sident of FilmFinders. together with Sydney levine, he successfully merged Film-
Finders with IMDb, IMDbPro and Amazon.com. he has also been involved in
professional education with young filmmakers via festivals and forums. (p.37)
berg, ChrIsTIne
Former managing director of the Film Fund Schleswig-holstein, she is project
direc tor of the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) at the German Federal Film Board
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(FFA). She also worked for the production and distribution company Kinowelt as a
producer where she produced MoStly MArthA. (p.47)
Berger, Christian
Award-winning Austrian cinematographer and writer for numerous documentaries
and tV features, he has worked for renowned directors such as Michael haneke, luc
Bondy and Stephen Gaghan. he is the founding member of the lichtakademie
Bartenbach where he developed a new aesthetic lighting system for cameras,
employed in the PiAno teAcher, DiSenGAGeMent and the White riBBon. (p.57)
Beyer, Klaus-Peter
Artistic director of the German Film orchestra Babelsberg, he was the music producer
of the 2001 version of lotte reiniger’s the ADVentureS oF Prince AchMeD, composer of
conVerSAtionS With A BeASt and studio manager of the MuSKeteer. Jury member of
the Score competition 2010. (p.22)
Bildhauer, Kathi
See interview on p.31 (p.31, 64, 66)
Bleis, Martina
Member of the Berlinale co-Production Market team since its inception, and
mana ger of the selected official projects, she is also active as a consultant for co-production
events with international institutions and festivals. (p.64)
BluMenBerg, hans-ChristoPh
German film critic turned director and scriptwriter, his 1996 film BeiM nächSten KuSS
KnAll ich ihn nieDer won the German Film Award for Best Screenplay. his film trAce
oF the BeArS features in the 2010 Berlinale Special. (p.65)
BoereMa, Menno
Award-winning Dutch editor, he has worked on numerous films such as cloSure,
JunGle ruDy, PArADiSe GirlS, trAnSit DuBAi and lolAMoViolA. Since 1998 he has
been teaching at the Dutch Film Academy and has lectured in many countries
around the world. (p.24, 66)
Böhler, Bettina
German editor, she is one of the most experienced editors in today’s German film
industry, and has worked with directors such as Michael Klier, christian Petzold,
christoph Schlingensief, oskar roehler and Valeska Grisebach, whose film Sehn­
Sucht screened at the 2008 Berlinale competition. (p.24)
BraChet, alexandre
Paris-based e-producer and founder of the cross-media production Studio upian, he
merges cutting-edge technology and traditional techniques to break new ground in
made-for-broadband storytelling. in spring 2010, upian will launch PriSon VAlley,
a new interactive documentary, co-produced by Arte. (p.54, 63)
BrinKMann, Kathrin
commissioning editor of Arte theme evenings, a department within ZDF since
2000, she was commissioning editor for ZDF’s “Das Kleine Fernsehspiel” from 1994-
2000. She recently commissioned coMrADe couture, SuPer Art MArKet and A JihAD
For loVe. (p.29)
Bugno, VinCenzo
Film critic and journalist, he is advisor to film festivals and the initiator and project
manager of the Berlinale’s World cinema Fund. As a member of the programming
committee of the locarno Film Festival, he has been heading its open Doors section
since 2006. (p.52, 65)
Bühler, urs orson
Screenwriter and script consultant for numerous Swiss, German and Austrian
production companies, he teaches screenwriting, holds an MFA from the American
Film institute AFi and is a coach of the Berlin today Award 2011. (p.32)
Buresi, Catherine
Deputy director of the Berlinale’s european Film Market since 2008, she is the team
leader of the euromed Audiovisual technical assistance since 2006. Formerly chief
executive at eAVe, a training programme for european producers and re la ted
professionals. (p.59)
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Busch, stefan
Award-wining sound designer and composer, he was supervising sound editor for
BArefoot, the White MAsAi, and the rABBit Without eArs i and ii. his recent sound
edits include the BAAder-Meinhof CoMplex and pope JoAn. he won a German film
Award for best sound in perfuMe – the story of A Murderer. (p.57)
Büscher, Mareile
Berlin-based lawyer at hogan & hartson raue llp, she focuses on intellectual property
matters, media and entertainment law, as well as copyright litigation and
negotiation. she has lectured on the subject of art and copyright law for various
institutions including the humboldt university Berlin. (p.63)
Byatt, andrew
A professional actor for 45 years, he has co-starred with harvey Keitel in doWn Where
the BuffAlo Go and rAdio on. he ran the scottish Actors studio for 10 years till 2004.
together with his brother Gregory Byatt, he started the scottish film Actors and
Writers Workshop, which also organises the Actors Cut. (p.25, 52)
Byatt, GreGory
founder of the Actors Cut, a unique workshop for film actors, he is involved in large
scale hd projection, event logistics, multimedia production and presentation and in
exploring new ways of using digital presentation technology as a teaching tool in
the medium of experiential learning. (p.25, 52)
chenillo, Mariana
Award-winning Mexican director, her debut feature CinCo diAs sin norA received
numerous awards at festivals around the world such as the Best direction Award at
the Moscow international film festival. she is one of the directors of the omnibus
film revoluCión which premieres at the 2010 Berlinale special. (p.58)
ciMent, Michel
Critic and chief editor of the french film magazine “positif“ and honorary president
of fipresCi, he was Berlinale delegate for many years and has worked in juries at the
world’s most prominent film festivals including Cannes, Berlin, venice and locarno.
(p.65)
ciupek, stefan
renowned German cinematographer and digital colorist, he is a specialist for hdcameras
and digital post-production. he has worked on critically acclaimed films
such as Alexander sokurov’s russiAn ArK, danny Boyle’s sluMdoG MillionAire and
lars von trier’s MAnderlAy and AntiChrist. (p.24, 49, 66)
coixet, isaBel
spanish director and writer, she has directed My life Without Me (Berlinale Competition
2003), the seCret life of Words, and eleGy (Berlinale Competition 2008).
her MAp of sounds of toKyo won the 2009 vulcain prix for best sound design at
Cannes. she was a member of the Berlinale international Jury in 2009. (p.47, 48)
cowie, peter
film historian and long-time international publishing director of variety magazine,
he has written some 30 books on film. in 1963, he founded the international film
Guide, which he edited for over 40 years. for the 60th anniversary of the Berlinale,
he presents his new book “the Berlinale. the festival”. (p.57, 62, 65)
crossinGhaM, Merlin
British animation director, he worked at Aardman Animations for the last 12 years on
films such as ChiCKen run and WAllACe And GroMit: in Curse of the Were-rABBit.
he was nominated for an emmy for CreAture CoMforts in 2007. (p.53)
cruz, paBlo
Mexican producer, he was involved in films such as Just WAlKinG, Without nAMe,
and ABel. he is the producer of the omnibus film revoluCión which premieres at the
2010 Berlinale special. (p.58)
daldry, stephen
British director, three-time oscar-nominee for the films the reAder, the hours and
Billy elliot, he is also a multi award-winning theatre director. his production of
“Billy elliot the Musical” is currently running on Broadway and in london with further
productions opening this spring in Chicago, Korea and Japan. (p.33, 48, 51)
Deckert, Heino
Producer and Managing director of MA.JA.DE Film Production, he founded d.net in
1995, an informal union of seven European producers. In 2003 he established the
world sales agency Deckert Distribution. He lectures on documentary production
and distribution for organisations such as EDN and the Sundance Institute. (p.29)
DeDet, Yann
Eminent editor, he edited Truffaut’s THE AMErIcAN NIgHT and claire Denis’ NéNETTE ET
BoNI as well as, more recently, Pascale Ferran’s LADy cHATTErLEy. He has worked with
many well-known directors including Dušan Makavejev, Philippe garrel and Laetitia
Masson. He also teaches at the famous Parisian film school La Fémis. (p.24, 51)
Denis, claire
renowned Paris-based filmmaker, her debut film cHocoLAT brought her straight to
cannes. She has also directed the award-winning NENETTE ET BoNI, gooD Work,
TrouBLE EvEry DAy and ToWArDS MATHILDE which was screened at the 2005
Berlinale Forum. Her 1999 film BEAu TrAvAIL will be screened in this year‘s “4 Decades
of the Forum” programme. (p.54)
Desplat, alexanDre
See interview on p.23. (p.22-23, 47, 62, 66)
Diaz Diaz, roDrigo
Brazilian director and 2009 Talent alumnus, he directed the short film AFTEr LuNcH
of the series FuckINg DIFFErENT Såo PAuLo, which features in the 2010 Berlinale
Panorama. (p.14, 63)
Dringenberg, katja
She belongs to germany’s finest film editors and won the german camera Award for
BLAck Box BrD and DIE TöDLIcHE MArIA. She has worked for New german cinema
veteran Peter Schamoni, award-winning documentarians romuald karmakar and
Andres veiel, as well as for most Tom Tykwer films of the 90s. (p.24, 66)
Dutta, MaDHusree
Indian filmmaker, curator, researcher, producer and activist, she is the founder and
executive director of Majlis, a centre for rights discourse and multicultural art initiatives
in Mumbai. Her installation project “cinema city“ will be displayed in several cinema
foyers as part of the 2010 Berlinale Forum expanded programme. (p.52)
eDer, klaus
general Secretary of FIPrEScI, he is a film critic and contributes to film magazines
and public radio stations such as the Bayerischer rundfunk. He also curates film
programmes for the goethe-Institut. He has supported the Talent Press since its
inception in 2004. (p.37)
eiMbcke, FernanDo
Mexican director, his feature debut TEMPorADA DE PAToS won the Ariel Award for
Best Film, and LAkE TAHoE was screened in the 2008 Berlinale competition, winning
among others the FIPrEScI award. The campus alumnus is one of the directors of the
omnibus film rEvoLucIóN which runs in the 2010 Berlinale Special. (p.14, 58)
eisenHauer, Hans-robert
Former head of the Berlin Film Fund, he was responsible for founding the European
Film Academy and later became deputy programme director of the german-French
Tv channel ArTE. Now head of ZDF/ArTE Theme Evenings, he has worked on more
than 2,000 theme evenings. (p.29, 61)
ericsson, Martin
Senior designer and creative director of The company P in Sweden, he has initiated,
written and designed more than twenty pieces of participative art ranging from
reality games, pedagogical games and Shakespeare adaptations to massive Sci-Fi
and Fantasy-LArPs. In cooperation with the Swedish Television, he created THE TruTH
ABouT MArIkA, which won an Emmy Award in 2008. (p.54, 63)
escalante, aMat
Mexican filmmaker, his first feature SANgrE premiered at the cannes Film Festival
in 2005, where it received the FIPrEScI Prize. His second feature LoS BASTArDoS
also premiered at cannes and won a number of awards. He is one of the directors of
the omnibus film rEvoLucIóN which runs in the 2010 Berlinale Special. (p.14, 58)