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BERLIN TODAY AWARDWIN THE BTA 2008!THE YEAR-ROUND PROJECT BERLIN TODAY AWARD IS AN ANNUAL OCCASION FOR TALENTS TO PRODUCE THREE SHORT FILMS ASSOCIATED WITHBERLIN. THE PRIZE IS COLLECTIVELY FOUNDED BY THE MEDIENBOARD BERLIN-BRANDENBURG AND THE REGIONAL FILM INDUSTRY, ORGANISEDBY BOXFISH EVENTS AND FEATURED BY DEUTSCHE WELLE, DW-TV.An ice butterfly: The Berlin Today Award’s trophy, created by Danish artist Jeppe Hein.Berlin Today – Create Your Vision. The name is the game! Weare looking for cinematic visions of contemporary Berlin.Be it a documentary or short feature, a thriller or romanticcomedy – you are at complete liberty to determine yourpersonal interpretation of Berlin Today. Berlin is an opencosmos of potential when it comes to stories and ideas:use the city as inspiration and as a physical or metaphoricalbackdrop for your vision. Create your own Berlin!The three most promising film ideas will be realized in digitalformat and will be funded with 50,000 EUR from the filmsubsidy board Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. The filmindustry of Berlin-Brandenburg will contribute additionalnon-cash benefits of up to 20,000 EUR in value. The filmswill be shot in co-operation with a Berlin-based productioncompany that will provide know-how and administer thebudget.The competition is open to all current and former participantsof the Berlinale Talent Campus – join the competitionfor the Berlin Today Award 2008!You can apply for the Berlin Today Award – individuallyor in teams of two. Like-minded people from the Campuscommunity can be found in the database of the BerlinaleTalent Campus, www.berlinale-talentcampus.de.TIMELINEApplication: The application deadline is April 13, 2007. For theapplication, detailed information and participation conditions,see: www.berlintoday.dePre-Selection: A jury will select up to ten projects with the mostpromising cinematic visions of Berlin Today.Summer Campus and Nomination: The selected Talents/teams willbe invited to Berlin for a one-week Summer Campus, whichincludes an in-depth project development and a jury pitch.Following the pitch, the jury will select three projects to benominated for the Berlin Today Award 2008.Pre-Production & Production: Production will be prepared toge therwith a production company and the final costs will becalculated. Production will take place in late summer/fall2007.Post-Production: No matter where the films are shot, postproductionwill take place in Berlin-Brandenburg where theTalents will receive professional support by Berlin-Brandenburgfilm companies. The final step in post-production willbe the delivery of the master tapes to “boxfish events“ byNovember 30, 2007.World Premiere & the Award: The world premiere of the three shortfilms and the award ceremony will take place at the 2008Berlinale Talent Campus.20BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #5