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The excursion then moves to the German Film Orchestra
Babels berg, the only professional orchestra for film music in Germany,
invites sound designers and composers for a guided tour of its premises.
It gets its name from the illustrious Babelsberg Studios, where
noteworthy films such as DR. MABuSE, THE BLuE AnGEL, THE LIFE OF
OTHERS and THE GHOST WRITER were produced.
absolute Hearing III-IV:
Master class sound editing & re-recor d ing mixing on
tHe LaSt StatION at the Hff-mixing stage
The sound and music excursion makes its final halt at the Film
and Television university (HFF) “Konrad Wolf”. A tour of one of the most
modern and biggest film academies in Germany will be followed by a
q&A session with esteemed composer and Score Competition mentor
Michael nyman. Prof. Martin Steyer, vice president of HFF “Konrad
Wolf” and re­recording mixer of the award­winning film THE LAST
STATIOn directed by Michael Hoffman and featuring Helen Mirren,
James McAvoy and Christopher Plummer, will conduct a master class
on the film: the relation and interaction of picture and sound and the
creative work in the mixing theatre (the re­recording stage). Based on
an autobiographical novel of the same name by Jay Parini, THE LAST
STATIOn is a historical drama that depicts the last year in the life of
Russian author Leo Tolstoy and his struggle to balance fame and
wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
berlin today award 2012
Producers’ Meeting
Supported by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
10:00 | Hessische Landesvertretung
The Berlinale Talent Campus offers young directors worldwide
the opportunity to work with producers from Berlin­Brandenburg,
and a golden chance at the Berlin Today Award 2012. Five films based
on the theme “Every Step you Take” will enjoy their world premiere at
the 10th Berlinale Talent Campus in 2012. The winning film, which will
take home the Berlin Today Award 2012, will be selected by a jury of
five eminent film professionals. But that’s still in time to come! At this
year’s Campus, fifteen preselected Talents and ten production companies
will converge at the Producers’ Meeting for a marriage of sorts.
Talents will meet Berlin­based producers in one­on­one meetings
to present their film projects; likewise producers will present their
respective companies and the scope of their work. An intensive day,
full of presentations and discussions, Talents and pro ducers will also
vote for their preferred partners. From the wish list put together at the
Producers’ Meeting, the Campus will select in spring 2011 the final five
film projects and match them with five production companies. Please
see page 32 for more information on the Berlin Today Award and the
theme for 2011.
as Queer as It Gets
John Greyson, thunska Pansittivorakul,
Wieland Speck, Monika treut and Christine Vachon.
Moderated by Matthijs Wouter Knol.
In cooperation with Berlinale Panorama,
Berlinale Forum and TEDDY AWARD.
11:00 | Hau 1
queer cinema originated in times when queer opinions and
lifestyles weren’t as yet part of the prevailing film industry in western
countries. queer filmmakers experimented with new, different forms
of storytelling working with low­budgets and digital shooting formats
way before the mainstream caught up with them. not only has queer
cinema established itself as a thriving niche in present times, it has
also been successful in forging greater mainstream acceptance of
queer perspectives in cinema and everyday culture. At the same time,
queer cinema appears increasingly less interested in demonstrating
the importance of “daring to be different“, but more in celebrating the
fact that “queer“ is now somewhat “normal“. Is this what the queer
movement has been striving to achieve? How does one define a
queer film today and are there differences at an international level?
Cele bra ting the 25th TEDDy AWARD, the queer film prize of the
Berlinale, five prominent filmmaking pro fessionals come together on
this panel: Filmmaker and queer activist Wieland Speck, who is one of
the initiators of the TEDDy AWARD in 1985; renowned indie producer
Christine Vachon, who has produced many of the iconic queer films of
the past two decades; Thai filmmaker Thunska Pansittivorakul, whose
THE TERRO RISTS premieres in this year’s Berlinale Forum; Canadian
filmmaker, video artist and activist John Greyson, whose uRInAL
(1989) and FIG TREES (2009) both won TEDDy AWARDS at the Berlinale;
and Monika Treut, one of Germany's most preeminent directors when
it comes to queer films, whose GEnDERnAuTS won the TEDDy AWARD
in 1999. They will discuss the concept and form of the “queer film“, the
possible future role of queer cinema and the challenges faced by
filmmakers in less queer­friendly parts of the world.
the Indie filmmakers Guide to Cross-Media III
extending the audience:
How to engage an audience across Multiple Platforms
Martin ericsson, ben Grass and Lena thiele.
Moderated by Liz rosenthal.
11:00 | Hau 3, top floor
As audiences discover and experience stories across a rapid ly
expanding array of platforms and devices, strategies for engaging
aud iences are evolving. Looking at a variety of case studies, speakers
will demonstrate a number of models and lessons learned from making
film stories available across multiple platforms, sites and devices to
special events and digital word­of­mouth campaigns.
Berlinale Talent Campus #9