MAGAZINE - Berlinale Talent Campus - Top-IX

PARTNERSA WELCOME FROM OUR PARTNERSJanine Marmot, Director of Film,Skillset, Sector Skills Council for theAudiovisual IndustriesCord Dreyer, Volkswagen GroupSpokesperson, Head of VolkswagenGroup Communication/PressCostas Daskalakis, Head of the EU ME-DIA programme at the Education, Audivisualand Culture Executive AgencyPetra M. Müller, CEO MedienboardBerlin-Brandenburg, ManagementMedia DevelopmentKirsten Niehuus, CEO MedienboardBerlin-Brandenburg, ManagementFilm FundingJANINE MARMOTFor the third year Skillset is proud to be supporting the BerlinaleTalent Campus. Skillset is committed to encouragingand nurturing the next generation of bright new filmmakersand we believe that the Campus gives filmmakers an amazingexperience. We are organising the highly successful speedmatching sessions, taking place every day, starting on OrientationDay, giving all Talents the chance to meet informallyand start networking – it is an invaluable opportunity to findpotential co-production partners. We are also hosting severalworkshops during the week. Skillset is delighted to be workingwith the Berlinale again and hope you have a great week.For more information on Skillset, visit www.skillset.org.CORD DREYERAs a main sponsor of the 57th Berlin International Film Festival,Volkswagen is now sponsoring the Berlinale Talent Campusfor the fifth year. The successfully established VolkswagenScore Competition is a perfect bridge for us betweenboth cultural fields that the company is associated with: filmand music. Volkswagen has been active in the music industrysince 1997 with the sponsorship platform Volkswagen SoundFoundation. Talents from both genres will have the opportunityfor a creative exchange at the Campus: Sound Foundationbands will provide the perfect atmosphere at the OpeningNight and at the Farewell Party. We are very happy to bea partner of the Berlinale Talent Campus again and wish allparticipants an exciting and informative time in Berlin.COSTAS DASKALAKISThe Berlinale Talent Campus not only builds the foundationsfor future closer international co-operation and business relationsbut also contributes to stimulating the exchange ofideas and views. The objective of the MEDIA Programme ofthe European Union is to encourage and support the circulationand diversity of European works and professionals inEurope and in the world. The MEDIA programme devotes asignificant share of its budget to support dozens of traininginitiatives in Europe. The MEDIA programme has been happyto support the Berlinale Talent Campus as a major partnersince its creation in 2003. We would like to wish every successto the 350 Talents gathered by the Berlinale Talent Campusthis year.PETRA M. MÜLLER & KIRSTEN NIEHUUSThe Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is very happy to welcomeyou to the Berlinale Talent Campus. We wish all of youan exciting week in Berlin – certainly one of the hottest hotspots of creativity in Europe. We hope that this unique blendof young international talents and experienced lecturers,every single one of them a star in their profession, in a citythat does not sleep, will become a memorable step in yourcareer as a filmmaker. The red carpet is rolled out for you– Berlin is your claim to fame. Why not try to win the BerlinToday Award next year? We hope to welcome you again inBerlin soon with your next film!Have a great experience, make friends and come back !06 BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #5