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PRODUCTION DAY TUESDAY 13 THTUESDAY 13, 14:00 HAU 1THE RADICAL WAY TO SUCCESS:JOHN WATERSJohn Waters, interviewed by Wieland Speck. In co-operation withBerlinale Panorama.A filmmaker who became well known in the early 1970s forhis intentionally transgressive comedies, he pushed hard atthe boundaries of conventional propriety and movie censorshipwith his early films, PINK FLAMINGO, FEMALE TROUBLEand DESPERATE LIVING, which he labelled the “Trash Trilogy“.In recent times, his films have become less controversialand more mainstream although works such as HAIRSPRAY,CRY-BABY and SERIAL MOM still retain his trademark inventiveness.Waters‘ most recent film, A DIRTY SHAME, is a moveback toward his earlier, more controversial work. WielandSpeck, head of the Berlinale Panorama section, will strolldown the radical memory path together with the Americanfilmmaker discussing his controversial life and films as wellas THE FILTHY WORLD, a documentary on Waters which featuresin the Berlinale Panorama section this year.TUESDAY 13, 14:00 HAU 2EAST OR WEST – HOME IS BESTMarkus Halberschmidt, Stefan Kitanov, Riina Sildos, Ognjen Sviličič,moderated by Nikolaj Nikitin. In cooperation with Robert Bosch Stiftungand the Berlinale Forum.What filmmakers from Eastern European countries share,despite regional differences, is the experience of confrontingthe aftermath following dramatic changes that tookplace within their societies. The collapse of the former socialistregimes resulted in a major restructuring of filmschools, studios, festivals and film-related organisations. Althoughsome established institutions had to shut theirdoors, new ones opened up, amongst them big studios designedfor example, for shooting major US American productions.While it is rather easy to pinpoint the changes inworking conditions, distribution etc., the more tricky questionslie in answering how the past influences the presentwith regard to content. What compels the younger generationof filmmakers – 20 years down the line – to reflect onJohn Waters in THE FILTHY WORLD, a film from the Berlinale Panorama sectionthe times of changes, which many experienced only aschildren?The largest potential seems rooted in a historical paradox:changes create and trigger stories. Western producers seemincreasingly to find in the East what they lack in the West.How do they deal with the “burden” of the past in the lure ofa fresh start? Is there a New Wave of Eastern European storytellingand finally, what are the expectations of non-EasternEuropean audiences and do they clash with those of thelocal audience?ARMIN by Ognen Sviličič features in this year’s Berlinale Forum50BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #5