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EDITORIALWELCOME HOMEFive years of Berlinale Talent Campus – that means nearly2,500 young filmmakers from 120 countries, more than 300international film experts and film artists as well as countlessnumbers of worldwide Talent collaborations. The BerlinaleTalent Campus will tighten this global network with a newsustainability concept that will help keep this boundlessconnection of passion and creativity together. Thanks toits plura listic character and its open-minded structure, theCampus is also able to intensify relationships with regions inthe world where filmmakers often still have trouble raisingtheir artistic voice. But it’s not only the young filmmakerswho benefit from this glowing creative network: The BerlinInternational Film Festival itself is thrilled about the participationof 24 films with major involvement of current orformer Talents in this year’s Official Selection.The fifth year also marks some structural changes – particularlythe new location of the Campus at the Theatre Hebbelam Ufer (HAU). This location is famous for its independent,political and artistically sophisticated theatre what makes itthe right place to be! So we are sure that the focused andconvenient atmosphere of our new venue will give the Campusan appropriate home – important enough after all in theyear when “Home Affairs. Privacy, Films and Politics“ is themain topic of the Berlinale Talent Campus. “Home“ doesn’thave just a private meaning, “home“ often enough becomesa huge political issue, as the relationship between privacyand world politics generally has developed in a globalisedworld.Five years of Berlinale Talent Campus – that also meansmany thanks to everybody whose support made this ambitiousidea possible. First and foremost, we want to expressour gratitude to the group of long-time partners and establishedsponsors such as MEDIA – Training Programme of theEuropean Union, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, as wellas Skillset and the UK Film Council. And of course Volkswagenwhich, amongst other things, funds the VolkswagenScore Competition for the fourth time this year. It’s an initiativefor young composers that is also supported by the Film& Television Academy (HFF) “Konrad Wolf“ and by Dolbywhich invites the winner on a trip to the studios of Los Angeles.In addition, we are happy that we have deepened ourco-operation with Euromed Audiovisual II Programme thatjoined the group of Campus co-partners in 2006: The firstregional conference “Euromed Audiovisual II“ will be heldfrom February 10-11 in Berlin’s Kalkscheune. The prolific cooperationand the courtesy of these partners establish thebackbone of a vivacious and spirited project like the BerlinaleTalent Campus.So, make yourself at home and feel welcome to participatein an exciting Campus week.Dieter KosslickDirector Berlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival traditionally providesa home to films which discuss relevant and controversialtopics such as these. And so the Berlinale Talent Campusalready stands at the very heart of the festival’s spirit. Thisyear, its essence is more than ever integrated into the festivalby seizing and deepening topics from other sections orby the added involvements of festival guests.BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #505