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Talent Campus International
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Four international editions of the campus, modelled along
the lines of the berlin-based archetype, have taken off abroad:
in guadalajara, buenos aires, durban and sarajevo.
3rd talent campus guadalajara (march 24-28, 2011)
ana de la rosa Zamboni and lorena rossette riestra, talent campus guadalajara
“The Talent Campus Guadalajara has created and consolidated a place where emerging
filmmakers and worldwide experts can come together: a forum that encourages and reinforces
future film productions allowing us to reflect our features; a place of creative exchange and
cinematographic collaboration. A country confesses itself through its filmography: if it does
not see its culture recreated in the audiovisual media, it loses the possibility of developing and
transforming its identity. It is important to establish venues that promote the creative exchange
between different cinematographic narratives, focused on highlighting the values and cultural
identity of each country, as well as the intercultural relationship among them.“
6th talent campus buenos aires (april 6-9, 2011)
maría marta antin, talent campus buenos aires
“Bringing together young professionals and experts around the same topic is our main
goal, with the aim of creating a space for exchange both intellectually and professionally. The
topic for the Campus 2011, ‘Cinematic forms‘, has been chosen to inspire discussions on how
the forms of cinema have changed or resisted throughout its history. The Talent Campus
Buenos Aires has become a main event for South American young filmmakers and professionals,
providing Talents the opportunity to profit from networking while developing a platform for
their own projects. For the second year we motivate them to join the hands-on programmes:
the result is an intense and rich debate around the fact of sharing a continent, South America.“
4th talent campus durban (July 22-26, 2011)
peter rorvik, durban international Film Festival
“The first three editions facilitated meaningful exchange between African filmmaking
Talents, generating inspiration and opportunities for participants. A powerful affirmation of
the contribution of this project in empowering a new generation of filmmakers in Africa is the
fact that the 31st Durban International Film Festival in 2010 programmed an unprecedented
13 films from Campus alumni. Problems of access are a big issue in Africa – access to resources,
infrastructure, funding and networks. Talent Campus Durban provides a highly valued networking
and skills training opportunity, bringing together about 40 young filmmakers from
nearly 20 different countries in Africa, in programmes that address these challenges.“
5th talent campus sarajevo (July 22-28, 2011)
mirsad purivatra, talent campus sarajevo
“Our first five-year plan was directed towards creating a proper community out of the
new generation of talent in Southeast Europe, introducing the standards it should operate on,
raising the bar for the achievements they aim for and finally building a brand out of Talent
Campus Sarajevo that can rightfully represent them. The main achievement of Talent Campus
Sarajevo must be the annual impact it has on rejuvenating the film industry in our region. An
annual, targeted injection of a critical mass of emerging talent into the system helps the in dustry
make its goals and approaches more youth-oriented. The industry now understands this
and trusts the Talent Campus Sarajevo to highlight the most promising talent.“
Talent Campus Guadalajara
supported by the Goethe-Institut Mexico
and the University of Guadalajara
Talent Campus Buenos Aires
supported by the Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires,
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival
and the Buenos Aires Lab
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Talent Campus Durban
supported by the German Embassy South Africa,
the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg and the KwaZulu-Natal
Department of Economic Development
Talent Campus Sarajevo
supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and partners
(from above)