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“I am certainly not a “hunter” of news and information; instead I am a “fisherman” of moments and memories.” That is how the Indonesian talent documentary film maker Aryo Danusiri describes himself.
After a successful debut with his first documentary about Aceh human rights violation village “Goat Takes the Beating” – an official selection at the 2001 Amnesty Film festival in Amsterdam – and other short Films about human rights and multicultural problems, Aryo now seizes the opportunity at the Berlinale Talent Campus to present the script to his new film “Sufi Bikers and Arab Saints”. The documentary is about young female Muslims in Jakarta who join a new Islamic movement.
For him it is important to share experiences with the other talents and to profit most from the professional saster documentarians at the Berlinale Talent Campus.
Author: Amine Bendrif
Camera and Sound: Jennifer Gärtner, Isabell Lukait
Editing: Marco Riescher
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“I am against death penalty- but that doesn´t mean, that I like you” says Herzog to Barnes, one of the inmates that he followed with the camera for his film DEATH ROW: A three hour long documentary about four people, who were sentenced to death for murder. In his film which is screened in the “Berlinale Special” section, Herzog doesn’t aim to proof the innocence of his protagonists – they are guilty. But he shows them as human beings. “Their humanism condenses in their dreams”, he says. 50 talents had the chance to attend the premiere. – And find themselves in a close encounter with the famous German director of FITZCARALDO, GRIZZLY MAN and BAD LIEUTENANT.
At the end of his Q&A Herzog encouraged his audience: “You could have made the same film.” The famous German director is living and working in LA where he runs his own private film school. “It is not about rules, or training – if you want to be a filmmaker, it is first of all a question of lifestyle. Being on the run, braking locks – that is, what I am teaching my students!”
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Telling stories is surely not easy for film-makers. They wonder how to create emotion and build worlds. For about four hours the panel “Building narrative worlds: Digital Design for Cinema” dealt with this preoccupation. The talents participating in this platform met up with Alex McDowell, production designer and Habib Zargarpour, specialist in visual effects for film.
Both of them are reputed personalities in film production. They think that the topic “building narrative worlds” is important for film-making but unfortunately neglected. That is why they caught the good wind of the talent campus to tackle the topic and share some of their fine knowledge with the participants.
Author: W. Eric Segueda
Camera and Sound: Rico Erl, Philipp Wugk
Editing: David Jacobi
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The internationally renowned editor and Oscar nominee Alexandro Rodriguez helps the selected talent Gary Yong to finalize his short film and guides him on how to select the best material from the many hours of footage. It’s an opportunity that only one talent can get. Congratulations Mr. Yong! Enjoy your time with Alex.
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Author: Mariya Ruettinger
Camera and Sound: Thomas Giese, Ann-Mareike Müller, David Jacobi
Editing: Robert Fiedler
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“Tonight it is about winning.” And add to that announcement by your host some dining & shining and there you go: You’ll find yourself in an old Berlin power plant that was transformed into a bustling party location. While you nibble those delicious bits of chicken & cheese you will most likely be engaged in a lively conversation with a famous film personality, who is seated next to you on the table. Documentary film maker Victor Kossakovsky shares with the talents from his rich experience and so does highly acclaimed director Jasmila Žbanić. Her message: “For film one of the most important things is to have a great energy and passion.”
Even though all talents are already winners, one of them even was able to take a trophy home: Israeli director Rafael Balulu, who recieved this year’s BTA award for his flick “Batman at the Checkpoint”. With a big happy smile Balulu exclaims in delight: “Thank you Talent Campus. This is a life changing experience.” And then it is time for celebration.
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If you want to be a movie actor, remembering your script lines helps. Your director will be grateful. But that’s by far not the only thing you’ll have to consider when you’re bringing your character to life. As acting coach Jean-Louis Rodrigue would say, you need to embody it.
Rodrigue has worked with famous movie stars like Leonardo DiCaprio or Juliette Binoche, helping them on how to make personal conflict, victory and defeat visible. And now he and his colleague Kristof Konrad have travelled to the Berlinale Talent Campus. Together they have shown some of their tricks to the aspiring young actors.
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