Berlinale Talents predstavlja program za razvoj talenata Međunarodnog filmskog festivala u Berlinu, a obuhvaća laboratorije za razvoj projekata koji se održavaju digitalno krajem siječnja te Summit s panelima, diskusijama i mogućnostima umrežavanja tijekom Berlinalea svake veljače.
Utemeljen 2003., Berlinale Talents festivalski je program za razvoj talenata koji okuplja 200 najboljih svjetskih filmaša u usponu, kreatora dramskih serija i ključnih igrača u kinematografskoj industriji. Naime, program se sastoji od kreativnog summita s razgovorima i filmovima, Talents laboratorija s radionicama i mentorstvom prilagođenim specifičnim disciplinama te Think-Tankova s brojnim mrežnim događajima. Tijekom šest intenzivnih dana, od 15. do 20. veljače 2025., sudionici će imati pristup stotinama novih ideja, kao i brojnim istomišljenicima.
Uz poveznice s poslovnim i umjetničkim aspektom festivala, Summit Berlinale Talents predstavlja šestodnevno događanje u Berlinu te kroz niz javnih razgovora, radionica i rasprava potiče razmjenu o filmovima, njihovim vrijednostima za naše društvo i njihovom porijeklu. Kako bi produbili ta iskustva, glumci, snimatelji, montažeri, dizajneri produkcije, dizajneri zvuka, skladatelji, prodajni agenti, distributeri i dizajneri publike automatski su pozvani da postanu dio studija, intenzivnih jednodnevnih ili dvodnevnih radionica usmjerenih na pojedinu disciplinu, u sklopu kojih mogu dijeliti ideje s kolegama talentima, mentorima i stručnjacima te istraživati estetiku i mehaniku svoje profesije.
S druge strane, laboratoriji za razvoj projekta obuhvaćaju sesije namijenjene ciljanim skupinama, kao i individualno mentorstvo, koje pomažu sudionicima da izbruse svoje koncepte i strukture priče te da pronađu koprodukcijske partnere i financijere kako bi unaprijedili svoje projekte. Laboratoriji se sastoje od dvije faze. Naime, grupni sastanci i individualne mentorske sesije održavaju se online prije festivalskog razdoblja, krajem siječnja ili početkom veljače. S druge strane, tijekom Berlinalea sudionici laboratorija prisustvuju Berlinale Talents Summitu te predstavljaju svoje projekte na European Film Marketu.
Berlinale Talents namijenjen je filmskim i televizijskim profesionalcima koji već rade i koji su voljni podijeliti svoja iskustva s drugima. Da bi ispunili uvjete, kandidati moraju imati barem jedan dugometražni film ili dva kratka filma ili visokokvalitetnu dramsku seriju ili pak TV film koji su prikazivani na festivalima ili široko emitirani. Kandidati koji se žele prijaviti kao distributeri, prodajni agenti ili dizajneri publike trebali su biti uključeni ili u distribuciju ili prodaju najmanje dva dugometražna filma ili biti odgovorni za kinoprostor, odnosno festival, npr. kao kustos. Konačno, oni koji se prijavljuju kao kritičari trebali bi redovito i profesionalno objavljivati filmske članke, intervjue ili eseje.
Važno je napomenuti da je Berlinale Talents usmjeren na profesionalce koji iza sebe imaju određenu razinu iskustva, a ne na one koji tek čine svoje prve korake u industriji. Studenti se primaju samo u vrlo iznimnim slučajevima, npr. ako su prethodno radili u filmskoj industriji.
Uz ispunjenu opću prijavu, redatelji, scenaristi i producenti mogu – ali ne moraju – prijaviti projekt za jedan od Studija ili Talent Project Market. Tako se redatelji s projektima filmskih ili dramskih serija na razini scenarija mogu prijaviti za Doc Station, Script Station (kao i scenaristi) ili Short Form Station (također uključuje VR, XR i crossmedia projekte), dok se producenti s potpuno razvijenim dugometražnim filmskim projektima mogu prijaviti na Talent Project Market. Napominjemo da je moguće prijaviti se za samo jedan laboratorij godišnje te da je za prijavu projekta prvo potrebno podnijeti opću prijavu.
Prijave se obavljaju putem web stranice BerlinalePRO, a rok za prijavu je 4. rujna 2024.!
Za Berlinale Talents ne plaća se naknada za sudjelovanje, no sudionici moraju pokriti troškove smještaja i putovanja, kao i dnevne troškove tijekom boravka u Berlinu.
Budući da je Berlinale Talents inicijativa koju financiraju javna tijela, partneri iz industrije i vlastite zajednice, kako bi nastavio nuditi svoje usluge, svi prijavitelji pridonose naknadama za uslugu kao dio svoje prve prijave. Postoje tri stope naknade za uslugu prijave: standardna stopa od 20 eura, stopa solidarnosti od 25 eura te reducirana stopa od 15 eura.
Više informacija o Berlinale Talents programu te kriterijima za prijavu moguće je pronaći na poveznici.
Berlinale Talents is the talent development programme of the Berlin International Film Festival, with project development labs taking place digitally in late January and an onsite summit with panels, discussions and networking opportunities during the Berlinale each February.
Established in 2003, Berlinale Talents is the festival’s talent development programme for the world’s top 200 emerging filmmakers, drama series creators and key players of the cinema industry. It consists of a creative Summit with talks and films; Talents Labs with workshops and mentorship tailored to specific disciplines; and a Think-Tank with numerous networking events. During six packed days, from 15-20 February 2025, the participants will come into contact with hundreds of new ideas and numerous like-minded people.
With links to both the business and artistic components of the festival, the Summit of Berlinale Talents is a six-day onsite event and through a series of public talks, workshops and discussions, encourages exchange about films, their values for our society and how they came into being. In order to deepen that experiences, actors, cinematographers, editors, production designers, sound designers, composers, sales agents, distributors and audience designers are automatically invited to become part of a Studio, intensive one or two-day workshops centred on their respective discipline. In the Studios they can share ideas with fellow Talents, mentors and experts and explore the aesthetics and mechanics of their profession.
On the other hand, the project development labs present targeted group and one-on-one mentoring sessions which help participants hone their concepts and story structures, or find co-production partners and financiers to move their projects forward. The labs are composed of two steps: the group meetings and individual mentorship sessions take place online prior to the festival period, in late January or early February. During the Berlinale, the lab participants also attend the Berlinale Talents Summit and present their projects at the European Film Market.
Berlinale Talents is aimed at film and television professionals with an existing track record of work and who are willing to share their experiences with others. To be eligible, the applicants need to have made at least one feature-length film OR two short films OR a high-quality drama series or TV movie that have screened in festivals or been widely streamed. Applicants wishing to apply as a distributor, sales agent or audience designer should have been involved in either the distribution or sale of at least two feature-length films or be responsible for a cinema space or festival, e.g. as a curator. Finally, those who are applying as a critic, should be publishing film-related articles, interviews or essays on a regular and professional basis.
It is important to note that Berlinale Talents is aimed at working professionals with specific levels of experience behind them, rather than those taking their very first steps in the industry. Students are only admitted in very exceptional cases, e.g. if they have previously worked in the film business.
In addition to a completed general application, directors, screenwriters and producers may - but don’t have to - submit a project to one of the Stations or the Talent Project Market. Directors with film or drama series projects at script level may apply for Doc Station, Script Station (also: screenwriters), or Short Form Station (also: VR, XR and crossmedia projects); producers with fully developed feature-length film projects may apply for the Talent Project Market. Please note that it is possible to apply for only one lab per year and that the general application needs to be submitted first to be able to submit a project.
Applications are made through the BerlinalePRO website, while the application deadline is September 4, 2024!
There's no participation fee for Berlinale Talents. If invited, the participants will have to cover their accommodation and travel costs as well as daily expenditures during their stay in Berlin.
As Berlinale Talents is an initiative funded by public entities, partners from the industry and its own communities, in order for it to continue to offer its services, all applicants contribute a service fee as part of their first application. There are three rates for the application Service fee: the Standard Rate of 20 Euro, the Solidarity Rate of 25 Euro or more, and the Reduced Rate of 15 Euro.
More information about Berlinale Talents and the eligibility criteria can be found here.
