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PHILOSOPHY DAY SUNDAY 11 THCRUSADE IN JEANS, a time travelling film produced by Kees KasanderSUNDAY 11, 14:00 HAU 1METROBRANDING – THE CREATION ANDPRODUCTION OF CITY IMAGESTata Amaral, Deyan Sudjic, Wim Wenders and Ning Ying. Moderated byVinzenz Hediger. Discussion. In co-operation with Alfred HerrhausenSociety.There’s a whole lot of business behind the decision of a film’s“location“: the new world order demands that all major citiescreate an image which is easily distinguishable from itscompetitors. The “branding“ of nations and cities has becomea major “by-product“ of filmmaking with far reachinginfluences from the contemporary film industry. Thus, whatare the consequences for filmmaking in various parts of theworld?Directors from three continents – Tata Amaral (Brazil), WimWenders (Germany) and Ning Ying (China) – who havecreated character-like images of their cities São Paulo, Berlinand Beijing in their films, and urbanist Deyan Sudjic willdiscuss city branding.SUNDAY 11, 14:00 HAU 2CALCULATING RISKSAND TAKING CHANCESIain Smith, moderated by Sandy Lieberson. Discussion. In co-operationwith Skillset.Producer Iain Smith explores the themes of taking risks andthe balance between art and money. Using clips from selectedfilms, Iain will discuss how these issues apply to thefilms he has worked on and produced. He will examine thestudio system comparing it to the independent producerand will explain the lessons that apply to you as filmmakers.Smith, one of Europe‘s busiest producers, is currently preparingWANTED with Russian director Timur Bekmambetov,(NIGHTWATCH). Iain‘s credits include Academy Award winningCHARIOTS OF FIRE and KILLING FIELDS, Ridley Scott‘s1492, Jean-Jacques Annaud‘s SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, LucBesson‘s FIFTH ELEMENT, Anthony Minghella‘s COLD MOUN-TAIN, Alfonso Cuarón‘s CHILDREN OF MEN and Darren Aronofsky‘sTHE FOUNTAIN. A Q&A session to follow.42BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #5