MAGAZINE - Berlinale Talent Campus - Top-IX

NOTE OF THANKSHOME BASE CAMPUSThis year’s Campus focus “Home Affairs – Privacy, Films andPolitics” inspired many young filmmakers to send us wonderfulfilms with a remarkable range of interpretations ofthis subject. For us, it was the overriding theme in puttingtogether the programme: reflecting on the relevance, vulnerabilityand opportunities a true home has for filmmakersin practically every aspect of movie making. The focus on“Home Affairs” made us even more aware of our sincere ambitionto make the Campus a home for Talents and alumni, aswell as for experts and patrons, supporters, advisers, guestsand friends. We are very grateful to all who have contributedin creating a network which, throughout the brief history ofthe Campus, has developed a distinctive life of its own. TheCampus network is fuelled by the individual devotion ofmany artistic minds, it lives off the friendship, professionalpassion and versatile interests of the ideas and projects ofothers. We are very happy and proud that the Campus hasdeveloped a truly international spirit that binds people ofdiverse cultural backgrounds. Many of them have been activelyinvolved in shaping a support system that has by nowcreated surprising survival strategies and artistic niches inthe highly competitive environment of the globalised filmindustry. This is best reflected in the Talent success stories,in the many films being produced and presented by Talentsand alumni internationally and the countless contacts andfriendships that have resulted.This gives us reason to look into the future with confidence:we are hoping that the fifth edition of the Berlinale TalentCampus offers buzzing days and nights full of plans, dreamsand discussions on films of the past, present and the future.This is our idea of the Campus as a “home”: a temporaryvenue with its doors open to anyone who loves cinema andis eager to meet soulmates and film-minded people fromaround the world who are equally devoted, crazy, serious,determind and motivated to live a life in and for cinema. Inthat sense, we hope that the Berlinale will also become aplace to which all participants will hopefully return with asense of belonging.Thank you – to everyone who made this year’s Campuspossible.Dorothee WennerDirector Berlinale Talent CampusPhoto: Holger KrischkeTHANK YOU:ALFRED HERRHAUSEN SOCIETY Wolfgang Nowak, Ute Weiland, JessicaBarthel. APPLE Germany Sabine Gross, Stephan Buchmannand Gerald Golisch. ARRI Fritz Sammer. AVID MichaelDalock-Schmidt and Veronica Lode. BACCOS Mario and Ante.BERLINER PILSNER Bettina Pöttken, Harro Fischer and HansGeltner. BOXFISH FILMS Christiane Steiner, Philipp Graf, KarenRudolph, Christine Busch, Ricarda Disla, Yasmine Gallus, KerstinHeckenrath and Julia Dubois. BRITISH COUNCIL Paul Howson,Gil Satwant and Elke Ritt. CARPE DIEM Fabienne Kemper. DAAD –GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANCE SERVICE Dorothea Fitterling and68BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS #5